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Published 20 Sept 2021, 16:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Independent Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Services For Hertfordshire Parents, Carers and Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs

Official notice

Authority: Hertfordshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£320,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Oct 2021awarded 17 Feb 2022
Awarded to KIDS

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Independent Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Services For Hertfordshire Parents, Carers and Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs

CPV: Arbitration and conciliation services · Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services · Legal advisory and information services · Legal advisory services · Legal services · Special education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Provision of Independent Mediation & Disagreement Resolution Services For…AwardedRenewal

Provision of Independent Mediation & Disagreement Resolution Services For Hertfordshire Parents, Carers and Children and Young People with Special Educational NeedsThe estimated total value of the Contract is stated in II.1.5) of this notice and is for the initial term inclusive of the approximate value for extension For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated annual value of the Contract will be approximately GBP80,000.00 The Contract is awarded for an initial term of Two (2) years, with the option to extend the Contract up to Two (2) further years. Please note that the contract requirements are subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands. Due to the nature of the Services provided, the Contract formed as a result of this procurement process will be executed as a deed.

Delivery: East of England
Extensions: This Contract will be reviewed at the end of the Contract period and may be extended by up to a maximum of 2 further years. · This Contract will be reviewed at the end of the Contract period and may be extended by up to a maximum of 2 further years.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria: 60%
  • Price: 40%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
20 Sept 2021, 16:09 BST
Last source update
17 Feb 2022, 15:39 GMT
Award evaluation window
21 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
HCC2113170
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-004551
Classification (CPV)
Arbitration and conciliation servicesCounselling servicesGuidance and counselling servicesLegal advisory and information servicesLegal advisory servicesLegal servicesSpecial education services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e2a9 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Please note Hertfordshire County Council has worked closely with its districts and partners to create a joint procurement portal called supply Hertfordshire. This portal provides an e-Tendering system which is run by In-Tend.To access this procurement opportunity please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk and follow the on-screen guidance. In accordance with Regulation 53 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Council's procurement documents are available within the e-Tendering system.This is a one stage procurement process. Therefore, if you wish to be considered as a tenderer you must complete and submit a tender by the specified closing date and time. Tender submissions cannot be uploaded after this return deadline.If you are experiencing problems In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: [email protected] or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:00.The Council reserves the right at any time to cease the procurement process and not award a Contract or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the Council takes up this right, then they will not be responsible for or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any organisation or tenderer as a result.The Council undertakes to hold confidential any information provided in the proposal submitted, subject to the Council's obligations under the law including the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If the organisation considers that any of the information submitted in the proposal should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity then this should be stated with the reason for considering it sensitive. The Council will then endeavour to consult with the applicant about such sensitive information when considering any request received under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 before replying to such a request.The Council reserves the right to carry out additional financial checks on all organisations bidding for this opportunity at any time during the procurement process. This is to ensure that they continue to meet the Council's requirements and remain financially viable to fulfil the requirements under the Contract.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
21 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST

Timeline

21 Oct 2021 → 17 Feb 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    21 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    17 Feb 2022, 15:39 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Feb 2022, 15:39 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £320,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Feb 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
KIDSProvision of Independent Mediation & Disagreement Resolution Services For Hertfordshire Parents, Carers and Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs£320,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of Independent Mediation & Disagreement Resolution Services For Hertfordshire Parents, Carers and Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs · KIDS

    Signed
    17 Feb 2022
    Value
    £320,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hertfordshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Pegs Lane, HERTFORD, East of England, SG13 8DEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • KIDSAwarded supplier 7-9 Elliott’s Place, London, London, N1 8HX

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria