Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Civic Centre, Darwall Street,
Walsall
WS1 1TP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG38 - Walsall
Internet address(es)
Main address
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