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title: "Short Breaks (Play & Leisure) and Domiciliary Care for Children with Disabilities Framework - 2023 Reopen"
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# Short Breaks (Play & Leisure) and Domiciliary Care for Children with Disabilities Framework - 2023 Reopen

Buyer: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03026b

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## Summary

Leicestershire County Council is undergoing a procurement process to invite and appoint service providers for its "Short Breaks (Play & Leisure) and Domiciliary Care for Children with Disabilities Framework - 2023 Reopen" contract. This opportunity falls under the health and social work services category and the services are to be delivered within the UKF22 region. The procurement stage is at the award and contract update phase, with the latest update on 3rd December 2024. The framework initially began on 1st April 2021, and it is set to end on 31st March 2025, following a series of annual renewals or extensions. This setup aims to cater to disabled children's needs, allowing them short breaks and domiciliary care within their homes, with care ranging from personal care to meal preparation and more.

This tender provides significant business growth opportunities for service providers specializing in health and social care. SMEs are particularly well-suited for this tender, especially those experienced in providing care services to children with disabilities. Service providers who successfully meet the quality criteria outlined in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents will be placed on an approved list, ensuring a steady stream of work as needs arise. The framework's reopen allows both new businesses to join and existing ones to adjust their pricing, enhancing competition and guaranteeing diverse service offerings. Engaging in this framework can help businesses expand their portfolio in the public sector and establish a foothold within the regional care services market.

## Notice

Leicestershire County Council is undertaking a procurement process to identify and appoint additional service providers to provide a range of disabled children's services as described below. Lot 2: Domiciliary Care - Domiciliary care is a statutory service that the Council has a duty to provide and it relates to the provision of care and support to children and families in their own home (e.g. personal care, meal preparation, moving and handling etc. The framework also has another Lot (Lot 1: Short Breaks (Play & Leisure)) but this reopen is only to appoint additional service providers for Lot 2.

### Lot Information

Short Breaks (Play & Leisure) and Domiciliary Care for Children with Disabilities Framework - 2023 Reopen

Leicestershire County Council has undertaken a procurement process to identify and appoint a number of service providers to the Short Breaks (Play & Leisure) and Domiciliary Care for Children with Disabilities framework awarded in March 2021, to provide a range of disabled children's services as described below. Lot 1: Short Breaks (Play & Leisure) provide opportunities for disabled children and young people to spend time away from their parents and carers, with friends and peers, for positive opportunities Lot 2: Domiciliary Care Domiciliary care is a statutory service that the Council has a duty to provide and it relates to the provision of care and support to children and families in their own home (e.g. personal care, meal preparation, moving and handling etc.). The process to refresh the framework was included in the 2021 Invitation to Tender documents. The purpose of this reopen is to allow additional service providers to join the current list of approved providers.

Options: The framework commenced 1st April 2021 for an initial period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further period or periods up to a total of 3 years taking the contract term to a maximum of 4 years.

Renewal: The framework is currently in place for 1 year, from 1st April 2021 to March 31st 2022. There is an option to extend for a further period or periods up to a total of 3 years taking the contract term to a maximum of 4 years.

Lot 2: Domiciliary Care

Domiciliary care is a statutory service that the Council has a duty to provide and it relates to the provision of care and support to children and families in their own home (e.g. personal care, meal preparation, moving and handling, etc.). The service can only be provided following an assessment of need and if certain thresholds are met. This service is not exclusively for disabled children and young people although they make up the vast majority of service users. Two broad areas of domiciliary care include: (i) domestic tasks; and (ii) sitting service. It is anticipated that all tenderers that meet the quality threshold, described in the ITT document, will be accepted onto this lot. Services will then be called off as and when required by Leicestershire County Council following the call-off procedure described within the service specification.

Options: There is an option to re-open the framework for 12 months to allow for new providers and for existing providers to review their prices.

Renewal: The framework is currently in place for 1 year, from 1st April 2021 to March 31st 2022. There is an option to extend for a further period or periods up to a total of 3 years taking the contract term to a maximum of 4 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038913-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Dec 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 May 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Annual refreshes for 1st April 2023. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,440,000 |
| Lots value | £3,560,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,692,746 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE3 8RA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 13 |
| Supplier names | ALLIANCE; BRIGHT INTERGRATED CARE; DAYSTAR CARE SERVICES; FLOURISH WITH PHOENIX; INTERPID CARE & SUPPORT; MELTON MENCAP; NEW LEAF TRIANGLE; PRESTIGE SOCIAL CARE SERVICES; PURPLE CARE; RAAGEH CARE; SEVEN CARE SERVICES; SPORT WORKS; THE ENDORPHINS GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 3 Dec 2024 at 13:47 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038913-2024
- 24 Apr 2023 at 15:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011716-2023
- 21 Dec 2022 at 12:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036191-2022
- 5 Sep 2022 at 11:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024800-2022
- 16 Dec 2021 at 16:18 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031476-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=6a191cca-6b80-ed11-811c-005056b64545
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:547437-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html

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