Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Framework For Tuition, Alternative Education Provision And Therapy Provision
Authority: Hertfordshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHertfordshire County Council (the ‘Council’) went out to procurement for the provision of a framework agreement for Suppliers to deliver either tuition, alternative education provision or provision of therapy to children and young people of Hertfordshire. This procurement has now been awarded.
CPV: Adult and other education services · Education and training services · Health and social work services · Primary education services · Secondary education services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 40 bids received · 33 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Quality Criteria: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Criteria: 100%
- Price: 0%
- “Provision of Framework For Tuition, Alternative Education Provision…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Jun 2022, 12:56 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Oct 2022, 11:37 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Jul 2022 – …
- Authority reference
HCC2213532- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-030646- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034630Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day (when using electronic means) standstill period at the point information on the award of the Framework Agreement is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the decision to award a Framework Agreement before a contract is executed/signed (as appropriate). The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘Regulations’) 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 and within the time limits as defined in the above regulations. Where a Framework Agreement has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Framework Agreement has been entered into the court has the options to award damages and/or to shorten or order the Framework Agreement ineffective.
Publisher note: Please note Hertfordshire County Council has worked closely with its districts and partners to create a joint procurement portal called supply Hertfordshire. This portal provides an e-Tendering system which is run by In-Tend.To access this procurement opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home and follow the on-screen guidance. This is a one stage procurement process. Therefore, if you wish to be considered as a tenderer you must complete and submit a tender by the specified closing date and time. Tender submissions cannot be uploaded after this return deadline.If you are experiencing problems In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: support@in-tend.co.uk or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:00.The Council reserves the right at any time to cease the procurement process and not award a Framework Agreement or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the Council takes up this right, then they will not be responsible for or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any organisation or tenderer as a result.The Council undertakes to hold confidential any information provided in the proposal submitted, subject to the Council's obligations under the law including the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If the organisation considers that any of the information submitted in the proposal should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity then this should be stated with the reason for considering it sensitive. The Council will then endeavour to consult with the applicant about such sensitive information when considering any request received under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 before replying to such a request.The Council reserves the right to carry out additional financial checks on all organisations bidding for this opportunity at any time during the procurement process. This is to ensure that they continue to meet the Council's requirements and remain financially viable to fulfil the requirements under the Framework Agreement.The services advertised in this notice fall under the services listed in Annex XIV to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and the contracting authority is not obliged to follow The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in full. The procurement process that will apply to the services is specified in the procurement documents accordingly.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 14 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 14 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
14 Jul 2022 → 31 Oct 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown14 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened14 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published31 Oct 2022, 11:37 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete31 Oct 2022, 11:37 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
HCC 06/22 - Provision of Framework for Tuition, Alternative Education Provision and Therapy Provision
- Signed
- 27 Oct 2022
- Value
- £6,400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40bids · 40 electronic | 26 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Chief Legal OfficerReview contact point
- High CourtMediation bodyReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
33 commercial parties on the notice- 1st StaffFramework contractor
- AS2EDUCATE LTDFramework contractor
- Academy21 LimitedFramework contractor
- Acorn Academy of Direct Learning LTDFramework contractor
- Behaviour Analytica trading as Behaviour Bloom (Consortium)Framework contractor
- Brooke Taylor Education Consultancy LtdFramework contractor
- C. Henton TutoringFramework contractor
- Dan Gaze Support ServiceFramework contractor
- Down the Woods C.I.CFramework contractor
- Dyslexia & SEN Tuition Bedfordshire (Consortium)Framework contractor
Show 23 more suppliers
- EM Skills Enterprise CICFramework contractor
- Engage Partners LtdFramework contractor
- Five Rivers Child Care LimitedFramework contractor
- Fleet Education Service LtdFramework contractor
- Forever Young PeopleFramework contractor
- Growing Resilience in Teens; GRITFramework contractor
- HSO - Herts Schools Outreach (UK) CIC (HSO – Herts Schools Outreach (UK) CIC and NESHertfordhsireSie IN ED CIC – Consortium)Framework contractor
- Innovative Alliance - Progress Schools LimitedFramework contractor
- Magic Words Therapy LtdFramework contractor
- My World Therapy LtdFramework contractor
- New Meaning Training LimitedFramework contractor
- Nisai Virtual Academy LtdFramework contractor
- Noise Solution CICFramework contractor
- Potential Kids LimitedFramework contractor
- Randstad Public Services Limited (trading as Randstad EducationFramework contractor
- Real Inspiration CICFramework contractor
- SPACEFramework contractor
- Targeted Provision Ltd (Ivy Russell)Framework contractor
- The St Albans Tution CentreFramework contractor
- The Yellow Butterfly RoomFramework contractor
- Tom Tansey MentoringFramework contractor
- Topgrades Learning Centre LtdFramework contractor
- Tutor Doctor Hitchin & Stevenage Ltd.Framework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria