Official UK procurement notice
Extended Services (Short Breaks) Provision for Children and Young People with SEND
Authority: Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionExtended Activities including after school clubs, and school holiday provision (Short Breaks) for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
CPV: Health and social work services · Health services · Other community, social and personal services · Social services · Special education services · Various school services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Extended activities including after school clubs, and school holiday provision (short…Awarded
Extended activities including after school clubs, and school holiday provision (short breaks) for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) for 3 years with an option to extend up to a further 2 years.
The total contract value indicated excludes vat and is based on the maximum contract duration of 5 years being taken. The value indicated also excludes uplifts due in years 4 & 5 which are index based if the contract is extended.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 May 2024, 21:39 BST
- Last source update
- 2 May 2024, 21:39 BST
- Authority reference
23-197- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014279- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045708Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
The Council in good faith considers that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice is permitted by Part 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)
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The Council's justification is that, it considers the services to be delivered under the contract can only be provided by a particular economic operator (i.e. the provider) for the following reason: protection of exclusive rights under Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
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Rotherham's Special Educational Needs students require after school clubs in specialist settings ideally where students are already situated due to their school placement. This avoids huge disruption in a child's day in relation to negating the need to transport them to another provider. This is particularly important for children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) related needs who may struggle with change and/or transport.
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The provider is a multi-academy trust which encompasses a number of Rotherham schools for children with special needs including facilities for children with complex needs.
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The provider holds exclusive rights and the intellectual property to their schools and utilises their experienced and specialist workforce to deliver a service that meets the needs of this cohort.
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The provider has access to specialist equipment and accessible buildings detailed and environments that can meet children and young people's needs and has built into their employment contracts the requirement to support the staffing in after school clubs. As such there is a ready-made bank of experienced staff with the specialist skills required to support the young people (many of whom they already know).
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The opportunity to provide the services and the transaction exists solely because of the exclusive rights of the provider.
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The provider is also able to deliver a range of holiday clubs and activities to the children and young people in their schools in settings that are specialised and familiar to this cohort of young people.
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The absence of competition is not a result of artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement by the Council.
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For the technical reasons stated above and given that the provider would not permit an alternative service to be delivered from its premises, it is understood that competition would be absent.
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There is no reasonable alternative route to acquire the required services.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nexus Multi Academy Trust | £734,050 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Extended Services (Short Breaks) Provision for Children and Young People with SEND · Nexus Multi Academy Trust
- Signed
- 28 Mar 2024
- Value
- £734,050
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
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| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Nexus Multi Academy TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.