Planning

NMISS Emergency Placements Feb 2022

  • Kent County Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-030921

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-030040

Published 13 December 2021, 11:17am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Kent County Council

County Hall

Maidstone

ME14 1XQ

Contact

Mr Jamie Brooks

Email

jamie.brooks@kent.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ4 - Kent

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.kent.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

County Council


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

NMISS Emergency Placements Feb 2022

Reference number

DN584090

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80100000 - Primary education services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This notice is for the purpose of identifying capacity within Independent and Non-Maintained Special Schools for children with a variety of additional needs. Capacity will be required in February 2022. There will not be a formal tender process for this, the Council is seeking knowledge on current school capacity or potential capacity with the aim of consolidating this information. Placements will be made through the currently established SEN process.

If you have, or are likely to have capacity available in February 2022 please complete the attached information form to confirm and upload through the business portal as a message.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ4 - Kent

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Day special school placements are required within the county of Kent, or within schools close enough to make day placements viable. This is likely to be for children requiring a Year R placement, or a Year 7 placement. Further information as to need type and pupil demographics will be made available at the earliest opportunity and circulated through the messaging facility on the Kent Business Portal accessible through the above mentioned address.

Interested schools should complete the form available through the portal and message back identifying what capacity is, or will be, available in February 2022, and what primary need type the school supports.

This is not a formal tender opportunity, the Authority is endeavouring to identify additional capacity available within the market and potential additional capacity available for February 2022. Interested schools should express interest through the Kent Business Portal, complete the attached Capacity spreadsheet and return through the portal. Placements will be made through KCC SEN Teams as they are at present.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

8 December 2021


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is not a formal tender opportunity, the Authority is endeavouring to identify additional capacity available within the market and potential additional capacity available for February 2022. Interested schools should express interest through the Kent Business Portal, complete the attached Capacity spreadsheet and return through the portal. Placements will be made through KCC SEN Teams as they are at present.