Social and other specific services – public contracts
Prior information notice - This notice is a call for competition
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Oxfordshire County Council
County Hall, New Road
Oxford
OX1 1TH
UK
Contact person: Ms Bronwyn Fletcher
Telephone: +44 7922848342
E-mail: bronwyn.fletcher@oxfordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://sebp.due-north.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://sebp.due-north.com/
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
Attendance Monitoring Service with electronic Personal Education Plan (ePEP) for LAC
Reference number: OXFS001-DN745991-01042535
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Oxfordshire County Council is committed to improving the educational attainment of looked-after children and has a duty under the Children Act 1989 to safeguard and promote the welfare of a child looked after by them. This includes a specific duty to promote the child’s educational achievement, wherever they live or are educated.
As part of this duty we are required to monitor their engagement with education including their attendance and improve educational outcomes across all aspects. All children that are looked after must have a Personal Education Plan (PEP) which is reviewed regularly in conjunction with their Looked After Child (LAC) review. The PEP forms part of their care plan.
Oxfordshire County Council are looking to re-commission a platform that can host the electronic personal education plan (ePEP) for Looked After Children. We are looking for a system which will improve both the quality and efficiency of PEP’s within the local authority, but also to make the process of completing a PEP streamlined and user friendly. We would also require the preferred provider to also offer a robust LAC attendance monitoring service which enables us to track and monitor the attendance of EVERY Looked After Child (LAC) in Oxfordshire.
The aim of this service will be to provide up to date and accurate information about the education of Looked After Children. This will need to include twice daily collection of pupil attendance data from a range of education providers including schools, PRUs and other alternative education providers. Whilst this may be able to be collected electronically from some providers for others it will require the means to make daily phone calls. The platform will also need to be able to host electronic Personal Education Plan and manage access to the platform for relevant professionals.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
255 000.00
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:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Oxfordshire County Council is committed to improving the educational attainment of looked-after children and has a duty under the Children Act 1989 to safeguard and promote the welfare of a child looked after by them. This includes a specific duty to promote the child’s educational achievement, wherever they live or are educated.
As part of this duty we are required to monitor their engagement with education including their attendance and improve educational outcomes across all aspects. All children that are looked after must have a Personal Education Plan (PEP) which is reviewed regularly in conjunction with their Looked After Child (LAC) review. The PEP forms part of their care plan.
Oxfordshire County Council are looking to re-commission a platform that can host the electronic personal education plan (ePEP) for Looked After Children. We are looking for a system which will improve both the quality and efficiency of PEP’s within the local authority, but also to make the process of completing a PEP streamlined and user friendly. We would also require the preferred provider to also offer a robust LAC attendance monitoring service which enables us to track and monitor the attendance of EVERY Looked After Child (LAC) in Oxfordshire.
The aim of this service will be to provide up to date and accurate information about the education of Looked After Children. This will need to include twice daily collection of pupil attendance data from a range of education providers including schools, PRUs and other alternative education providers. Whilst this may be able to be collected electronically from some providers for others it will require the means to make daily phone calls. The platform will also need to be able to host electronic Personal Education Plan and manage access to the platform for relevant professionals.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
255 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
15/05/2025
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date:
22/11/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures
24/04/2025
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/10/2024