Official UK procurement notice
Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service
Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSuffolk County Council are currently out to tender for the provision of accessible and independent Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service for the parents and carers, young people, schools, 16+ settings and the Local Authority who need to resolve concerns, disagreements, or disputes about the provision of education to children, or young people, with special educational needs.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 advertised value here is £250,000 (excluding VAT) for the total contract period, including any optional extensions.The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 12 Noon Friday 12th April 2024. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted.The deadline for clarification questions is 5pm 18th March which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website.
CPV: Guidance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1To provide access to an accessible and independent Mediation and Disagreement…RenewalPublished value£250,000
To provide access to an accessible and independent Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service for the parents and carers, young people, schools, 16+ settings and the Local Authority who need to resolve concerns, disagreements, or disputes about the provision of education to children, or young people, with special educational needs. Additional information: The initial contract period is 1/9/24 - 31/8/27 with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
As stated in the procurement documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- First published
- 4 Mar 2024, 17:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Mar 2024, 17:27 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Apr 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CD1424- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006907- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044553Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- 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 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.)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 12 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
4 Mar 2024 → 1 Sept 2024 · 5 dates- Notice published4 Mar 2024, 17:27 GMT
- Submission deadline12 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened12 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until1 Sept 2024, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria