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Published 14 Jul 2023, 10:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Delivery of city -wide specialist out-reach service

Official notice

Authority: Birmingham City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Education & Training (80)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)
Published estimate£1,526,292exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Oct 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council wishes to establish a contract with one provider for the delivery of City-Wide specialist out-reach services for pupils with vision loss educated in Birmingham. The outreach services comprise of three separate services: Habilitation, Specialist ICT and Reprographics.The key remit of the services is: - - Habilitation - Specialist ICT - Reprographics

CPV: Braille pads · Education and training services · Rehabilitation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The key remit of the services is: - • Habilitation - To develop a Children and Young…

The key remit of the services is: -

  • Habilitation - To develop a Children and Young Person’s (CYP) personal mobility, navigation and independent living skills to maximise their independence, improve their confidence, well-being and self-esteem and prepare the CYP for their future adult lives: Through close working with Qualified Teachers of children and young people with a vision impairment (QTVIs) to ensure pupils are prepared for their future independent adult lives.
  • Specialist ICT – Aims to ensure the provision of ICT solutions for pupils with vision loss in schools across the City. Provides for pupil’s independent use of ICT solutions to support their access to curriculum learning and inclusion in wider school activities. Working in close liaison with QTVIs and school network leads to ensure pupils are appropriately equipped for their assistive technology needs and skills to be increasingly independent learners. Service repairs and maintenance of IT and Braille production software/ hardware systems.
  • Reprographics – In liaison with QTVIs ensure the provision of Braille and tactile resources to learners to build appropriate skills and have the resources to access their learning. Braille and tactile reprographics are an essential service allowing blind people to learn spelling, reading, grammar and punctuation and to gain an understanding of how text is formatted on the page.
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: With an option to extend for a further 2 years.Variant bids: not allowed
30237470 Braille pads80000000 Education and training services85312500 Rehabilitation services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Jul 2023, 10:54 BST
Last source update
14 Jul 2023, 10:54 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
P0918
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-020232
Classification (CPV)
Braille padsEducation and training servicesRehabilitation services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e1d7 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be sent details on how to log on which will enable you to download all relevant Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: cps@birmingham.gov.uk Your completed tender submission should be returned by noon on 6th October 2023 via the ‘in-tend’ system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
6 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc ↗

Timeline

14 Jul 2023 → 6 Oct 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    14 Jul 2023, 10:54 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    6 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    6 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Birmingham City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 10 Woodcock Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 1BBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of JusticeReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria