SEND Sufficiency - Resource Base and SEN Units - High Needs Funding

Official notice

Authority: Kingston Upon Hull City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE11)

Awarded value£1,730,0006 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Aug 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Venn Academy Trust +5 more6 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hull City Council (The Authority) has entered into Service Level Agreements to provide provision of SEN Units/Resource Bases at levels in line with the latest requirements stated by the ‘High Needs Funding Operational Guidance’, which is published annually by the Education & Skills Funding Agency. The agreements were awarded on a direct award basis as per Government Guidance. The contract is anticipated to commence 1st September 2024 ending by 31st August 2026 with an option to extend for a period or periods of 12 months not to exceed 36 months in total. The Authority has estimated the value of the services to be £2,280,000 overall.

CPV: Special education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1SEND Sufficiency - Resource Base and SEN Units - High Needs FundingAwarded

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber

Extensions: Option to extend for a period or periods of 12 months not to exceed 36 months in total.

80340000 Special education services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 11 Dec 2024, 09:16 GMT
Last source update: 11 Dec 2024, 09:16 GMT
Authority reference: LP/24
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-039840
Classification (CPV): Special education services
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE11)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c630 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The funding for these placements comes from the High Needs Block which is provided to local authorities to enable them to meet statutory duties required under the Children and Families Act 2014.The government statutory guidance on High Needs Funding 2023 to 2024 provides that publicly funded and supervised education activity within a national education system does not constitute economic activity, even in cases where tuition fees may be required to support placements. It is confirmed that the service level agreements fall outside of the scope of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, it is still however, best practice to have agreements in place to ensure that the placements are secured and that there are an agreed set of minimum standards in place. The Council will therefore ensure that is achieves best value. The award of the contracts is also compliant with the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules. The amounts that are to be paid per place are regulated by the Department for Education and the Council cannot amend these which is also set out in the guidance.

Publisher note: There are potential additional schemes, which require approval from the DfE, to further address identified SEND sufficiency needs. The estimated value overall and per contract include the additional scheme costs. If the schemes are not approved the estimated value overall is £630,000.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 6

Awarded value £1,730,0006 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 6latest 31 Aug 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Venn Academy Trust	£100,000 †	—	Awarded
Constellation Academy Trust	£500,000 †	—	Awarded
Horizon Academy Trust	£300,000 †	—	Awarded
Hull Collaborative Academy Trust	£380,000 †	—	Awarded
Thrive Academy Trust	£350,000 †	—	Awarded
Humber Education Trust	£100,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

SEND Sufficiency - Resource Base and SEN Units - High Needs Funding · Venn Academy Trust
Signed
31 Aug 2024
Value
£100,000
Status
active
SEND Sufficiency - Resource Base and SEN Units - High Needs Funding · Constellation Academy Trust
Signed
31 Aug 2024
Value
£500,000
Status
active
SEND Sufficiency - Resource Base and SEN Units - High Needs Funding · Horizon Academy Trust
Signed
31 Aug 2024
Value
£300,000
Status
active
SEND Sufficiency - Resource Base and SEN Units - High Needs Funding · Hull Collaborative Academy Trust
Signed
31 Aug 2024
Value
£380,000
Status
active
SEND Sufficiency - Resource Base and SEN Units - High Needs Funding · Thrive Academy Trust
Signed
31 Aug 2024
Value
£350,000
Status
active
SEND Sufficiency - Resource Base and SEN Units - High Needs Funding · Humber Education Trust
Signed
31 Aug 2024
Value
£100,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hull City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU1 2AAContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Town ClerkReview body Hull

Bidders & participating suppliers

6 commercial parties on the notice

Constellation Academy Trust Awarded supplier Hull, Yorkshire & Humber
Horizon Academy TrustAwarded supplier Hull, Yorkshire & Humber
Hull Collaborative Academy TrustAwarded supplier Hull, Yorkshire & Humber
Humber Education TrustAwarded supplier Hull, Yorkshire & Humber
Thrive Academy TrustAwarded supplier Hull , Yorkshire & Humber
Venn Academy TrustAwarded supplier Hull, Yorkshire & Humber

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.