Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cornwall Council
County Hall, Treyew Road
Truro
TR1 3AY
UK
Contact person: Mr Simon Watkins
Telephone: +44 1872
E-mail: simon.watkins@cornwall.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
SENDIASS
Reference number: DN729042
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85310000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A special educational needs and disability (SEND) information, advice and support service for young people, parents and carers, and practitioners
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
544 003.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A special educational needs and disability (SEND) information, advice and support service for young people, parents and carers, and practitioners. There is a requirement for this service to have some independence of the Council in order to ensure independent advice and guidance for families. Cornwall Council has a duty to provide information, advice and support service to children, their parents and carers and young people with SEND under the Children and Families Act 2014. SENDIASS is commissioned to give accurate, independent advice, information and support (from Reception, Secondary and Post 16 transfer) on EHCP’s and Annual reviews, social care and health enquiries, transport, appeals (SEND & Disability Discrimination), exclusions, and transitions. Their remit includes signposting to other agencies/professionals, delivering training/workshops and information on SEND law and guidance. A significant amount of advice is via telephone or online, however face to face advocacy at meetings is also provided.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 75
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Value for Money
/ Weighting: 15
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
N/A
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-273000
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN729042
Title: SENDIASS
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/11/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Whitehead-Ross Education and Consulting Limited
08035712
Neath
UK
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 544 003.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
N/A
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Cornwall Council
Truro
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Cornwall Council
Truro
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
N/A
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Cornwall Council
Truro
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/11/2024