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title: "Contracts for Pupils with Additional Support Needs, Academic Year 2020"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000631868"
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published: "2020-11-06"
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# Contracts for Pupils with Additional Support Needs, Academic Year 2020

Buyer: NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000631868

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## Summary

The North Lanarkshire Council is seeking service providers for contracts related to the transport of school pupils with Additional Support Needs for the academic year 2020/21. The tender includes a total of 298 individual contracts and falls under the category of 'services'. The procurement method used for this contract was limited, meaning awards were made without prior publication of a call for competition. The contracts are to be fulfilled within North Lanarkshire, with the active award date signed on 28th September 2020. This process is currently completed but provides essential continuity of service for vulnerable pupils during a challenging time.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the transport sector. Companies capable of providing specialized transport solutions—such as wheelchair accessible vehicles or those needing additional support for pupils—would be particularly well-suited for this procurement. Successful bidders have the potential to build lasting relationships with the council, paving the way for future contracts and increased business development in a critical service area that prioritises pupil welfare and safeguarding.

## Notice

Individual Contracts (291 total) for transport of school pupils with Additional Support Needs (ASN), each with a single provider for academic year 2020/21 only. . These contracts importantly provide continuity for this vulnerable group of pupils during these unprecedented times. Note that longer term arrangements will be subject to a future, separate, tendering exercise.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Requirements: Each Individual Contract requires a Driver and vehicle to transport a pupil / or pupils to and from school. Some individual Contracts require an Escort to accompany the pupil. . Some Individual Contracts have special requirements i.e. need for Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle, Car-Seats, Clamps, Ramps, and/or Tail Lifts. Bespoke arrangements pertaining to the pupil or vehicle that must be observed. . There are no guarantees regarding the life span of any individual Contract; each is dependent on the pupil circumstances. . All Contracts must be carried out in accordance with the Councils General Conditions of Contract and ASN Special Conditions of Contract . Drivers will be required to provide documentary evidence to the Council for: All Insurances specified. . PVG disclosure for Driver(s) and Escort(s) is essential. . All vehicle/driver documentation, including Current MOT, Road tax and Driving Licence is required.. Economic operators may be excluded if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

### Procurement Information

North Lanarkshire Council (the "Council") has an obligation under the Children's Act Scotland to ensure a pupil attends school and this requires the Council to provide both mainstream transport and transport for individual pupils with Additional Support Needs ("ASN"). . Due to the unprecedented times of the COVID19 pandemic, tendering for new transport contracts in 2020 was severely interrupted, as it was not clear what protocols would be required for pupil travel until 31 July 2020, and by the time these decisions were made, this left no time for the Council to tender and mobilize contracts for the start of the 2020/21 academic year. . The welfare and safeguarding of our pupils was essential, and the proposed award of Contracts for the Transport of Pupils with Additional Support Needs will in the main be with the previous contract holder to provide continuity to this vulnerable group of pupils. . Future service requirements (after this academic year) will be subject to competitive procurement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV399165 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Nov 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Sep 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,513,683 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | MOTHERWELL |
| Post town | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML1 1AB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM34 North Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig |
| Westminster constituency | Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke |
| Delivery location | TLM84 North Lanarkshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | C/O NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 6 Nov 2020 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV399165
- 29 Sep 2020 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT395933

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT395933
  Contracts for Pupils with Additional Support Needs, Academic Year 2020 - Individual Contracts (298 total) for transport of school pupils with Additional Support Needs (ASN), each with a single provider for academic year 2020/21 only. . These contracts importantly provide continuity for this vulnerable group of pupils during these unprecedented times. Note that longer term arrangements will be subject to a future, separate, tendering exercise.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV399165
  Contracts for Pupils with Additional Support Needs, Academic Year 2020 - Individual Contracts (291 total) for transport of school pupils with Additional Support Needs (ASN), each with a single provider for academic year 2020/21 only. . These contracts importantly provide continuity for this vulnerable group of pupils during these unprecedented times. Note that longer term arrangements will be subject to a future, separate, tendering exercise.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000631868
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/hamilton-sheriff-court

## Provenance

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