Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
South Tyneside Council
Town Hall, Westoe Road
South Shields
NE332RL
Contact
Karen Dixon
karen.dixon@southtyneside.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 7585966533
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC22 - Tyneside
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.southtyneside.gov.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Childrens Residential Care Home
Reference number
S8405
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
South Tyneside Council is seeking expressions of interest to further develop our children's residential care services within the borough. Currently we have limited levels of service and capacity to meet the needs of our children and young people who require residential care in borough.
Many of our children who are in residential care, are cared for outside of South Tyneside and away from their families and communities. The current children's residential care market means it is increasingly difficult to place our children and young people who require residential care either in or out of borough.
We are looking to develop our capacity in borough for the provision of high quality and sustainable residential care services. We would welcome your input on the best approach to accommodation and are open to exploring the potential for South Tyneside Council to provide the building/accommodation.
Any new residential care services must meet the national requirements for the provision of children's residential care provision and be registered with Ofsted.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/541/contents/made
Regulated Childrens Home's providing care for between 1 and 6 Children/Young People.
The Childrens Home must be located within the South Tyneside borough.
Primary needs of the Children and Young People may vary, we would encourage consideration of the categories of registration in relation to your organisational experience of working within these.
The categories are:
• children with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties (EBD)
• children with physical disabilities (PD)
• children with learning disabilities (LD)
• children with mental disorders, excluding learning disability (MD)
• children with present drug dependence (D)
• children with present alcohol dependence (A)
• children with sensory impairment (SI)
The Children's Home will provide 24/7 accommodation and care, delivered by experienced and qualified staff, under The Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015. The key principles for residential childcare should be embedded within the culture and ethos of the Home (Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards)
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £4,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC22 - Tyneside
Main site or place of performance
Borough of South Tyneside
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
South Tyneside Council is conducting a Soft Market Testing Exercise (SMTE) in order to seek the market's views on the provision of a children's residential care home within South Tyneside.
The SMTE is for information only and in no way forms part of any competitive tendering process, it is only to assess the reaction of the market and thus make any potential procurement process more focused and efficient. Written submissions will therefore not be evaluated, scored or taken into assessment of tenders in any future process in any way.
The information that you provide will help inform the procurement process for a children's residential care service in South Tyneside.
The benefits to your organisation in participating in this process include;
• The chance to assess whether the opportunity will be suitable and of interest to you.
• Ensuring that specifications and budgets are realistic and market-focused.
• The chance to raise any risks, concerns or issues regarding the potential opportunity.
Your responses are highly valued and will assist us in determining the most appropriate approach to the market and in creating a procurement process which is well-framed, focused, feasible and likely to be of interest to the market.
The Council will consider all information supplied in response to this SMTE, however it cannot commit to using all the information and suggestions received to inform any future procurement.
There is no commercial advantage or disadvantage to your organisation as a result of being involved in this SMTE. This process focuses on the market as a whole, rather than on the merits of individual suppliers. It involves no element of supplier selection or bid evaluation.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 May 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No