Awarded contract

ESCC - SS - Holiday & Weekend Short Break Activities

  • East Sussex County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-029704

Published 9 October 2023, 2:15pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

East Sussex County Council

St Anne's Crescent

Lewes

BN7 1UE

Contact

Stephanie Saunders

Email

stephanie.saunders@eastsussex.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ22 - East Sussex CC

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com

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

ESCC - SS - Holiday & Weekend Short Break Activities

Reference number

DN1519

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

East Sussex are awarding a provider for the provision of East Sussex wide Holiday and Short

Break Activities.

Short breaks are leisure activities that support children and young people with Special

Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). They give children and young people the

opportunity to have fun, learn new skills and socialise while parents or carers take a break

from caring.

Short breaks can include provision for at least 2 hours up to overnight activities for the

children and young people. These short breaks can take place in the child’s home, an

approved carer’s home or in a residential/community setting. Short Breaks can include

holiday activities, after school clubs, holiday play schemes, engagement activities and youth

clubs or activities for all the family.

Short breaks can be in specialist and universal settings and can be planned and regular as

well as being available at short notice.

Contract term includes initial 2 years with up to 24 months extension.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £600,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ22 - East Sussex CC

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

East Sussex are awarding a provider for the provision of East Sussex wide Holiday and Short

Break Activities.

Short breaks are leisure activities that support children and young people with Special

Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). They give children and young people the

opportunity to have fun, learn new skills and socialise while parents or carers take a break

from caring.

Short breaks can include provision for at least 2 hours up to overnight activities for the

children and young people. These short breaks can take place in the child’s home, an

approved carer’s home or in a residential/community setting. Short Breaks can include

holiday activities, after school clubs, holiday play schemes, engagement activities and youth

clubs or activities for all the family.

Short breaks can be in specialist and universal settings and can be planned and regular as

well as being available at short notice.

Contract term includes initial 2 years with up to 24 months extension.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 90

Price - Weighting: 10

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-017001


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

23 August 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Aspens Charities

Cornford Lane

Pembury

TN2 4QU

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £600,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

East Sussex County Council

St Anne's Crescent

Lewes

BN7 1UE

Country

United Kingdom