Framework Agreement for the Provision of Educational Providers for the Swansea Pupil Referral Unit (PRU)
A Contract Award Notice (Social)
by CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA
- Source
- OJEU
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- 5 year (est.)
- Value
- £2M
- Sector
- PROFESSIONAL
- Published
- 29 Jan 2021
- Delivery
- To 30 Apr 2026 (est.)
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
Swansea
4 buyers
- City & County of Swansea Swansea
6 suppliers
- Unnamed None
- Engage Education Centre Port Talbot
- Whitehead Ross Education & Consulting Neath
- Rewise Learning Swansea
- Leap to Learn Swansea
- Inspire Training GE Swansea
Description
Swansea Council (the Council) invites tenders for inclusion onto a framework agreement of educational providers for pupils who are educated within Swansea Pupil Referral Unit (PRU). Swansea PRU caters for pupils aged from 5-16. In its secondary provision, it serves to support young people aged 11-16 who are not educated in Schools. The pupils who attend the PRU have severe and complex needs and can be highly challenging pupils in terms of their behaviour and attitudes to learning. The aim of the framework is to provide additional curriculum and vocational support for pupils in the secondary phase of Swansea PRU. These include pupils who are aged from 13-16 and who represent some of the most challenging young people in the authority; in order to nurture a positive experience of full-time education by developing a unique programme of support bespoke to each young person. This bespoke package will include varying amounts of academic content provided by teachers based at Swansea PRU combined with a vocational provision provided by the successful providers. The programmes have each young person’s interests and needs at their centre.
Lot Division
| 1 | Lot 1A-1L: Complementary/Alternative Curricula The Council are looking for short and/or long provision within the academic year offering additionally to statutory provision. Generally, complementary or alternative curricula will be designed to lead on to specific careers and be vocational in nature. We would expect full, partial or unit qualification to be completed, which must be on the QiW website. Provision is required in the following areas: — Lot 1A: Arts, Crafts and Photography; — Lot 1B: Catering and Hospitality; — Lot 1C: Computing and Digital Technology; — Lot 1D: Engineering, Construction and Motor Vehicle; — Lot 1E: Hairdressing, Beauty and Holistics; — Lot 1F: Health and Childcare; — Lot 1G: Music, Media and Performance; — Lot 1H: Sports, Fitness and Outdoor Pursuits; — Lot 1I: Travel and Tourism; — Lot 1J: Land Based Studies; — Lot 1K: Animal Care; — Lot 1L: Vocational Studies. |
| 2 | Military Provision As a means of supporting young people accessing the Pupil Referral Unit, Swansea Council is specifically looking to source a provision that has a focus around careers/experience in the Military. |
| 3 | Building Resilience Programme We are looking for a provision that will offer additionally to statutory counselling services that can be delivered over a number of weeks. The provision must have a central focus on resilience and aim to build on areas the pupils can develop in order to achieve success in their future careers and life. |
| 4 | Enterprise Programme The Council are looking for specific provision that will develop the skills to show initiative and resourcefulness. The design of the programme and duration of the programme can be varied but must focus on skills and aim to develop key themes such as showing initiative, risk-taking, resilience, problem solving, creativity, lateral thinking, blue-sky thinking, innovation, imagination and determination. |
| 5 | One-off Projects and Workshops The projects themselves can be varied in nature and typically last for up to 8 weeks or sessions. A specific qualification is not expected but activities should be motivational and inspire young people in a particular area. |
| 6 | Innovation Lot All companies awarded for product lots can be approached to develop bespoke programmes in collaboration with the requesting school. |
Award Detail
| 1 | Unnamed (None)
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| 2 | Engage Education Centre (Port Talbot)
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| 3 | Whitehead Ross Education & Consulting (Neath)
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| 4 | Engage Education Centre (Port Talbot)
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| 5 | Rewise Learning (Swansea)
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| 6 | Leap to Learn (Swansea)
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| 7 | Leap to Learn (Swansea)
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| 8 | Engage Education Centre (Port Talbot)
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| 9 | Whitehead Ross Education & Consulting (Neath)
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| 10 | Rewise Learning (Swansea)
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| 11 | Engage Education Centre (Port Talbot)
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| 12 | Rewise Learning (Swansea)
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| 13 | Engage Education Centre (Port Talbot)
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| 14 | Leap to Learn (Swansea)
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| 15 | Rewise Learning (Swansea)
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| 16 | Whitehead Ross Education & Consulting (Neath)
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| 17 | Inspire Training GE (Swansea)
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CPV Codes
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80530000 - Vocational training services
- 80212000 - Vocational secondary education services
- 80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services
- 80200000 - Secondary education services
- 80211000 - Technical secondary education services
- 80310000 - Youth education services
Indicators
Other Information
The framework agreement will be for an initial contract period of 1 June 2020-31 August 2024 with the option to extend up to 12 months at the discretion of the Council. The contract start date is indicative and subject to change. The services to which this Notice relates fall within the Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulations). Although the contracting authority may voluntarily adopt certain provisions. Although the contracting authority may voluntarily adopt certain provisions in the Regulations neither the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the contracting authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to services falling within Regulation 74. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the tender documents and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the contracting authority will not negotiate the terms. Economic operators interested in submitting a tender can download the tender documents from the eTenderWales portal (http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk) you will need to register with eTenderWales if you are not already registered. Please see below instructions on how to register. 1) Register your company on the eTenderWales portal (this is only required once): — navigate to the portal: http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk — click the ‘Suppliers register here’ link; — enter your correct business and user details; — note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete; — you will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure); — agree to the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’. 2) Express an interest in the project: — login to the portal with your username/password; — click the ‘ITTs Open to All Suppliers’ link (these are the ITTs open to any registered supplier); — click on the relevant ITT to access the content; — click the ‘Express Interest’ button in the ‘Actions’ box on the left-hand side of the page; — this will move the ITT into your ‘My ITTs’ page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only); — click on the ITT code. You can now access any attachments by clicking the ‘Settings and Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘Actions’ box. 3) Responding to the invitation to tender: — you can now choose to ‘Reply’ or ‘Reject’ (please give a reason if rejecting); — you can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification; — note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT; — there may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). If you require any further assistance use the online help. Alternatively, the BravoSolution helpdesk can be contacted (Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 18:00) on: — email: help@bravosolution.co.uk — phone: +44 8003684850 (WA Ref:107575)
Reference
- OJEU 048743-2021