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title: "A Countywide Integrated Short Breaks Service for Disabled Children and Young People aged 0-19 years"
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# A Countywide Integrated Short Breaks Service for Disabled Children and Young People aged 0-19 years

Buyer: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-74a895ad-7784-49c1-8a87-d6ee0a750e51

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## Summary

Buckinghamshire County Council is seeking tenders for a Countywide Integrated Short Breaks Service aimed at disabled children and young people aged 0 to 19 years. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is at the award stage, with the contract scheduled to commence on 1 October 2019, running for 5 years and 6 months, plus an option to extend for an additional 24 months. The total budget cap for the initial term is set at £15,898,737. Interested organisations are required to register on the Buckinghamshire Business Portal by noon on 8 May 2019 to participate in the tender process.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the health and social care sectors, particularly those with expertise in providing support services for disabled children and young people. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSE) are well-suited to compete, especially if they can foster partnerships with other local organisations. The emphasis on a lead provider model that works collaboratively with smaller providers indicates a preference for innovative approaches to service delivery and the flexibility required to meet the diverse needs of the community.

## Notice

Buckinghamshire County Council (BCC) is tendering on behalf of BCC and Buckinghamshire CCG for the provision of a jointly commissioned Countywide Integrated Short Breaks Service for Disabled Children and Young People aged 0 - 19 years. This will include provision of short breaks services across the targeted and specialist delivery levels, with the specialist service delivery including a residential short breaks service. The service will support Buckinghamshire County Council and the Clinical Commissioning Group to meet statutory duties in regards to short breaks. The Provider will be supporting our transformation of short breaks across Buckinghamshire by supporting more disabled children and young people to access universal service provision, targeting resources to those most in need and supporting the commissioners to reduce current reliance on buildings based residential short breaks. There are 3 Local Authority owned buildings that will be leased to the provider to support the delivery of the service, two of which will be specifically for the delivery of residential short breaks. We are seeking a lead provider model where we would encourage the provider to work with a range of small voluntary organisations/specialist providers to deliver the targeted service and to ensure we can meet one of our key objectives: Increasing Flexibility, Choice and Control through the Targeted Offer. The provider will develop an assessment tool to support access to universal and the targeted service and develop a robust management of the allocation of the targeted service. The provider will support the commissioners in the development of personal budgets for short breaks as part of a wider programme to establish Personal Budgets in Buckinghamshire. The service will also provide a child specific training service for short breaks for both their own provision and other short breaks providers in county. The current targeted and residential short breaks provision is contracted to an external provider which is due to expire and therefore TUPE may apply. The contract start date is 1 October 2019. The contract term is 5 years and 6 months with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. A budget cap has been set at PS15,898,737.00 for the initial contract term (5 years and 6 months). If your organisation wishes to participate in this process, please register on Buckinghamshire Business Portal and express and interest in this opportunity. You will be unable to take part of you do not register on the Portal and express an interest in the opportunity. Link to the Portal http://www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk Tenders must be returned via Buckinghamshire Business Portal. The tender return deadline is noon 8 May 2019.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6c9f8193-962c-4041-b823-c5ca00c76410 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Jul 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 8 May 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Jul 2019 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2019 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,898,737 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £15,843,552 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | AYLESBURY |
| Post town | Hemel Hempstead |
| Postcode | HP20 1YG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ13 Buckinghamshire |
| Local authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Electoral ward | Aylesbury North |
| Westminster constituency | Aylesbury |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACTION FOR CHILDREN SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 22 Jul 2019 at 10:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6c9f8193-962c-4041-b823-c5ca00c76410
- 1 Apr 2019 at 12:53 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b9e5f7b5-b9f3-466c-9a12-e545af8ade58

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6c9f8193-962c-4041-b823-c5ca00c76410
  22nd July 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b9e5f7b5-b9f3-466c-9a12-e545af8ade58
  1st April 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=4caf0778-4152-e911-80f3-005056b64545
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## Notice URLs

- http://www.buckscc.gov.uk
- http://www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk

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