Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Contact
Mrs Kelly Roberts
Telephone
+44 3000416617
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ4 - Kent
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Special Educational Needs Consultancy Review
Reference number
DN626687
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Kent County Council required a consultancy top-down review of the Council’s current Special Educational Needs plan, with deep-dives into two existing areas of the largest opportunity and support through to the Department of Education mid-September deadline for an initial safety valve proposal.
Kent County Council awarded this contract via Neutral Vendor Managed Service for Specialist Professional Services Reference number: NEPO503 framework
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £298,587
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ4 - Kent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Kent County Council required a consultancy top-down review of the Council’s current Special Educational Needs plan, with deep-dives into two existing areas of the largest opportunity and support through to the Department of Education mid-September deadline for an initial safety valve proposal.
Kent County Council awarded this contract via Neutral Vendor Managed Service for Specialist Professional Services Reference number: NEPO503 framework
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical Score / Weighting: 50%
Price - Weighting: 50%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2019/S 125-306374
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 July 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bloom Procurement Services Ltd
Rotterdam House
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3DY
Telephone
+44 2039489400
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ4 - Kent
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £298,587
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Kent County Council
County Road
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Country
United Kingdom