--- title: "Invitation to Tender for the provision of assessed individual support for disabled children" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0403df" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0403df" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0403df.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0403df.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2023-09-26" --- # Invitation to Tender for the provision of assessed individual support for disabled children Buyer: HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0403df [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0403df) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0403df.json) ## Summary The Herefordshire Council has issued a tender with the title "Invitation to Tender for the provision of assessed individual support for disabled children" in the services category within the Health and social work services industry. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender period ending on 20th October 2023. The Council is seeking to contract one or more providers to deliver a minimum level of support hours for disabled children, with potential for contract extension. The location for the provision of services is in the UKG11 region. This tender opportunity presents a chance for businesses specialising in health and social work services to provide individual support for disabled children in the Herefordshire area. Companies interested in delivering community or family-based support services tailored to the needs of disabled children are encouraged to participate. The procurement method is an open procedure, allowing for fair competition among service providers interested in expanding their operations in the health and social care sector. ## Notice The Council is seeking to contract with one or more providers in order to secure a minimum level of individual support hours to be delivered within the community or family home service. The service will be for approximately twenty-nine children, who have been assessed by the council's Children with Disabilities team as requiring specialist daytime short breaks to be delivered in the community or in the family home. This service is also referred to a buddying. These twenty-nine children will require approximately 9,000 hours support in a twelve month period. As some of the supported hours are already commissioned, the contract will initially be for at least 5,000 hours per year, with the potential to increase throughout the life of the contract. Additionally: There is also a requirement for a pilot study Completion document 4: Invitation to Tender (ITT) Pilot study. This is to provide assessed bespoke support and/or care that could be delivered either in the family home or other location to be confirmed based on individual case by case basis. Parent carers may or may not be present when support hours are delivered To view the documentation related to this opportunity you will need to register on the portal, if you are not already register with Procontract, and express an interest in the opportunity. To Register with Procontract on the Supplying the Southwest Portal click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your browser address bar; https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ### Lot Information Lot 1 An above threshold Invitation To Tender to procure 1 or multiple service providers to provide short breaks. The contract(s) will be to deliver at least 5,000 support hours per annum, to be delivered either in the child's family home or within their local community. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028376-2023 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | 20 Oct 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | HEREFORD | | Post town | Hereford | | Postcode | HR4 0LE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG11 Herefordshire, County of | | Local authority | Herefordshire, County of | | Electoral ward | Widemarsh | | Westminster constituency | Hereford and South Herefordshire | | Delivery location | TLG11 Herefordshire, County of | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 26 Sep 2023 at 13:52 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028376-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=ed9131f0-6f5c-ee11-8124-005056b64545 - https://www.herefordshire.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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