Notice Information
Notice Title
EHC Plan Writing Service
Notice Description
Suffolk County Council are currently out to tender for the provision of EHC Plan Writing Service . 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 service will provide an EHC plan writing service, amending and writing new EHC plans using information provided with guaranteed minimum volumes . The volume of EHCPs to be completed will be reviewed and agreed on a quarterly basis. To support the service delivery wherever possible the Council will endeavour to maintain consistency regarding the agreed volumes requested. The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 12 noon on Friday 22nd September 2023. Please note late returns will NOT be accepted.
Lot Information
Lot 1 - EHC Plan Writing Service
To provide an EHC plan writing service, amending and writing new EHC plans using information provided. The volume of EHCPs to be completed will be reviewed and agreed on a quarterly basis. To support the service delivery wherever possible the Council will endeavour to maintain consistency regarding the agreed volumes requested.
Renewal: This contract may be subject to renewal.
Lot 2 - EHC Plan Writing Service with access to case management system Liquid LogicTo provide an EHC plan writing service, amending and writing new EHC plans using information provided. The volume of EHCPs to be completed will be reviewed and agreed on a quarterly basis. To support the service delivery wherever possible the Council will endeavour to maintain consistency regarding the agreed volumes requested.
Renewal: The contract may be subject to renewal.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03f843
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025535-2023
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
85320000 - Social services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Aug 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 Sep 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2028 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- This may be a recurrent procurement
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Katrina Browning
- Contact Email
- katrina.browning@suffolk.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1473264490
Buyer Location
- Locality
- IPSWICH
- Postcode
- IP1 2BX
- Post Town
- Ipswich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH6 Suffolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH62 Ipswich
- Delivery Location
- TLH14 Suffolk CC
-
- Local Authority
- Ipswich
- Electoral Ward
- Gipping
- Westminster Constituency
- Ipswich
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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