Official UK procurement notice
EHC Plan Writing Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSuffolk 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.
- Recurrence: This may be a recurrent procurement
CPV: Education and training services · Social services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedTo 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.
Lot #1EHC Plan Writing ServiceRenewal
Lot #2EHC Plan Writing Service with access to case management system Liquid LogicRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · This may be a recurrent procurement
- First published
- 31 Aug 2023, 07:19 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Aug 2023, 07:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
CD1406- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-025535- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f843Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Suffolk County Council incorporates a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the point at which information on the award of contract is communicated to the tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly.
Publisher note: This is a Light Touch Regime procurement under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Using an open tender process with the option of negotiation. If the Contracting Authority identifies that the scope of this procurement falls within a business sector which may be attractive to infiltration by organised crime groups, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to include enhanced probity checks / requirements at the award stages of the procurement. Procurement Policy Note 09/21 requires us to calculate the value of contracts inclusive of VAT, however we can advertise them exclusive of VAT. The advertised value here is £1,000,000 exclusive of VAT.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.suffolksourcing.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 22 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
31 Aug 2023 → 1 Dec 2024 · 4 dates- Notice published31 Aug 2023, 07:19 BST
- Submission deadline22 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened22 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Dec 2024
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.