Tender

Residential Short Breaks for Children and Young People

  • NHS Balck Country Integrated Care Board
  • Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (prior information notice with call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-022299

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03474d

Published 12 August 2022, 2:02pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Balck Country Integrated Care Board

Civic Centre, St Peters Square

Wolverhampton

WV1 1SH

Contact

Michael Barlow

Email

michael.barlow1@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG3 - West Midlands

NHS Organisation Data Service

D2P2L

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://blackcountry.icb.nhs.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Council House, Priory Road

Dudley

DY1 1HF

Email

michael.barlow1@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG36 - Dudley

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.dudley.gov.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

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

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/51420/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/publictenders&b=AGCSU

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Residential Short Breaks for Children and Young People

Reference number

57584

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit and Dudley Integrated Health and Care NHS Trust (DIHC), on behalf of the NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board and Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (The commissioner), are seeking to put in place a Short Break Residential Care Service for Children and Young People with a Disability. DIHC are seeking a provider or providers who are suitably qualified and experienced to provide this service. The service is split into two cohorts as categorised using the criteria based on Aiming High priority group A and B as follows. Perspective providers should note that the majority of children and young people will have a severe learning disability:

• Group A - comprises children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (who have severe learning disabilities or behaviour which is challenging) or those children and young people whose challenging behaviour is associated with other impairments such as severe learning disabilities.

• Group B - comprises children and young people with complex health needs including those with a disability and life limiting conditions, and/or those who require palliative care and/or those with associated impairments such as cognitive or sensory impairments and/or have moving/handling needs and/or require special equipment/adaptations.

The service will be provided for children and young people with disabilities from the age of 4 up to their 18th birthday or up to the age of 19 if in education and they have received a referral by Dudley Children's Services Children's Disability Team according to their criteria. Children under age 4 may the referred into the service if they are in crisis and are at serious risk of family breakdown.

The commissioner is advertising this opportunity via a Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a call for competition and interested parties are required to register their interest in writing. The form in which expressions of interest must be submitted in writing is outlined in the relevant documentation found on the CSU's e-tendering portal. Full details of the intended process, along with a copy of the service specification can also be found on the CSU's e-tendering portal. For the avoidance of doubt, no further notice shall be issued with regard to this procurement.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £2,051,885

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG36 - Dudley

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit and Dudley Integrated Health and Care NHS Trust (DIHC), on behalf of the NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board and Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (The commissioner), are seeking to put in place a Short Break Residential Care Service for Children and Young People with a Disability. DIHC are seeking a provider or providers who are suitably qualified and experienced to provide this service. The service is split into two cohorts as categorised using the criteria based on Aiming High priority group A and B as follows. Perspective providers should note that the majority of children and young people will have a severe learning disability:

• Group A - comprises children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (who have severe learning disabilities or behaviour which is challenging) or those children and young people whose challenging behaviour is associated with other impairments such as severe learning disabilities.

• Group B - comprises children and young people with complex health needs including those with a disability and life limiting conditions, and/or those who require palliative care and/or those with associated impairments such as cognitive or sensory impairments and/or have moving/handling needs and/or require special equipment/adaptations.

The service will be provided for children and young people with disabilities from the age of 4 up to their 18th birthday or up to the age of 19 if in education and they have received a referral by Dudley Children's Services Children's Disability Team according to their criteria. Children under age 4 may the referred into the service if they are in crisis and are at serious risk of family breakdown.

The commissioner is advertising this opportunity via a Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a call for competition and interested parties are required to register their interest in writing. The form in which expressions of interest must be submitted in writing is outlined in the relevant documentation found on the CSU's e-tendering portal. Full details of the intended process, along with a copy of the service specification can also be found on the CSU's e-tendering portal. For the avoidance of doubt, no further notice shall be issued with regard to this procurement.

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £2,051,885


Section four. Procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-016552

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date

12 September 2022

Local time

5:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English