Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Oxfordshire County Council
County Hall, New Road
Oxford
OX1 1ND
Contact
Ms Bronwyn Fletcher
bronwyn.fletcher@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 7922848342
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.1) Name and addresses
Oxfordshire County Council
Oxford
bronwyn.fletcher@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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
SEMG Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service
Reference number
DN740668
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Local Authorities in the South East Mediation Group (SEMG) have a long history of collaboration in commissioning and providing mediation services. The Children and Families Act 2014 and associated statutory regulations and guidance introduced legislation for the provision of disagreement resolution and mediation concerning special educational provision with effect 1 September 2014.
Oxfordshire County Council is managing the tendering arrangements on behalf of the SEMG members and is the Lead Commissioning Organisation. For this Contract all entities that are eligible to commission services through this contract will be referred to as ‘Commissioning Organisations.’
The SEMG is made up of twenty-one Local Authorities as listed below:
• Bracknell Forest Council
• Brighton & Hove City Council
• Buckinghamshire Council
• Cambridge City Council
• Croydon Council
• East Sussex County Council
• Essex County Council
• Hampshire County Council
• Kent County Council
• Kingston Council ‘Achieving for Children’
• Medway Council
• Oxfordshire County Council
• Portsmouth City Council
• Richmond Council ‘Achieving for Children’
• Southampton City Council
• Surrey County Council
• The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
• Wandsworth London Borough Council
• West Berkshire Council
• West Sussex County Council
• Wokingham Borough Council
The SEMG is procuring a single-supplier framework where the successful provider will need to be mindful of the diversity of the participating SEMG members to ensure it fully understands local needs and systems and is able to work flexibly with individual participating members, including through the provision of relevant information.
The service will include a core service that supports mediation and disagreement resolution as described in section 5 and the mediation and disagreement resolution service as set out in section. It is a requirement of the contract that the Mediation and/or Disagreement Resolution is fully compliant with the Children and Families Act 2014, the SEND Code of Practice: 0-25 2015 and any other related provisions.
The provider will work with the commissioning organisations to ensure there is a flexible approach to meeting local needs across the SEMG membership.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Local Authorities in the South East Mediation Group (SEMG) have a long history of collaboration in commissioning and providing mediation services. The Children and Families Act 2014 and associated statutory regulations and guidance introduced legislation for the provision of disagreement resolution and mediation concerning special educational provision with effect 1 September 2014.
Oxfordshire County Council is managing the tendering arrangements on behalf of the SEMG members and is the Lead Commissioning Organisation. For this Contract all entities that are eligible to commission services through this contract will be referred to as ‘Commissioning Organisations.’
The SEMG is made up of twenty-one Local Authorities as listed below:
• Bracknell Forest Council
• Brighton & Hove City Council
• Buckinghamshire Council
• Cambridge City Council
• Croydon Council
• East Sussex County Council
• Essex County Council
• Hampshire County Council
• Kent County Council
• Kingston Council ‘Achieving for Children’
• Medway Council
• Oxfordshire County Council
• Portsmouth City Council
• Richmond Council ‘Achieving for Children’
• Southampton City Council
• Surrey County Council
• The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
• Wandsworth London Borough Council
• West Berkshire Council
• West Sussex County Council
• Wokingham Borough Council
The SEMG is procuring a single-supplier framework where the successful provider will need to be mindful of the diversity of the participating SEMG members to ensure it fully understands local needs and systems and is able to work flexibly with individual participating members, including through the provision of relevant information.
The service will include a core service that supports mediation and disagreement resolution as described in section 5 and the mediation and disagreement resolution service as set out in section. It is a requirement of the contract that the Mediation and/or Disagreement Resolution is fully compliant with the Children and Families Act 2014, the SEND Code of Practice: 0-25 2015 and any other related provisions.
The provider will work with the commissioning organisations to ensure there is a flexible approach to meeting local needs across the SEMG membership.
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) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date
9 October 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales, Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom