Non-Maintained and Independent Special Schools (NMISS) Placement Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

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 Council is working with adam HTT Ltd to introduce a web-based system, adam Procure, to manage the DPS. 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 register online at https://www.adamproviders.co.uk.

The DPS will go live on 3rd April 2023 and run for 5 years, expiring on 3rd of April 2028.

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 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.