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Published 30 May 2022, 16:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Sector awareness and provider preparedness project to aid the implementation of national standards and Ofsted regulation for providers offering supported accommodation for looked after children

Official notice

Authority: Department for Education (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£1,300,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Jul 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Services to support sector awareness and provider preparedness to aid the implementation of national standards and Ofsted regulation for providers offering supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 & 17.

The overall aim of this project is to support the successful implementation of this reform programme by ensuring supported accommodation for young people is consistently high quality, through readying providers for the standards and regulation.

CPV: Social services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The contract is to be for a period of 18 months with the option to extend by one (1) yearRenewal

The contract is to be for a period of 18 months with the option to extend by one (1) year.

The anticipated initial term of this contract is 1st October 2022 – 31st March 2024.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The contract is to be for a period of 18 months with the option to extend by one (1) year. The optional extension period is not guaranteed and will be at the absolute discretion of The Department. Any extension will be subject to the Departments approval process, availability of budget and current performance of the supplier.Variant bids: not allowed

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 May 2022, 16:55 BST
Last source update
30 May 2022, 16:55 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Jul 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015126
Classification (CPV)
Social services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0341bc Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
1 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
1 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

education.app.jaggaer.com ↗

Timeline

30 May 2022 → 1 Jul 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    30 May 2022, 16:55 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    1 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    1 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department for Education

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street, London, UK, SW1P 3BTContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of EnglandReview body London

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