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Published 30 Mar 2023, 13:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Regional SEND Mediation Advice, Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Services

Official notice

Authority: Lincolnshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,500,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 13 Jul 2023awarded 14 Sept 2023
Awarded to Global Mediation Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of SEND Mediation Advice, Mediation and Disagreement Resolution for all East Midlands Regional Local Authorities

CPV: Health services · Primary education services · Secondary education services · Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This procurement of SEND Mediation Advice, Mediation and Disagreement Resolution…Awarded

This procurement of SEND Mediation Advice, Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Services is to serve the East Midlands (EM) Regional Local Authorities (LAs) as listed below::

  • Derby City Council
  • Derbyshire County Council
  • Leicester City Council
  • Leicestershire County Council
  • Lincolnshire County Council
  • North Northamptonshire Council
  • West Northamptonshire Council
  • Nottingham City Council
  • Nottinghamshire County Council
  • Rutland County Council

The Service shall consist of three (3) elements; Mediation Advice Services, Mediation Services and DR Services, and shall be delivered to CYP with SEND aged 0-25 years living within the East Midlands.

Mediation Advice Services and Mediation Services are in place to help settle disputes between CYP, families and LAs relating to Education, Health, and Care (EHC) Needs Assessment requests, EHC Needs Assessments or elements of content within the EHC Plan (EHCP).

DR is voluntary for all parties and complements Mediation Advice and Mediation to resolve disagreements which may be related to the fulfilment of duties, SEND provision and health and social care provision for CYP with SEND, including disagreements between health commissioners and LAs

The quantity of works is demand based and reliant on service users needs, therefore it is not possible to quantify future usage. It is estimated that the contract may be required to supply the following levels of service (these are estimations for the whole of EM and subject to variation):

Mediation Advice - 12,270

Mediation - 3,515

Disagreement Resolution - 160

Delivery: East Midlands
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 of Service: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality of Service: 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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 Mar 2023, 13:09 BST
Last source update
14 Sept 2023, 12:13 BST
Award evaluation window
13 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN663302
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-027202
Classification (CPV)
Health servicesPrimary education servicesSecondary education servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b756 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
13 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 May 2023 → 14 Sept 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    17 May 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    13 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    13 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    14 Sept 2023, 12:13 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jun 2023
  1. Published value published: £1,500,000
    13 Jun 2023, 11:12 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    13 Jun 2023, 11:12 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    13 Jun 2023, 11:12 BST
  4. Deadline published: 13 Jul 2023, 15:00 BST
    13 Jun 2023, 11:12 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    14 Sept 2023, 12:13 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Textlast paragraph · II.1.4An online supplier briefing event will be held on Monday 26th July 2023 at 10:00am. The online event will briefly outline the requirements of the delivery of Mediation Advice Services, Mediation Services and DR Services in the East Midlands. To book into the briefing event please email [email protected].An online supplier briefing event will be held on Monday 26th June 2023 at 10:00am. The online event will briefly outline the requirements of the delivery of Mediation Advice Services, Mediation Services and DR Services in the East Midlands. To book into the briefing event please email [email protected].

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2023-03: 1 release · 30 Mar 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,767,5001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Sept 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Global Mediation LimitedSME£2,767,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lincolnshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Offices, Newland, Lincoln, East Midlands, LN1 1YLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London
  • High Court of England and Wales, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Global Mediation LtdAwarded supplier 42 Lytton Road, Barney, East Midlands, EN5 5BYContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.