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title: "Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS) Placement Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037f71"
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buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON"
published: "2022-11-07"
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# Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS) Placement Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037f71

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## Summary

The London Borough of Merton is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to make placements for Children and Young People (CYP) with Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans in Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS) within the education and training services category. The DPS will go live on 3rd April 2023 and remain open until 3rd April 2028. The Council is collaborating with adam HTT Ltd to introduce adam Procure, a web-based system, to manage the DPS.

This tender offers opportunities for businesses to provide placements for CYP with EHC Plans in NMISS services to the London Borough of Merton. Businesses operating in the education and training services sector and with experience in providing specialised support for children and young people would be well-suited to compete. The procurement process is currently in the active stage under the selective procurement method, set to run until April 2028, offering a contract period of 60 months and opportunities for business growth through providing services under this DPS.

## Notice

The London Borough of Merton ("the Council") is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to make placements for Children and Young People (CYP) with Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans in the Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS). The DPS will go live on 3rd April 2023 and will remain open to schools to apply to join at any time until 3rd April 2028. The Council is working with adam HTT Ltd to introduce a web-based system, adam Procure, to manage the DPS.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The London Borough of Merton ("the Council") is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to make placements for Children and Young People (CYP) with Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans in the Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS). The DPS will go live on 3rd April 2023 and will remain open to schools to join at any time till 3rd April 2028, upon satisfying the minimum entry criteria. Placements would be made individually but will all be under an overarching agreement to standardise terms and standards across placements to ensure consistent quality Providers who wish to supply placements for Children and Young People (CYP) with Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans in the Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS) services to the Council will need to apply online at https://www.adamproviders.co.uk Additional information: This Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) procedure is being run under the Light Touch Regime, Regulations 73-76 of Public Contract Regulations 2015. Price is not the only award criterion, and all criteria are stated only in the tender documents. The Term of the DPS is 60 months and is expected to commence in April 2023 and run till April 2028.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031325-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Apr 2028 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON |
| Locality | MORDEN |
| Post town | Sutton |
| Postcode | SM4 5DX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton |
| Local authority | Merton |
| Electoral ward | Merton Park |
| Westminster constituency | Wimbledon |
| Delivery location | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 7 Nov 2022 at 08:42 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031325-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.merton.gov.uk/
- https://www.adamproviders.co.uk
- https://www.adamproviders.co.uk/

## Provenance

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