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Published 4 Mar 2024, 17:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service

Official notice

Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£250,000≈ £50k / year
Submissions closed 12 Apr 2024
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · extension options published · starts 1 Sept 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Suffolk County Council are currently out to tender for the provision of accessible and independent Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service for the parents and carers, young people, schools, 16+ settings and the Local Authority who need to resolve concerns, disagreements, or disputes about the provision of education to children, or young people, with special educational needs.This opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation. The advertised value here is £250,000 (excluding VAT) for the total contract period, including any optional extensions.The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 12 Noon Friday 12th April 2024. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted.The deadline for clarification questions is 5pm 18th March which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website.

CPV: Guidance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1To provide access to an accessible and independent Mediation and Disagreement…Renewal 5 yrsPublished value£250,000

To provide access to an accessible and independent Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service for the parents and carers, young people, schools, 16+ settings and the Local Authority who need to resolve concerns, disagreements, or disputes about the provision of education to children, or young people, with special educational needs. Additional information: The initial contract period is 1/9/24 - 31/8/27 with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months

Contract period: 1 Sept 2024 – 31 Aug 2029 (5 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Any future requirement will be advertised once the scope and requirement are knownVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in the procurement documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
4 Mar 2024, 17:27 GMT
Last source update
4 Mar 2024, 17:27 GMT
Award evaluation window
12 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
CD1424
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006907
Classification (CPV)
Guidance services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044553 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

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 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.)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
12 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Mar 2024 → 1 Sept 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Notice published
    4 Mar 2024, 17:27 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    12 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    12 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Sept 2024, 23:59 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 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