Planning

Preliminary Market Consultation - Speech and Language Therapy Provision North East Lincolnshire

  • NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-019760

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04733f

Published 28 June 2024, 10:08am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL

Municipal Offices,Town Hall Square

GRIMSBY

DN31 1HU

Email

procurement@nelincs.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE13 - North and North East Lincolnshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.nelincs.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.nelincs.gov.uk/your-council/finances-spending-and-contracts/contracts-and-tenders/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER

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

Preliminary Market Consultation - Speech and Language Therapy Provision North East Lincolnshire

Reference number

88716

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The purpose of the engagement exercise is for the Authority to gather feedback on our proposed delivery model and our lotting approach for delivery of Speech and Language Therapy for children and young people in the Borough.

PMC allows local authorities and other contracting authorities in the public sector to engage with a market. PMC is designed to encourage the commercial and voluntary sectors to engage with the development process before a procurement is released. This is the market's opportunity to express its views, outline market developments and generally influence how solutions to the Authority's needs might be met. There is nothing for the Authority to evaluate or select in this activity.

PMC is not a call for competition. Following PMC, the Authority may conclude that procurement is not the best solution to meet a particular strategy outcome. The Authority may conclude that it would be better to do something entirely different to the intent within this PMC. It is essential that any organisation participating in the PMC understands that a procurement opportunity is not guaranteed. It is therefore essential that organisations understand that this activity is not part of a procurement exercise and involvement in the PMC does not affect an organisation's positioning either positively or negatively should a procurement opportunity arise subsequently.

Please note that the submission deadline for responses to the questionnaire, which is available via https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER, is 12:00pm (midday) on the 17th July 2024.

All Information and documents are only available via https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER

All questions must only be asked via https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £885,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 4

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

A1 Early Years (0-5), sub region 1

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE13 - North and North East Lincolnshire
Main site or place of performance

North East Lincolnshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Delivery of Part A (See below) in the following Wards

Freshney

East Marsh

West Marsh

Sidney Sussex

Part A of this provision includes support delivered to children and their families in a variety of settings including the family home, family hubs and other childcare settings.

• Training and support to all Early Years practitioners is provided to support the needs of individual children.

• Training and support to Family First Practitioners and Health Visitors is provided on the identification and support of Speech and Language Communication Needs (SLCN), normal language development and support strategies.

• The service would support the review/development of appropriate SLC resources, including digital web resource content and education materials in line with our statutory responsibility

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

A2 Early Years (0-5), Sub Region 2

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE13 - North and North East Lincolnshire
Main site or place of performance

North East Lincolnshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Delivery of Part A (See below) in the following wards:

Croft Baker

Haverstoe

Park

South

Heneage

Yarborough

Part A of this provision includes support delivered to children and their families in a variety of settings including the family home, family hubs and other childcare settings.

• Training and support to all Early Years practitioners is provided to support the needs of individual children.

• Training and support to Family First Practitioners and Health Visitors is provided on the identification and support of Speech and Language Communication Needs (SLCN), normal language development and support strategies.

• The service would support the review/development of appropriate SLC resources, including digital web resource content and education materials in line with our statutory responsibility for the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Local Offer

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

A3 Early Years (0-5) Sub Region 3

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE13 - North and North East Lincolnshire
Main site or place of performance

North East Lincolnshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Delivery of Part A (See below) in the following wards:

Immingham

Wolds

Waltham

Humberston & New Waltham

Scartho

Part A of this provision includes support delivered to children and their families in a variety of settings including the family home, family hubs and other childcare settings.

• Training and support to all Early Years practitioners is provided to support the needs of individual children.

• Training and support to Family First Practitioners and Health Visitors is provided on the identification and support of Speech and Language Communication Needs (SLCN), normal language development and support strategies.

• The service would support the review/development of appropriate SLC resources, including digital web resource content and education materials in line with our statutory responsibility for the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Local Offer

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

B School Age Support - North East Lincolnshire

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE13 - North and North East Lincolnshire
Main site or place of performance

North East Lincolnshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Part B - School age support

Education Health Care Plans in mainstream schools

All delivery is face to face and conducted in schools and education settings. This includes support to identified children referred who may or may not have an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP).

100% of children with and without EHCP on the caseload will be monitored and reported quarterly. The types of referrals include but not limited to; children with Speech and Language disorder, children with Speech and Language delay, children with social communication disorder and children with cleft lip and palate.

Support includes:

• Providing training and support to school staff through a variety of methods including, coaching, team teaching, online supervision and support, demonstration. This aims to provide the necessary support to children at the earliest opportunity for early intervention.

• Assessing children with an EHCP or who are going through the statutory assessment process in their education settings.

• Developing appropriate care plans for children within 4 weeks of assessment.

• Completing and participating in the EHCP Annual review cycle, ensuring reports care plans and the EHCP contributions are all accurate and up to date.

• The service would support the review/development of appropriate SLC resources, including digital web resource content and education materials in line with our statutory responsibility for the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Local Offer

• Current Service Data. 156 young people accessed this service during the past 12 months. There were 78 young people on caseload at the end of March 2024.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

28 September 2024


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


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The Estimated Total Value in II.1.5 is based on the combined current budget estimate for all 4 lots.

The Estimated Date of Publication of Contract Notice in II.3 is indicative and subject to change.

The Lotting Arrangements are indicative and subject to change