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title: "Hospital Education Reintegration Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02e25e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL"
published: "2022-05-17"
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# Hospital Education Reintegration Service

Buyer: BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e25e

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## Summary

The procurement process initiated by Bath and North East Somerset Council titled "Hospital Education Reintegration Service" aims to facilitate access to quality education for children unable to attend mainstream schools due to health needs. This project falls under the health and social work services category and is being handled through a limited procurement method involving negotiation without prior publication of a contract notice. The contract has recently been awarded, signed on 17th May 2022, with a primary focus on ensuring that schools effectively support students with medical requirements.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for organisations that specialise in educational services, particularly those adept in delivering innovative and personalised approaches for vulnerable children with special educational needs. Entities that previously expressed interest but did not submit bids may find this a fruitful chance to engage with the Council, as the contract allows for extensions, potentially fostering collaborations that improve educational access for affected children.

## Notice

The aim of the Hospital Education Reintegration Service is to ensure that children and young people, who cannot attend mainstream school because of health needs, are able to access good quality education. The service will work with schools to help them understand their responsibilities for and best practice in supporting children with medical needs. This should ensure that the support offered from the home school is as effective as possible, reducing the need to refer to HERS. Should a referral to the service be necessary, the school and service will work in close partnership in the best interests of the student and to facilitate successful reintegrated as soon as possible. The HERS is not viewed as a preferable long term alternative to mainstream education provision.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The aim of the Hospital Education Reintegration Service is to ensure that children and young people, who cannot attend mainstream school because of health needs, are able to access good quality education. The service will work with schools to help them understand their responsibilities for and best practice in supporting children with medical needs. This should ensure that the support offered from the home school is as effective as possible, reducing the need to refer to HERS. Should a referral to the service be necessary, the school and service will work in close partnership in the best interests of the student and to facilitate successful reintegrated as soon as possible. The HERS is not viewed as a preferable long term alternative to mainstream education provision.

Options: Option to extend contract by up to a further 24 months, beyond the initial 4 year term

### Procurement Information

An open tender process was undertaken. One tender was received but this was rejected as non-compliant; it did not deliver the requirements of the specification around delivery of a blended learning offer (i.e. a combination of face to face, virtual and online learning opportunities). Following negotiation with an alternative provider, who had engaged previously, but did not submit a bid, contract award has been agreed. The provider had not submitted a bid, as they did not believe they could deliver the service within the financial envelope set by the Authority. During negotiation it became apparent that the provider had not taken into account the income element associated with delivery of the contract. Once this had been appropriately factored in the provider was able to confirm a contract price within the financial envelope. The Council will fund one-off capital (IT) costs where required for set-up of the service, with contract dependent upon the capacity of the service, as detailed in the original Invitation to Tender. Following engagement with the Department of Education the capacity of the service was capped to 110 placements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012712-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 May 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Feb 2022 |
| Future notice date | 10 Jan 2022 |
| Award date | 16 May 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2022 - 31 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active, Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL |
| Locality | BATH |
| Post town | Bath |
| Postcode | BA1 5AW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Kingsmead |
| Westminster constituency | Bath |
| Delivery location | TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 17 May 2022 at 08:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012712-2022
- 10 Mar 2022 at 15:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006609-2022
- 7 Jan 2022 at 14:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000508-2022
- 20 Sep 2021 at 08:30 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023275-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bathnes.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=a60b7182-b86f-ec11-8110-005056b64545

## Provenance

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