Tender

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

  • HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract notice)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-024516

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03f59f

Published 21 August 2023, 2:52pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

The Castle

WINCHESTER

SO238ZB

Contact

Jo Gibbs

Email

jo.gibbs@hants.gov.uk

Telephone

+7 801403622

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.hants.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home

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 and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

Reference number

CS19109

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Hampshire County Council, and Isle of Wight Council wish to commission a Supplier(s) to deliver a Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service to cover both authority areas.

The aim of the Service is to assist the authorities in delivering their specific duty to provide information, advice and a support service to children, their parents and carers and young people with SEND, as defined in Parts 19 and 32 of the Children and Families Act 2014.

The authorities are working with the Hampshire and Isle of Wight, and Frimley NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) for the purpose of defining this Service.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £2,100,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance

Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (excluding the unitaries of Portsmouth and Southampton)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The procurement route will be based on an Open Procedure process; details are confirmed in the ITT instructions.

An initial contract period of 3 years and 6 months is proposed. The contract start date will be from early October 2023; to cover the implementation period, and the Service Commencement date will from 1st January 2024.

There is an option to extend for 1+1 years.

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £2,100,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months

66


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure

The tender will be evaluated on 80% quality and 20% price.

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

18 September 2023

Local time

2:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used