Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Ealing
London Borough of Ealing, Perceval House, 14-16 Uxbridge Road
Ealing
W5 2HL
Contact
Ms Christine Baker
Telephone
+44 2088255122
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.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
Ealing Children's Community Health Services
Reference number
DN642596
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The London Borough of Ealing has commenced work to reshape the future delivery of children’s Community Health Services and would like to invite interested providers to participate in a market research exercise. The procurement is planned for early 2023 and is for a 5 year and 7-month contract with one possibility of 12-month extension. Total value £11.18m (if all extensions used)
Our Community Health Services include a range of services to support children and young people (CYP) with speech, language, communication needs (SLCN) and those with eating and drinking difficulties aged 0-25 years. This suite of services currently excludes Vision Screening and Audiology Services. Service Type & Delivery Scope SLT Early Bird Addition - Borough wide training package for families SLT EY Addition - Borough wide training package for families SLT Mainstream - Borough wide in Ealing primary schools SLT Mainstream Addition - Borough wide in Ealing primary schools SLT Mainstream Further Addition - This includes but is not limited to SLT package review, tribunal support and management capacity to improve practice Occupational Therapy Social Care - Borough wide in Ealing Schools Primary Behaviour Service (PBS) - Borough wide in Ealing Schools The Primary Behaviour Team work with primary schools to improve pupil behaviour and ensure that exclusions are kept to a minimum. ICAN - SLT support in Downe Manor Nursery Physio - Post 16 FE for 16-17 year olds - Hammersmith, Ealing & Southall, Uxbridge & Harrow, and West Thames colleges, 1 day per week for 30 weeks LAC Nursing Service - Borough wide in Ealing Schools The Council is seeking to collaborate with providers to develop a place-based approach to delivering services Our engagement with families and stakeholders highlights the need for the following. Children and young people benefit from: • Improving speech, language and communication • Increasing social skills • Increasing access to the curriculum • Increasing independence • Raising achievement • Increasing self-esteem and confidence • Making and sustaining a range of positive relationships Parents and other members of the family benefit from: • Early support whilst awaiting assessment • Education and advice for parents and carers regarding speech, language and communication difficulties. • Positive engagement with services. About this Market Engagement • The experience, expertise and innovation gained from this exercise will help inform and shape the commissioning and service delivery of services for CYP and their families. • This market research questionnaire is voluntary, and providers are in no way obliged to complete it, or to answer every question within it. However, we hope providers will complete is as it will assist us in informing our future strategy to commission children’s community health. • Ealing Council is not obliged to respond or make any commitments resulting from your responses. You may be invited to an event or meeting on 14th or 16th December 2022 to discuss your response further. • Your response is not part of any tender or contract, will be treated as confidential and the information you provide will only be used for market research purposes. Please submit your response to this questionnaire via MS Forms at https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Q4w6AYeCi0yHixMeMM258yr18p-24EtEgTV6UR8rX4lUMlFCR0xXWEpYQzRIS0E0SjkyNlJWTkJDNy4u by 5.00pm on 1st December 2022. You are also encouraged to express an interest in this project via the London Tenders Portal.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £11,180,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The London Borough of Ealing has commenced work to reshape the future delivery of children’s Community Health Services and would like to invite interested providers to participate in a market research exercise. The procurement is planned for early 2023 and is for a 5 year and 7-month contract with one possibility of 12-month extension. Total value £11.18m (if all extensions used)
Our Community Health Services include a range of services to support children and young people (CYP) with speech, language, communication needs (SLCN) and those with eating and drinking difficulties aged 0-25 years. This suite of services currently excludes Vision Screening and Audiology Services. Service Type & Delivery Scope SLT Early Bird Addition - Borough wide training package for families SLT EY Addition - Borough wide training package for families SLT Mainstream - Borough wide in Ealing primary schools SLT Mainstream Addition - Borough wide in Ealing primary schools SLT Mainstream Further Addition - This includes but is not limited to SLT package review, tribunal support and management capacity to improve practice Occupational Therapy Social Care - Borough wide in Ealing Schools Primary Behaviour Service (PBS) - Borough wide in Ealing Schools The Primary Behaviour Team work with primary schools to improve pupil behaviour and ensure that exclusions are kept to a minimum. ICAN - SLT support in Downe Manor Nursery Physio - Post 16 FE for 16-17 year olds - Hammersmith, Ealing & Southall, Uxbridge & Harrow, and West Thames colleges, 1 day per week for 30 weeks LAC Nursing Service - Borough wide in Ealing Schools The Council is seeking to collaborate with providers to develop a place-based approach to delivering services Our engagement with families and stakeholders highlights the need for the following. Children and young people benefit from: • Improving speech, language and communication • Increasing social skills • Increasing access to the curriculum • Increasing independence • Raising achievement • Increasing self-esteem and confidence • Making and sustaining a range of positive relationships Parents and other members of the family benefit from: • Early support whilst awaiting assessment • Education and advice for parents and carers regarding speech, language and communication difficulties. • Positive engagement with services. About this Market Engagement • The experience, expertise and innovation gained from this exercise will help inform and shape the commissioning and service delivery of services for CYP and their families. • This market research questionnaire is voluntary, and providers are in no way obliged to complete it, or to answer every question within it. However, we hope providers will complete is as it will assist us in informing our future strategy to commission children’s community health. • Ealing Council is not obliged to respond or make any commitments resulting from your responses. You may be invited to an event or meeting on 14th or 16th December 2022 to discuss your response further. • Your response is not part of any tender or contract, will be treated as confidential and the information you provide will only be used for market research purposes. Please submit your response to this questionnaire via MS Forms at https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Q4w6AYeCi0yHixMeMM258yr18p-24EtEgTV6UR8rX4lUMlFCR0xXWEpYQzRIS0E0SjkyNlJWTkJDNy4u by 5.00pm on 1st December 2022. You are also encouraged to express an interest in this project via the London Tenders Portal.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £11,180,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
67
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
One potential 12-month renewal
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
3 March 2023
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
3 March 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
London Borough of Ealing
London Borough of Ealing, Perceval House, 14-16 Uxbridge Road
London
W5 2HL
Telephone
+44 02088255122
Country
United Kingdom