Planning

Market Testing - Independent Travel Training (ITT)

LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN COUNCIL

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Planning

19 Dec 2022 at 15:57

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Camden Council is conducting a market testing process for Independent Travel Training (ITT) services. The procurement falls under the Education and training services category. The engagement end date is set for 16th January 2023. The ITT aims to empower users to travel independently and reduce dependency on council services. The opportunity is suited for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations.

The ITT procurement by Camden Council is at the planning stage. The service will mainly benefit children and adults with special educational needs, learning disabilities, and physical disabilities in London. The proposed services include home visits, travel route assessment, and budget planning. Suppliers are encouraged to provide budget information and staffing details for delivering the services. The key objectives include achieving positive outcomes for users and increasing awareness across education, health, and social care providers in Camden.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Market Testing - Independent Travel Training (ITT)

Notice Description

Camden Council is looking to deliver ITT for Adults (aged 18+) and children and young people (aged 5 to 18 years) with special educational needs and children who have physical and learning disability, with a view to deciding whether and how to recommission this provision. What is ITT? Independent Travel Training is to train service users who currently rely on transport service to become independent and able to travel to school and other destination on their own. In Camden we wish to encourage users of Camden Accessible Travel Solutions transport service and other services within Camden to feel empowered to manage their own travel arrangements. What are the benefits of ITT? Main purpose is to support our users to become more independent and learn life skills. This will also benefit them in other aspects of their life where they will be able to use this skill to carry out social functions. This training will also reduce the dependency on council services and other voluntary sector services and in affect deliver efficiencies. 2. Details of the proposed services Complete home visits to carry out the initial assessment and risk assessment to identify if the service user is ready for ITT and received the sign off from parents. Carry out travel route assessment and create a individualised travel plan with the service user. Test to see if the service user is able to travel independently and sign off from Camden services. Complete database for monitoring and evaluating each service user. Proposed budget We encourage respondents to provide an indicative budget or budget range to deliver the service on a yearly basis. Number of service user to move to ITT We envisage the following number of service users to move from council provided transport to independent travel; 30 in the first year; 25 in the second year; 20 in the third year. Staff We encourage suppliers to provide us with details of the number of staffing (including posts) they require to achive the above outcome. User Group The service user will mainly be; Children with Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND) Adults and Children with learning disability Adults and Children with physical disabilities Any other users with complex needs Key objectives: Achieving positive and sustainable outcomes for Adult, Children and Young People with SEND and/or social, emotional and mental health needs. Optimising take-up and raising awareness of the service across education, health and social care providers in Camden. please see the attached questionnaire to find out how to respond to this market testing. Please note this is not a tender notification.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dfa00c38-7e74-41d8-a4cc-af31ca61bbf4
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

85000000 - Health and social work services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Dec 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
16 Jan 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
WC1H 9JE
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI36 Camden
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Camden
Electoral Ward
King's Cross
Westminster Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Further Information

Notice Documents

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