Tender

WP3899 - Provision of Alternative Education

  • Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-036484

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0424d5

Published 12 December 2023, 11:13am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

Civic Centre, Darwall Street,

Walsall

WS1 1TP

Email

procurement@walsall.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG38 - Walsall

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.walsall.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil

one.3) Communication

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

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

WP3899 - Provision of Alternative Education

Reference number

WP3899

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Council is looking to commission the provision of Alternative Education Provision under this framework agreement. The Provider will deliver a range of alternative approaches to providing access to education for young people who are excluded or at risk of exclusion, at risk of disengaging from mainstream school provision or otherwise require alternative education provision to meet their educational entitlement. In addition, the Council is looking to commission a range of providers to deliver tutoring to children and young people where they are temporarily unable to access provision.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £16,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 80100000 - Primary education services
  • 80211000 - Technical secondary education services
  • 80200000 - Secondary education services
  • 80212000 - Vocational secondary education services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG38 - Walsall

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council is looking to commission the provision of Alternative Education Provision under this framework agreement. The Provider will deliver a range of alternative approaches to providing access to education for young people who are excluded or at risk of exclusion, at risk of disengaging from mainstream school provision or otherwise require alternative education provision to meet their educational entitlement. In addition, the Council is looking to commission a range of providers to deliver tutoring to children and young people where they are temporarily unable to access provision.

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

Start date

8 April 2024

End date

7 April 2027

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

an option to extend for up to a further 36 months

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 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

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 30

In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:

long term framework required

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

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

Date

19 January 2024

Local time

12:00pm

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

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

19 January 2024

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.3) Additional information

To get the initial set of alternative education providers on the framework, the tender deadline is 19th January 2024 @ 12 noon. There will also be the opportunity for new providers to apply for the framework throughout the duration of the contract term and new providers can apply to this through project reference WP3899a. In the event that maintaining this open framework becomes too resource intensive, the Council reserve the right to close the framework and subsequently re-open it as and when its required during the contract’s duration.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

Civic Centre, Darwall Street,

Walsall

WS1 1TP

Country

United Kingdom