Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Merton
Civic Centre, London Rd
Morden
SM4 5DX
Contact
Supply Chain Team
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.adamproviders.co.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.adamproviders.co.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.adamproviders.co.uk/
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
Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS) Placement Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
Reference number
DN635417
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The London Borough of Merton (“the Council”) is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to make placements for Children and Young People (CYP) with Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans in the Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS). The DPS will go live on 3rd April 2023 and will remain open to schools to apply to join at any time until 3rd April 2028.
The Council is working with adam HTT Ltd to introduce a web-based system, adam Procure, to manage the DPS.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £10,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The London Borough of Merton (“the Council”) is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to make placements for Children and Young People (CYP) with Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans in the Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS). The DPS will go live on 3rd April 2023 and will remain open to schools to join at any time till 3rd April 2028, upon satisfying the minimum entry criteria. Placements would be made individually but will all be under an overarching agreement to standardise terms and standards across placements to ensure consistent quality
Providers who wish to supply placements for Children and Young People (CYP) with Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans in the Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS) services to the Council will need to apply online at https://www.adamproviders.co.uk
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
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
two.2.14) Additional information
This Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) procedure is being run under the Light Touch Regime, Regulations 73-76 of Public Contract Regulations 2015.
Price is not the only award criterion, and all criteria are stated only in the tender documents.
The Term of the DPS is 60 months and is expected to commence in April 2023 and run till April 2028.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
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
3 April 2028
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
Providers who wish to supply placements for Children and Young People (CYP) with Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans in the Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS) services to the Council will need to apply online at https://www.adamproviders.co.uk
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
website.enquiries@judiciary.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2079476010
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of Justice
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
website.enquiries@judiciary.gsi.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
adam HTT Limited
The Pinnacle, 170 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes
MK9 1EA
Country
United Kingdom