---
title: "Community Buddy Scheme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042baf"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-042baf.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2024-03-19"
---

# Community Buddy Scheme

Buyer: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042baf

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## Summary

The Hampshire County Council has completed the procurement process for the Community Buddy Scheme, a project falling under the "Health and social work services" industry category. This scheme aims to support children and young people with disabilities to access their local community independently. The procurement method used was an Open Procedure, with an initial contract period of 2 years starting from April 1, 2024. Hampshire County Council acted as the buying organisation for this tender, which was conducted using a light touch procurement process under the Public Contract Regulations.

This opportunity presents a chance for businesses offering community, social, and personal services to engage with Hampshire County Council and provide valuable support to vulnerable individuals in the community. Businesses that can offer innovative solutions to facilitate community access for children and young people with disabilities are well-suited to compete in this tender. The award criteria include a quality questionnaire which carries a weightage of 100%. As the current status is complete, interested businesses can monitor future contract extensions to potentially participate and grow their business through this meaningful endeavour.

## Notice

Hampshire County Council Children's Services delivers the Community Buddy Scheme as part of the council's Short Breaks offer. The Community Buddy Scheme enables children and young people with a disability or additional needs, to access their local community or support them to take part in activities or groups of their choosing within their local community. The support given by a Community Buddy enables a child or young person to experience their community or an activity/club without their parent or carer. Accessing the community can take many different forms and could include (but is not limited to); shopping, exploring public transport or making use of community spaces such as parks. This framework was procured as a light touch procurement under section 7 of the Public Contract Regulations however there were technical issues with the find a tender system so the notices have been published under F02/F03.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The procurement route will be based on an Open Procedure process; details are confirmed in the ITT instructions. An initial contract period of 2 years is proposed. The contract start date will be from 01 April 2024. There is an option to extend for 1+1 years.

Options: There is an option to extend for 1+1 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008916-2024 |
| 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 | 19 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Feb 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £250,000 |
| Lots value | £250,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £250,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | WINCHESTER |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO23 8ZB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire |
| Local authority | Winchester |
| Electoral ward | St Michael |
| Westminster constituency | Winchester |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England), TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CONTRACTOR INFORMATION IS HELD ON HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL'S PROCUREMENT PAGE: HTTPS://WWW.HANTS.GOV.UK/BUSINESS/PROCUREMENT/CHILDRENS-SERVICES-OPEN-FRAMEWORK-CONTRACTORS THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS: CS21764 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 19 Mar 2024 at 17:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008916-2024
- 9 Jan 2024 at 14:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000654-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home
- https://www.hants.gov.uk/business/procurement/childrens-services-open-framework-contractors

## Provenance

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