Tender

Speech, Language and Communication - Early Identification and Training Programme

  • Liverpool City Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-027461

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0371ba

Published 30 September 2022, 12:12pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Liverpool City Council

4th Floor, Cunard Building

Liverpool

L3 1DS

Contact

Miss Gill Astill

Email

gill.astill@liverpool.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1513510461

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD72 - Liverpool

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.liverpool.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.liverpool.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

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

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=889988a6-ab40-ed11-8119-005056b64545

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=889988a6-ab40-ed11-8119-005056b64545

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

Speech, Language and Communication - Early Identification and Training Programme

Reference number

DN635256

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80510000 - Specialist training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Liverpool City Council is now looking to commission a Provider to deliver Speech, Language and Communication - Early Identification and Training Programme.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £717,594

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD72 - Liverpool

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

In November 2021, the Council commissioned a pilot programme for one year to start the implementation of the Wellcomm screening tool and provision of specialist advice, training and support with regard to early years speech, language and communication needs.

The Council is now looking to commission a Provider to build on the work of the pilot programme for a further two years. This work is overseen by Liverpool’s Education Improvement Board and is a key action under priority 2 of Liverpool’s Education Improvement Plan to ‘ensure children and young people access a curriculum that allows them to acquire the necessary oracy, fluency and comprehension in reading’

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 20

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

24

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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

Open procedure

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

Date

21 October 2022

Local time

4:00pm

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

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

21 October 2022

Local time

4:30pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Court of Justice

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Email

administrativecourtoffice.generaloffice@hmcts.x.gsi.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom