--- title: "Family and Community Support for Children and Young People with Severe and Complex Disabilities and/or Autism" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029e58" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-029e58" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-029e58.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-029e58.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2021-03-23" --- # Family and Community Support for Children and Young People with Severe and Complex Disabilities and/or Autism Buyer: WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029e58 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-029e58) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-029e58.json) ## Summary West Sussex County Council is initiating a tender for the provision of Family and Community Support for Children and Young People with Severe and Complex Disabilities and/or Autism. This procurement falls under the category of health and social work services and has a planned budget of £5,000,000. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with a scheduled virtual Bidder's Briefing set for 31 March 2021 from 2pm to 4pm, conducted via Microsoft Teams. Interested bidders should RSVP by 10am on the same day to participate in this informative session. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in care and support services, particularly those with the capacity to deliver outcomes for children and young people with complex needs. Entities that focus on health and social care services, especially those that can handle both standard and enhanced levels of care as outlined in the two lots of the tender, would be well-positioned to compete. The need for skilled practitioners who can manage complex health requirements adds further potential for growth in this sector. ## Notice This notice is for information only. A Framework for the for the provision of Family and Community Support for Children and Young People with Severe and Complex Disabilities and/or Autism is being established by West Sussex County Council and the tender pack will be released shortly. The Council has scheduled a virtual Bidder's Briefing as detailed below. All Bidders are welcome to join the Bidders Briefing, but attendance is optional. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic we expect to deliver this briefing by way of a Live Video Call with accompanying slides, which will be recorded and shared to all parties via the e-sourcing portal after the event.Session: Bidder BriefingDate: Wednesday 31st March 2021Time: 2pm - 4pmLocation: Online - Microsoft TeamsAgenda: * Overview of the requirement* Explanation of process* Question and answer session* How to use the WSCC e-sourcing portalRSVP: Please send an email to shara.benson@westsussex.gov.uk by 10am on Wednesday 31st March 2021 and advise who from your organisation will be attending. Please note if we receive your request to join the briefing after this time, we cannot guarantee you will be able to attend. Please ensure you include the email address of the individual(s) to be invited. If an email address is not provided, we cannot invite you to the event. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Standard Care and Support Care and support provided to a Child or Young Person with severe and complex disabilities and/or autism, in their family home or in the community. This includes an outcomes-based approach working with Children and Young People towards increasing self-esteem, enhancing life opportunities and support leading to independent living and support managing basic everyday living tasks, in transition to adulthood. Lot 2 Enhanced Care and Support In addition to meeting all the requirements of Standard Care and Support (Lot 1), the enhanced level of care and support will deliver outcomes for Children and Young People with significant and highly complex disabilities that require additional specialist skilled and trained practitioners. Service Provider staff will have an in-depth understanding and ability to manage positive behaviour interventions and/or complex health needs. This level of service also includes additional specialist provision in relation to profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005863-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Mar 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Mar 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £5,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHICHESTER | | Post town | Portsmouth | | Postcode | PO19 1RG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) | | Local authority | Chichester | | Electoral ward | Chichester Central | | Westminster constituency | Chichester | | Delivery location | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 23 Mar 2021 at 13:13 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005863-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/default.aspx - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Tenders/Current ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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