Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS) Placement Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
- Buyer
- London Borough of Merton
- Value
- £10,000,000
- Closes
- 3 April 2028
- Where
- Morden, London
- Type
- Dynamic purchasing system (open to join)
In plain English
London Borough of Merton is setting up a web-based system to place children and young people with special education needs into independent and non-maintained special schools. Schools that want to be considered for these placements need to register on the adam Procure platform.
What the buyer wants
• Register as a special school provider on the adam Procure web platform (https://www.adamproviders.co.uk) • Be available to accept placements of children and young people with Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans • Comply with the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) terms for the 5-year contract period (April 2023–April 2028)
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
This contract is for special schools only, if you are not a registered independent or non-maintained special school providing education to children with complex needs, you cannot bid. General facilities managers, cleaners, or tradespeople would not qualify unless directly employed by an eligible school.
How to bid
This is a Dynamic Purchasing System: an open list of approved suppliers. You can apply to join at any time while it runs, and once accepted you can bid for the individual contracts the buyer runs through it.
How dynamic purchasing systems work
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