Official UK procurement notice
SEND Universal Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of services to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND, particularly in mainstream settings. This contract which will provide SEND-specific Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and support the school and Further Education (FE) workforce to identify and meet a broad range of needs, including autism, earlier and more effectively, and to successfully prepare for transitions into adulthood, including into employment.
CPV: Administrative educational services · Education and training services · Educational equipment · Higher education services · Primary education services · Secondary education services · Special education services · Specialist training services · Staff training services · Training aids and devices · Training seminars · Training services · +3 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Through this procurement we are aiming to improve outcomes for children and young…AwardedPublished value£11,760,000
Through this procurement we are aiming to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND, particularly in mainstream settings. This will be achieved through one contract which will provide SEND-specific Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and support the school and Further Education (FE) workforce to identify and meet a broad range of needs, including autism, earlier and more effectively, and to successfully prepare for transitions into adulthood, including into employment.
What it takes to wini
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Commercial: 20%
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- 12 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
- Last source update
- 27 May 2022, 14:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Sept 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-014922- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d437Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Sept 2021
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
27 Sept 2021 → 27 May 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline27 Sept 2021
- Bids opened27 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published27 May 2022, 14:08 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 May 2022, 14:08 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Association for Special Educational Needs | £11,760,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014922-2022-1 · The National Association for Special Educational Needs
- Signed
- 20 May 2022
- Value
- £11,760,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The National Association for Special Educational NeedsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.