Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Staffordshire County Council
2 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street
STAFFORD
ST162DH
Contact
Helen Fry
commercial.team@staffordshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Homepage.aspx
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
The Provision of Twenty-Five (25) Full Time Equivalent Places For Children And Young People With Education, Health And Care Plans At The Haven School
Reference number
IA2366
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Provision of Twenty-Five (25) Full Time Equivalent Places For Children And Young People With Education, Health And Care Plans At The Haven School
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £3,385,200
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Provision of Twenty-Five (25) Full Time Equivalent Places For Children And Young People With Education, Health And Care Plans At The Haven School
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The initial Contract term is 1st September 2021 to 31st August 2023 with options to extend from 1st September 2023 to 31st August 2024 and from 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2025.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Education services are detailed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 as Social and Other Specific Services and therefore would be deemed to be caught by the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations. The Department for Education's position in the High Needs Operational Guidance 2019 - 20 set out: The department's position is that the provision of special educational needs and alternative provision placements forms part of the system of public education which is financed, entirely or mainly, by public funds and supervised by local authorities. Consequently, securing such provision is to be considered as a non-economic activity, with the result that the agreement between a local authority and institution to make SEN provision required by an EHC plan is not regarded as a public service contract for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Where a child or young person has an EHC plan, placements must be made through the statutory assessment process set out in the Children and Families Act 2014, following the guidance in the Code of Practice.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
2 August 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
The Haven School Limited
Wolverhampton Road
Stafford
ST17 9DJ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £3,385,200
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Staffordshire County Council
2 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street
Stafford
ST16 2DH
Country
United Kingdom