Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Merton
Civic Centre, London Rd
Morden
SM4 5DX
UK
Contact person: Supply Chain Team
E-mail: supplychains@useadam.co.uk
NUTS: UKI63
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.merton.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.adamproviders.co.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.adamproviders.co.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.adamproviders.co.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
Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS) Placement Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
Reference number: DN635417
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The London Borough of Merton (“the Council”) is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to make placements for Children and Young People (CYP) with Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans in the Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS). The DPS will go live on 3rd April 2023 and will remain open to schools to apply to join at any time until 3rd April 2028.
The Council is working with adam HTT Ltd to introduce a web-based system, adam Procure, to manage the DPS.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
10 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI63
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The London Borough of Merton (“the Council”) is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to make placements for Children and Young People (CYP) with Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans in the Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS). The DPS will go live on 3rd April 2023 and will remain open to schools to join at any time till 3rd April 2028, upon satisfying the minimum entry criteria. Placements would be made individually but will all be under an overarching agreement to standardise terms and standards across placements to ensure consistent quality
Providers who wish to supply placements for Children and Young People (CYP) with Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans in the Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS) services to the Council will need to apply online at https://www.adamproviders.co.uk
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
This Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) procedure is being run under the Light Touch Regime, Regulations 73-76 of Public Contract Regulations 2015.
Price is not the only award criterion, and all criteria are stated only in the tender documents.
The Term of the DPS is 60 months and is expected to commence in April 2023 and run till April 2028.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
03/04/2028
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Providers who wish to supply placements for Children and Young People (CYP) with Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans in the Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS) services to the Council will need to apply online at https://www.adamproviders.co.uk
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476010
E-mail: website.enquiries@judiciary.gsi.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of Justice
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
E-mail: website.enquiries@judiciary.gsi.gov.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
adam HTT Limited
The Pinnacle, 170 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes
MK9 1EA
UK
E-mail: supplychains@useadam.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/11/2022