--- title: "Provision of Short Breaks, Alternative Provision and Early Intervention" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2687cab7-998d-44a3-affe-7d79f6a84bc1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2687cab7-998d-44a3-affe-7d79f6a84bc1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2687cab7-998d-44a3-affe-7d79f6a84bc1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2687cab7-998d-44a3-affe-7d79f6a84bc1.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2024-12-30" --- # Provision of Short Breaks, Alternative Provision and Early Intervention Buyer: SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2687cab7-998d-44a3-affe-7d79f6a84bc1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2687cab7-998d-44a3-affe-7d79f6a84bc1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2687cab7-998d-44a3-affe-7d79f6a84bc1.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e37126ff-4dcf-4f5e-9296-048790475278 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Dec 2024 | | Submission deadline | 27 Jan 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £10,121,448 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | SWINDON | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN1 2JH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon | | Local authority | Swindon | | Electoral ward | Eastcott | | Westminster constituency | Swindon South | | 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) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 30 Dec 2024 at 11:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e37126ff-4dcf-4f5e-9296-048790475278 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e37126ff-4dcf-4f5e-9296-048790475278 30th December 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/ProjectManagement/ProjectDashboard?projectId=d3568fc2-95c6-ef11-8133-005056b64545 To participate in the tender please click on the link ## Notice URLs - http://www.swindon.gov.uk/ - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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