Tender

Provision of Short Breaks, Alternative Provision and Early Intervention

SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Tender

30 Dec 2024 at 11:44

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Swindon Borough Council is inviting expressions of interest for the provision of Short Breaks, Alternative Provision, and Early Intervention services, classified under the 'Education and training services' industry category. This tender is at the active stage, seeking suppliers through an open procedure. The contract, divided into five lots, aims to engage service providers over a four-year period starting from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2029, with an estimated total value of £10,121,448. Deadlines for tender submissions are set for 27th January 2025, 14:00 UK local time, with clarifications to be submitted by 20th January 2025, 12:00 UK local time. The services will be delivered within England, United Kingdom.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses, particularly SMEs and those within the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sectors, to expand their operations over several years. The procurement seeks providers for Alternative Provision, specialist and inclusion Short Breaks, Overnight Respite, and Early Intervention services, presenting varied opportunities for different service providers. Businesses specializing in alternative education, care services, and early intervention programs will find these lots particularly appealing, enabling them to contribute to the community while growing their market footprint.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Short Breaks, Alternative Provision and Early Intervention

Notice Description

Provision of Short Breaks, Alternative Provision and Early Intervention Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of Short Breaks, Alternative Provision and Early Intervention. Project Description Swindon Borough Council are looking to procure a Framework of providers to provide services against education Alternative Provision, Short Breaks and Early Intervention SEND services. The requirement is being divided into lots where providers can apply for any lot Lots are: Lot 1 Alternative Provision - Swindon Borough Council is seeking a suite of providers to deliver services to children who are not in mainstream education and to prioritise seeking the return of children back into schools setting. Lot 2 Short Breaks - Specialist services - Providing services to help children with very specialist needs Lot 3 Short Breaks - Inclusion- Providing services to help children integrate into everyday activity Lot 4 Short Breaks - Overnight respite- providing overnight respite for carers of children with these needs Lot 5 - Early intervention - providing services which help prevent children going into more advanced care solutions The contract will be for 4 years with no option to extend as stated in the ITT documents. Estimated contract spend across the 4 years is as below: Alternative Provision: PS7,946,200 Short Breaks Specialist: PS1,173,600 Short Breaks Inclusion: PS33,600 Short Breaks Overnight: PS457,600 Early Intervention: PS510,448 Total Value - PS10,121,448.00 over 4 years for all lots Full details relating to the Services are provided in the tender documents. To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 20th January 2025, 1200 hrs UK Local time. The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically on the ProContract tender portal. Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 27th January 2025, 1400 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ Please note that this project has been advertised on Find A Tender Service/ Contracts Finder/ other web portals, however, Supplying the South West Portal, https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN757423 No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-2687cab7-998d-44a3-affe-7d79f6a84bc1
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e37126ff-4dcf-4f5e-9296-048790475278
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,121,448 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Jan 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN1 2JH
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Eastcott
Westminster Constituency
Swindon South

Further Information

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