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title: "Short Breaks and Support and Enablement PDSP"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029029"
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# Short Breaks and Support and Enablement PDSP

Buyer: WAKEFIELD COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029029

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "Short Breaks and Support and Enablement PDSP" is managed by Wakefield Council, seeking to provide social work services as part of its statutory duty to assist children with disabilities and their families in the Wakefield District. This tender process is currently in the planning stage, using a selective procurement method, specifically a restricted procedure. Key dates for this procurement include the initiation on February 4, 2021, and several contracts awarded, each valued at approximately £2,100,000. The procurement covers five categories of service delivery to meet assessed needs for practical support during school holidays.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social care and support services, particularly those that can deliver group-based social activities for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to compete, as evidenced by the high number of bids received, primarily from SMEs, including local providers in Wakefield such as Aspire 2B Community Interest Company and Caremark Wakefield. Companies with expertise in personal care, leisure activities, and educational support are well-suited for this procurement, which aims to foster inclusive activities during school breaks.

## Notice

Wakefield Council has a statutory duty to make services available to meet the assessed needs of both children with disabilities and their parents and carers. Therefore the Council is seeking Providers to deliver Short Breaks, personal care and practical support to children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities in the Wakefield District. The services required under this procurement fall within schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) and are therefore not bound by all of its requirements. The Council will follow its own modified version of the Dynamic Purchasing System process prescribed under regulation 34 for setting up and running this Short Breaks Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System. The PDSP with have 5 Categories. Tenderers can bid for all or any individual service. Please see tender documentation for further detail.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Service will provide group-based social, sport and leisure activities during school holidays to children and young people with SEND. This can include the three half term holidays and the Easter and Summer holidays. Providers will be advised of the level of support required for each individual, based on assessed needs.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002242-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Feb 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Jan 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,100,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WAKEFIELD COUNCIL |
| Locality | WAKEFIELD |
| Post town | Wakefield |
| Postcode | WF1 2EB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE45 Wakefield |
| Local authority | Wakefield |
| Electoral ward | Wakefield North |
| Westminster constituency | Wakefield and Rothwell |
| Delivery location | TLE45 Wakefield |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 10 |
| Supplier names | ALPHA MAY CARE FIRST; ASPIRE 2B COMMUNITY INTEREST; CAREMARK WAKEFIELD; CARERS TRUST MID YORKSHIRE; ENDORPHINS GROUP; INTERSERVICE HEALTHCARE; LOTUS HOME CARE; SENSE; SPORTS WORKS; STRIDE THEATRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85310000 - Social work services

## Release History

- 4 Feb 2021 at 12:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002242-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/default.htm
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:520740-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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