title: Design and Installation of the King's Coronation Garden

title: The King's Coronation Garden

description: Design and installation of a bespoke King's Coronation Garden at Hazelbank Park.

description: Landscape gardening services

procurementMethodRationale: The design for the bespoke mechanical Coronation Garden is an original creation of Diarmuid Gavin and he has full intellectual property rights.

description: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

locality: Newtownabbey

postalCode: BT36 5QA

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

Diarmuid Gavin Designs Ltd

legalName: Diarmuid Gavin Designs Ltd

Royal Courts of Belfast - High Court

locality: Belfast

legalName: Royal Courts of Belfast - High Court

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

streetAddress: Newtownabbey Borough Council, Mossley Mill

Royal Courts of Justice - High Court

legalName: Royal Courts of Justice - High Court

description: Landscape gardening services

rationale: Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The design for the mechanical Coronation Garden is an original creation of Diarmuid Gavin and he has full intellectual property rights. Therefore, a change of economic operator would create issues with interchangeability as he is the only economic operator with the necessary intellectual property rights.

description: Following the start of the project, it was discovered that more extensive groundworks and landscaping works would be required in order to ensure the bespoke design could be completed.

description: Landscape gardening services

rationale: Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The design is a creation of Diarmuid Gavin and he holds full intellectual property rights. Diarmuid Gavin was responsible for ordering the plants, trees, and shrubs for this contract due to his specialist knowledge and business relationships in the horticultural community. The plants, trees and shrubs are unique species from various suppliers across Europe. In order to ensure a cohesive and consistent appearance, the plants, trees and shrubs must be ordered from the same suppliers. Therefore, a change of economic operator isn’t possible as Diarmuid Gavin is the only designer with the necessary knowledge and business relationships to order the plants, trees and shrubs without creating a substantial duplication of costs for the Council.

description: The modification for the contract was brought about by necessary additional supplies of plants, trees, and shrubs which were required to complete the bespoke design.


status: planned

description:
The NCEA (2021-2025) is a £140m Research and Development (R&D) programme delivered over three years through two separate portfolios, terrestrial (tNCEA) and marine (mNCEA).  It is a science innovation and transformation programme, which spans across land and water environments. It has been set up to collect data on the extent, condition and change over time of England’s ecosystems and natural capital, and the benefits to society. Together, these approaches provide a more holistic and joined-up view of our natural environment, enabling us to identify connections, dependencies, and trade-offs between policy ambitions and to make better-informed decisions that truly benefit people and nature.  Defra require services to evaluate this programme, and before finalising the specification of requirements, DEFRA is conducting a market engagement exercise to gather feedback on how best to structure this evaluation project.

We welcome feedback from suppliers on the following:
-Overall, is this package of work (a mNCEA evaluation, a tNCEA evaluation and a synthesis of findings) feasible to deliver as one evaluation project, by one supplier?
-Would there be cost efficiencies in having one evaluation project delivered by one supplier, as opposed to separately contracted evaluations of the two portfolios?
-Is it viable for one supplier to provide the necessary skills and expertise in the required quantities to evaluate both portfolios? This includes:
•	Expertise in planning and delivering evaluation of large-scale, complex R&D programmes, including
data and science programmes.
•	Experience working with marine AND terrestrial policy and evidence (environmental, ecological, social, and economic).
•	Programme management
•	Integrating business change
•	Understanding of digital platforms, GIS systems, data processing software and managing user feedback. Additional information: The NCEA programme is a partnership across Defra and its ALBs, in addition to building cross-government, private sector and non-profit collaborations. More detail of the programme can be found at  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/natural-capital-and-ecosystem-assessment-programme/natural-capital-and-ecosystem-assessment-programme#working-with-us

description: United Kingdom

region: UK

scheme: CPV

description: Research and development consultancy services

title: Evaluation of the NCEA Programme (2021-2025)

scheme: CELEX

description:
Market Engagement:

Defra is developing a specification, to evaluate the Natural Capital Ecosystem Assessment programme (NCEA). This requirement is planned to be advertised in early 2023. The service is expected to be required up until approximately April 2025. Defra is holding market engagement events in the form of Microsoft Teams calls, to understand market capabilities and capacities for the requirement. NCEA staff will provide a short overview of the requirement and the NCEA Programme, and then open the floor to suppliers to provide feedback and ask questions.

If you wish to attend or have any queries about the event please contact laura.hoile@defra.gov.uk who will register your space and provide you with the MS teams link for the sessions:

Session 1: 31 Jan 15:30 – 17:00
Session 2: Monday 6 Feb 15:00 – 16:30

The procurement strategy and route to market is subject to change and market research, and Defra will start planning this after Session 2.

description: Research and development services and related consultancy services

mainProcurementCategory: services

Defra Network eTendering Portal

locality: London

postalCode: SW1P 3JR

countryName: United Kingdom

streetAddress: 17 Nobel House

description: National or federal agency/office

scheme: COFOG

description: Environmental protection

legalName: Defra Network eTendering Portal

description: The objectives are to assess the relevance, effectiveness (including cost-effectiveness), outcomes and sustainability (i.e. long-term durability and integration into “business as usual” ways of working and systems) of the NCEA. The evaluation will go beyond the monitoring of outputs (which will be led by the Programme Management Offices) to identify the mechanisms through which change takes place; and assess the likelihood of long-term effects being sustained through the adoption of a natural capital approach across business areas. It will provide an accountability function for a significant investment of public funds, and capture learning throughout the lifetime of the programme to shape programme delivery. Some of the identified benefits will arise after the lifetime of the programme, and the supplier will be asked to demonstrate how further evaluation and assessment can be undertaken post-programme to understand these impacts. The programme is also developing a Benefits Management Framework, which will have some common data sources.  Key audiences for the evaluation include: NCEA Strategic Programme Board, Infrastructure Projects Authority, HM Treasury, mNCEA and tNCEA PMOs, project delivery partners, and NCEA customers.

initiationType: tender


measure: bids

measure: smeBids

measure: foreignBidsFromEU

measure: foreignBidsFromNonEU

measure: electronicBids

rel: canonical

status: active

status: cancelled

description:
The National Robotarium intends to contract with Engineered Arts Limited for the supply & delivery of an Ameca Humanoid Robot.
The principal purpose of the contract is to acquire goods in connection with research.

Technical

type: quality

Commercial

type: cost

description:
The National Robotarium
Heriot-Watt University
Riccarton Campus
Edinburgh
EH14 4AS

status: complete

description: Purchase of Ameca Humanoid Robot (2nd Generation) for research purposes

description: Industrial machinery

procurementMethod: limited

mainProcurementCategory: goods

procurementMethodDetails: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

procurementMethodRationale: A Voluntary ex ante transparency notice (VEAT) was issued on the 6th November 2023 to indicate that the National Robotarium intends to contract with Enginnered Arts Limited for an Ameca Humanoid Robot.

description: The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive

Heriot-Watt University

roles: buyer centralPurchasingBody

locality: Riccarton, Edinburgh

postalCode: EH14 4AP

streetAddress: Moyen House, Research Park North, Heriot-Watt University

description: Body governed by public law

description: Education

legalName: Heriot-Watt University

Engineered Arts Ltd

locality: Falmouth

postalCode: TR11 4FZ

streetAddress: E1-E3 Church View Business Park

scale: sme

legalName: Engineered Arts Ltd

name: Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

locality: Edinburgh

currency: GBP

description: (SC Ref:750753)


rel: prev

description: 65+ (Physical Disability)

type: price

title: 65+ (Physical Disability)

description: 65+ (Physical Disability)

description: Social work and related services

procurementMethod: open

procurementMethodDetails: Open procedure

Cumberland Council

locality: Carlisle

postalCode: CA1 1RD

streetAddress: Cumberland Council

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Cumberland Council

Eagles Wing Healthcare Solutions ltd

locality: Grantham

streetAddress: 28-29 The George Shopping Centre

scale: large

legalName: Eagles Wing Healthcare Solutions ltd


measure: lowestValidBidValue

measure: highestValidBidValue

description:
Merseytravel requires a service provider to support us to put in place appropriate new licensing agreements to follow on immediately from the existing agreements.
Contract for a term of three years with the option to extend for up to a further three years.
Further details can be found in the procurement documents. Additional information: Supplier must be a Microsoft Partner with Software Asset Management accreditation.
Contract awarded for a 3 year period with the option to extend for an additional 3 years. Over the maximum 6 year period we may spend up to £4M.

variantPolicy: notAllowed

title: Microsoft Volume Licensing

documentType: technicalSelectionCriteria

description: Licences last 3 years so will be advertising again in 2.5 years or 5.5 if optional extension granted.

description: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Merseytravel

locality: Liverpool

postalCode: L3 1BP

streetAddress: 1 Mann Island

description: Body governed by public law

description: Public Transport

legalName: Merseytravel

Royal Courts of Justice

postalCode: WC2A 2LL

streetAddress: Strand

legalName: Royal Courts of Justice

Trustmarque Solutions Limited

locality: York

postalCode: YO26 6RW

streetAddress: Marlborough House Westminster Place, York Business Park

legalName: Trustmarque Solutions Limited


title: Waste and Recycling Services

description: Initial 36 month contract with 2 optional extension periods, each of 12 months

description: Commercial Waste Collection and recycling services for Red Kite Learning Trust

description: Refuse and waste related services

title: Red Kite Learning Trust Commercial Waste and Recycling Services Tender

description: Tender for the Waste and Recycling services for Red Kite Learning Trust schools

description: Refuse and waste related services

Red Kite Learning Trust

locality: Harrogate

streetAddress: Red Kite Office, Pannal Ash Road, HG2 9PH

description: Multi Academy Trust

description: Education

legalName: Red Kite Learning Trust

Department for Education

legalName: Department for Education

Forge Waste and Recycling

locality: Leeds

legalName: Forge Waste and Recycling

title: Waste and Recycling Services


name: Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

description: Provision of a Single Sign On Solution for Kettering General Hospital

name: Price of lowest compliant tender / Price of tender being scored

description: EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)

region: UKF

title: Provision of Single Sign On Solution

description: Provision of a Single Sign On solution for the University Hospitals Northamptonshire Group including Kettering General Hospital and Northampton Hospital under the NHSSBS Digital Workplace Solutions Framework Agreement SBS / 19 / AB / WAB / 9411

description: Software package and information systems

procurementMethodRationale: The award of this contract is a result of a further competition under a national Framework Agreement that has previously been tendered. this contract will be subject to the NHSSBS Digital Workplace Solutions Framework Agreement SBS / 19 / AB / WAB / 9411.

description: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

locality: Kettering

postalCode: NN16 8UZ

streetAddress: Rothwell Road, Kettering

description: Body governed by public law

description: Health

Phoenix Software Ltd.

locality: Leatherhead

postalCode: KT22 7TW

streetAddress: Byte House, Randalls Way

legalName: Phoenix Software Ltd.

roles: reviewBody mediationBody

streetAddress: Rothwell Road

description:
This contract is awarded under the NHS SBS Framework, reference NHSSBS Digital Workplace Solutions Framework Agreement SBS / 19 / AB / WAB / 9411 following a further competition exercise.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=785727429
 GO Reference: GO-202366-PRO-23131677


description: Renewed per annum from 1st June 2023 to 31st May 2024 with an option to extend for a further 3 years in annual increments (subject to performance) thereafter (maximum 4 years).

description: The AMRC has a requirement for the provision of hospitality to suit a range of requirements from hot and cold refreshments, breakfasts, cakes, pastries, sandwich lunches, finger buffets and canapes. The occasions range from departmental meetings, external visits and celebrations. The expectation is that each hospitality business can provide an extensive range of hot and cold drinks and food, with options available to meet the needs of customers with specific dietary and lifestyle choices. In addition, it is important that each company can provide this choice within a varied budget from economy through to luxury or bespoke options. (Numbers to cater – up to 100 – 200 for larger events. Some buffets may only be for 2 people, so delivery is still required)

description: AMRC. Catcliffe, Rotherham

region: UKE

description: Catering supplies

description: Catering services

description: Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions

documentType: economicSelectionCriteria

description: 3667/AMRC/CK/23      Catering Services ContractThe University of Sheffield wishes to invite tenders for a Catering Service Contract on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, Catcliffe, South Yorkshire.Scope of RequirementThe AMRC has a requirement for the provision of hospitality to suit a range of requirements from hot and cold refreshments, breakfasts, cakes, pastries, sandwich lunches, finger buffets and canapes. The occasions range from departmental meetings, external visits and celebrations. The expectation is that each hospitality business can provide an extensive range of hot and cold drinks and food, with options available to meet the needs of customers with specific dietary and lifestyle choices. In addition, it is important that each company can provide this choice within a varied budget from economy through to luxury or bespoke options. (Numbers to cater – up to 100 – 200 for larger events.

electronicInvoicingPolicy: allowed

reviewDetails: The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek a further debriefing before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract cannot be resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action should be brought promptly (generally within 30 days).

description: Catering services

submissionMethod: electronicSubmission written

The University of Sheffield

locality: Sheffield

postalCode: S10 2TN

streetAddress: Arts Tower

description: Body governed by public law

description: Education

legalName: The University of Sheffield

High Court of Justice

postalCode: EC4 1NL

streetAddress: 7 Rolls Building Fetter Lane

legalName: High Court of Justice


title: Activity Based Learning

description: Providing a service which engages and encourages pupils to learn through the participation in non-academic activities and experiences. These may include but are not necessarily limited to outdoor learning, residential, sports and social activities.

title: Counselling, Therapy, Support and Advice Services

description: Services which provide professional assistance, guidance and support in resolving personal or psychological problems. These may include but are not limited to group and/or one to one work with pupils or families, counselling, mediation and services to promote good mental wellbeing. Services may also include therapy including but not limited to play and music therapy.

title: Creative Engagement

description: Those services which focus on engaging pupils and learning through creative activities. Services may include but are not solely limited to music, art, drama and dance.

title: Pupil Workshops

description: Provision of services which engage pupils on a particular subject, activity or project through discussion, performance or participation in class(es) dedicated to the project or activity. This service may include but is not limited to mindfulness, yoga, confidence building, nurture, STEM, diversity and health and wellbeing.

title: Staff Training

description: Training provision for staff in areas including but not necessarily limited to motivational workshops, team building, management and leadership.

title: Literacy Interventions

description: Services that provide evidence-based literacy interventions that could be used to close the poverty related attainment gap. These may include but will not necessarily be limited to literacy programmes, online resources and staff training.

title: Numeracy Interventions

description: Services that provide evidence-based numeracy interventions that could be used to close the poverty related attainment gap. These may include but will not be limited to numeracy programmes, numeracy resources, online resources and staff training.

title: Vocational Training

description: Services related to vocational training courses and qualifications including but not necessarily limited to hair dressing, beauty, customer care and car repair.

title: External Experts

description: External expert service provision whereby working alongside teaching staff, knowledge and skills will be used to enhance the curriculum. This support may be provided through teacher training, classroom observations, assistance with class lessons and working with pupils on a group or one to one basis. Experts will provide a high degree of specific professional knowledge in areas including but not limited to; resilience coaching, literacy and numeracy. However, please note that this does not incorporate literacy interventions and numeracy interventions which are covered by Lots 7 and 8 respectively.

description: Education and training services

description: Primary education services

description: Tutorial services

description: Primary education services

description: Recreational, cultural and sporting services

description: Guidance and counselling services

description: Education and training services

description: Miscellaneous services

description: Tutorial services

description: Education and training services

description: Health and social work services

description: Primary education services

description: Tutorial services

description: Education and training services

description: Tutorial services

description: Personal development training services

description: Education and training services

description: Primary education services

description: Tutorial services

description: Education and training services

description: Primary education services

description: Tutorial services

description: Education and training services

description: Tutorial services

description: Personal development training services

description: Technical and vocational secondary education services

description: Vocational secondary education services

description: Vocational training services

description: Education and training services

description: Health and social work services

description: Primary education services

description: Tutorial services

title: Pupil Equity Funding Framework

description: The Scottish Government has committed to providing additional funding in the form of Pupil Equity Funding (PEF), to schools as part of the Scottish Attainment Challenge programme. This funding is allocated directly to schools and is aimed at closing the poverty related attainment gap. The aim of this framework agreement is to allow schools to contract compliantly with providers who will be able to support the pupil equity fund.

description: Education and training services

West Lothian Council

locality: Livingston

postalCode: EH54 6FF

streetAddress: West Lothian Civic Centre, Howden South Road

description: Regional or local authority

description: Education

legalName: West Lothian Council

description: (SC Ref:751328)


description:
The purpose of this advert is to announce a potential requirement for a Ministry of Defence (MOD) Information Activities (IA) Systems Integrator and Innovator (SII). This is the first PIN as part of an initial preliminary market engagement. The Authority encourages industry to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI).
The Information Activities Programme will deliver infrastructure and services that will exponentially increase the Army’s contribution to Information Activity, meeting the aspirations of Integrated Action as articulated in the Integrated Operating Concept (IOpC). This will be achieved through enabling Army to understand and influence target audiences in both physical and informational environments in support of Army, Defence, and wider UK Governmental objectives e.g.:
o	Audience Analysis.
o	Messaging in both the Physical and Informational environments.
o	Monitoring and Evaluation.
o	Innovation and capability development.
o	An Online Engagement Service (OES) capability delivering managed attribution digital information activities.
The MOD requires a SII to provide a scalable agile DevSecOps team to develop and maintain bespoke, developed applications, and to integrate together with COTS and existing MOD applications, data sources and enterprise services into one end-to-end Service (SaaS). It will follow a formal Scaled Agile (SAFe) approach for incremental delivery and will both take on and then continue to build upon the development work undertaken by incumbent SII supplier(s). The SII will also provide the service wrap to support the capability in service.
1.	The solution will Integrate bespoke, COTS and MOD applications, with Enterprise Services (including hosting, IDAM, and gateways) into an end-to-end service.
2.	Integrate the Service with other MOD systems and data sources.
3.	Incrementally develop bespoke applications through DevSecOps Teams, leveraging emerging technology including automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
4.	Identify innovative applications and approaches to deliver against the requirement, from both Industry and within MOD (SaaS).
5.	Incrementally develop and maintain architecture, design, engineering, security, safety, and in service support artefacts.
6.	Provide the Service Wrap (including incident management, service desk, training, software license management, obsolescence management, patching, security, safety etc).
The IA SII procurement is currently in its initiation phase as the Authority seeks Full Business Case (FBC) approvals. It is anticipated that the contract duration will be for five (5) years with breakpoints at years four (4) and five (5). The estimated total value is £50M.
For guidance purposes only the Authority offer the following indicative dates and activities:
•	Request for Information (RFI) published: February 2023
•	Early Market Engagement Event: May 2023
•	Supplier Demos / Meetings: May – June 2023
•	Full Business Case (FBC) Approvals: October 2023
•	DPQQ Issue [Procurement formally starts]: December 2023
•	ITN Issue: June 2024
•	Contract Award: March 2025
The Authority anticipates that any SII contract will be procured with an exemption to the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011. The classification of the project is expected to be UKEYO. Additional information: Responses to the PIN will support the Authority decision with whether it will invite Industry to participate formally, and early market engagement activities may help to support FBC assurance and requirements development. Organisations must register their interest via the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP).
Any information (however recorded, preserved, or communicated) relating to the programme or project requirements which is disclosed or made available, directly, or indirectly by the MOD may be subject to change at the sole discretion of the MOD. The MOD does not make any express or implied warranty or representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the information. Neither the disclosure of such information nor any discussion relating to this information, or any application or other communications received in connection with this activity constitutes, the giving of investment advice by the MOD or the creation of a customer relationship with the MOD.
The MOD shall not be liable for any costs, expenditure, work, or effort incurred by you in early engagement activities including if the activity is cancelled or amended by the MOD. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken in connection with this activity is a matter solely for the commercial judgment of your company.
This opportunity and the activities detailed do not constitute the initialisation or otherwise form part of any official procurement procedure. The MOD may, at its discretion and at any time, choose not to proceed with this procurement, but maintains the right to use any information supplied for the purposes of future procurement.
All communications are to be conducted via the messaging portal within the DSP.

description: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

description: Electronic data management (EDM)

description: Communication and multimedia software development services

description: Multimedia software development services

description: Software integration consultancy services

description: Development of software for military applications

description: Systems support services

description: Software support services

description: Software development services

description: Software implementation services

description: Software reproduction services

description: Software configuration services

description: Software consultancy services

description: Software supply services

description: Data analysis services

description: Data management services

description: Technical computer support services

description: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services

Ministry of Defence

locality: Bristol

postalCode: BS34 8JH

streetAddress: Spruce 0A, MOD Abbey Wood

description: Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

description: Defence

legalName: Ministry of Defence

description: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.


description:
The Assessment Pathway will comprise of:
- Preventing Rough Sleeping Service.
- Assessment Centre.
- Short term Supported Housing.
Key aims will be:
- To meet the needs of rough sleepers and prevent rough sleeping in Wakefield.
- To create an opportunity to identify and understand a person's support need and
identify the most appropriate
support for them.
- To support people to overcome barriers to gaining a tenancy.
- To promote independent living skills and increase the service user's ability to
manage and maintain a
tenancy.
- To support people to address needs around their mental health, substance misuse
and/or offending
behaviour.
- To create opportunities for change and progression.
- To promote positive approaches to health and well-being.

title: Housing Related Support - Pathways

description: Social work and related services

WAKEFIELD COUNCIL

locality: WAKEFIELD

streetAddress: Wakefield One Po Box 700,Burton Street

legalName: WAKEFIELD COUNCIL

noIdentifierRationale: notOnAnyRegister

The Riverside Group Ltd

locality: liverpool

legalName: The Riverside Group Ltd

The Council of the City Of Wakefield

locality: wakefield

legalName: The Council of the City Of Wakefield

description: Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

rationale:
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The modification is permitted under Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The additional services to be provided by the Service Provider between 1st April 2022
and 31st March 2025, which were not included in the initial procurement, have become necessary owing to receipt by the Council of the additional RSI funding and more specifically, In financial year 2021/22, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ("MHCLG") provided the Council with Rough Sleeping Initiative ("RSI") funding of £365,529.00in accordance with section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003. In accordance with the Minister of State's determination and conditions, the RSI funding was to be used by the Council to intervene in, prevent and reduce rough sleeping in the Wakefield district. Because of the omicron variant of COVID-19, DLUHC  only confirmed the outcome of the Council's application on 19th May 2022 (but DLUHC had confirmed that the Council would receive additional RSI funding equal to 75% of the funding it received for 1st July 2021 to 31st March 2022 (pro-rated) for the period 1st April 2022 to 30th June 2022, to be used by the Council to extend the arrangements that were put in place in 2021/22). In financial years 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25, DLUHC will provide the Council with RSI funding of £728,778.00.
A change in contractor cannot be made for economic and technical reasons. The Council currently commissions preventing rough sleeper  services/rough sleeper support services (forming part of The Assessment Pathway). The initial procurement in respect thereof concluded in 2017, before details of the RSI funding were known to the Council. The Service Provider is currently responsible for the provision of preventing rough sleeper services/rough sleeper support services in the Wakefield district,
together with the enhanced offer described above using the original RSI funding, and it is fundamental that all elements of the services continue to be effectively integrated and managed together to ensure service delivery is effective. Since 1st April 2018 the Service Provider has built rapport with rough sleepers (including those rough sleepers who are harder to engage), and relationships with other agencies, and a change of contractor in respect of the additional services would not be conducive to maintaining that rapport and relationships.
Even where those difficulties could be overcome (which, the Council considers not to be possible, or certainly not to the detriment of service users), this would inevitably result in significant inconvenience and substantial duplication of costs. In particular, the introduction of a second contractor would likely lead to duplication of services being provided and the need to monitor the activity of two contractors and the interface between the two, both providing a similar service to the same service users, would impose cost and resource demands on the Council, which the Council is not able to meet.
The increase in the price of the Contract does not exceed 50% of the original value.

description:
(1) modified the Contract so that it required the Service Provider to continue to employ a Rough Sleeping Coordinator and Outreach Worker and to operate personalised budgets between 1st April 2022 and 30th June 2022, in consideration for an additional £42,365.94; and
(2) modified the Contract so that it requires the Service Provider to employ a Senior Rough Sleeper Support Worker and two Rough Sleeper Support Workers and to operate a personalisation/rough sleeper support fund and an emergency accommodation fund
between 1st July 2022 and 31st March 2025, in consideration for an additional
£445,237.06.


description: This tender indicates our requirement to further support the continuing of the delivery of our SOLAR (Scottish OnLine Assessment Resources) assessment service (www.sqasolar.org.uk ). SOLAR enables the development and delivery of onscreen formative and summative assessment content across a range of qualifications delivered in Scotland and internationally. Additionally SOLAR is used to underpin the model of authoring of paper-based question and assessment items used in the National Qualifications in Scotland.

name: Criteria 1 – Proposed Business Solution and software

title: SOLAR Retender

description: Educational software development services

Scottish Qualifications Authority

locality: Midlothian

postalCode: EH22 1FD

streetAddress: Lowden, 24 Wester Shawfair, Dalkeith

description: NDPB

description: Education

legalName: Scottish Qualifications Authority

BTL Group Ltd

locality: Shipley

streetAddress: Salts Mill, Victoria Road

legalName: BTL Group Ltd

Edinburgh Sheriff Court

postalCode: EH1 1LB

legalName: Edinburgh Sheriff Court

description: (SC Ref:737970)