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Published 13 Oct 2022, 00:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Key Stage 1 and 2 Alternative Education Provision

Official notice

Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)

3 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£10,000,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 10 Nov 2022
Lots 3see the lot list below
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Aug 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Sept 2023

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Suffolk County Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Key Stage 1 and 2 Alternative Education Provision . This tender is advertised as an open tender with negotiation, under the Light Touch Regime. For further information please see the ITT document. Procurement Policy Note 09/21 requires us to calculate the value of contracts inclusive of VAT, however we can advertise them exclusive of VAT. The advertised maximum contract value is £10,000,000 exclusive of VAT.The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 10th November 2022. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 21st October 2022 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the Suffolk Sourcing website. The contract is initially for three years with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months.

CPV: Education and training services · Primary education services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1South (Ipswich) - Key Stage 1 and 2 Alternative Education ProvisionRenewal 5 yrs

Key Stage 1&2 Alternative Education Provision

Contract period: 1 Sept 2023 – 31 Aug 2028 (5 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: A statutory service, its very likely that this contract will be subject to renewal again.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2West (Bury St Edmunds) - Key Stage 1 and 2 Alternative Education ProvisionRenewal 5 yrs

Key Stage 1 and 2 Alternative Education Provision

Contract period: 1 Sept 2023 – 31 Aug 2028 (5 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: A statutory service, the contract is likely to be subject to renewal.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3North (Lowestoft) - Key Stage 1 and 2 Alternative Education ProvisionRenewal 5 yrs

Key Stage 1 and 2 Alternative Education Provision

Contract period: 1 Sept 2023 – 31 Aug 2028 (5 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: A statutory service, the contract is likely to be subject to renewal.Variant bids: not allowed

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
Yes
First published
13 Oct 2022, 00:38 BST
Last source update
13 Oct 2022, 00:38 BST
Award evaluation window
10 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
CD1376
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-028767
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesPrimary education services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03753e Find a Tender

Publisher note: Suffolk County Council incorporates a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the point at which information on the award of contract is communicated to the tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly.If the Contracting Authority identifies that the scope of this procurement falls within a business sector which may be attractive to infiltration by organised crime groups, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to include enhanced probity checks / requirements at the award stages of the procurement.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
10 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
10 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Oct 2022 → 1 Sept 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Notice published
    13 Oct 2022, 00:38 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    10 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Jan 2023, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suffolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Endeavour House, Russell Road, IPSWICH, East of England, IP1 2BXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

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