Tender

ASC0251 - Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) and Choice Advice Service (CAS)

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Tender

27 Mar 2019 at 12:30

Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council is seeking tenders for the provision of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) and the Choice Advice Service (CAS). This initiative aims to assist children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities and their families in making informed decisions regarding education, health, and care. The tender is currently in the active stage, with submissions due by 30th April 2019. The service is located in the East Midlands and is classified under administrative educational services, with a total contract value of £800,000 over a potential five-year period, starting from 1st October 2019.

This procurement offers substantial opportunities for businesses involved in educational support services, particularly those specialising in guidance and advisory roles for families of children with special educational needs. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be well-suited to compete for this contract, given its focus on providing accessible information and advice within the community. Engaging in this tender can enable these businesses to expand their services while addressing crucial needs in the local education system.

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Notice Title

ASC0251 - Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) and Choice Advice Service (CAS)

Notice Description

Leicester City Council (the "Authority") invites Tenders for the provision of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) and Choice Advice Service (CAS). The aim of the SENDIASS is to support children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and their families to make informed decisions about the young person's education, health and care requirements. Children, young people and their families, will be provided with easily accessible information regarding the support that is available to them, where to go for that support and what actions they can take in response to any queries or disagreements. Children and young people with SEND will also be provided with easily accessible information about their condition/s, needs and what is available to them. This will assist them to be better able to make their own choices regarding their future. The aim of Choice Advice Service is to support families with making an informed application for a place at a mainstream school. Families will be provided with easy to understand information on schools in the area, the likelihood of gaining a place, the admission process and their right of appeal. The proposed Contract will be for an initial period of 3 years (36months) to commence on 1st October 2019 until 30th September 2022 with an option to extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by the Authority, for a further period or periods of up to a total of 24 months i.e. potentially 5 years if the extension options are exercised. The proposed service is based on current and known funding allocations. These could alter through the life of the contract in light of changes in future local and central government funding. The contract value assigned to this service is PS160,000 per annum (PS115,000 per annum for SENDIASS and PS45,000 per annum for Choice Advice Service) (PS800,000 for the full 60 months contract period (36 months plus the option to extend for a further period or periods of up to 24 months). Inflationary uplift is not to be applied to this contract by the Authority during the life of the contract (the initial period or extension period/s if exercised). It is the Authority's preliminary view that TUPE is likely to apply in respect of this Contract.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/96536b96-9d8c-4f7d-babb-d2490e7b5bf6
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

75121000 - Administrative educational services

85312310 - Guidance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Mar 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
30 Apr 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Sep 2019 - 30 Sep 2024 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Yatish Shah
Contact Email
procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1164542348

Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 1FZ
Post Town
Leicester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

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