Official UK procurement notice
Special Education Needs Disability Information Advice Support Service (SENDIASS)
Authority: Achieving for Children (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSpecial Education Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services
(SENDIASS) provides free impartial, confidential and accurate information, advice and
support about education, health and social care for children, young people and their parents
on matters relating to special educational needs and disability.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
What 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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 1 Sept 2022, 14:52 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Jan 2023, 10:25 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Oct 2022 – …
- Authority reference
DN631068- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-000128- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0364e7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 3 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
3 Oct 2022 → 1 Apr 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline3 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened3 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published4 Jan 2023, 10:25 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jan 2023- Status changed to complete4 Jan 2023, 10:25 GMT
- Buyer details updated4 Jan 2023, 10:25 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polaris Children's Services Ltd | £660,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 000128-2023-1 · Polaris Children's Services Ltd
- Signed
- 7 Dec 2022
- Value
- £660,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Royal Borough of Kingston upon ThamesContracting authorityRegional or local authorityHealth
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Polaris Children’s Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.