--- title: "Extended Services (Short Breaks) Provision for Children and Young People with SEND" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-045708" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-045708" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-045708.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-045708.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2024-05-02" --- # Extended Services (Short Breaks) Provision for Children and Young People with SEND Buyer: ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045708 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-045708) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-045708.json) ## Summary The Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has awarded a contract for Extended Services (Short Breaks) Provision for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to Nexus Multi Academy Trust. The procurement involved health and social work services categorised under services, and the procurement method was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The total contract value is GBP 734,050, and the contract was signed on 28th March 2024. The services are specifically tailored to the needs of Rotherham's Special Educational Needs students, ensuring continuity of care within specialist settings. This procurement provides a unique opportunity for businesses involved in health and social work services catering to children with SEND. The award was made without competition due to the exclusive rights and specialised facilities of Nexus Multi Academy Trust, showcasing the importance of tailored services for vulnerable individuals. Businesses with expertise in delivering specialised education and health services to children and young people with complex needs would find this tender particularly suited for their operations, fostering growth opportunities within the health and social services sector. ## Notice Extended Activities including after school clubs, and school holiday provision (Short Breaks) for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). ### Lot Information Lot 1 Extended activities including after school clubs, and school holiday provision (short breaks) for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) for 3 years with an option to extend up to a further 2 years. The total contract value indicated excludes vat and is based on the maximum contract duration of 5 years being taken. The value indicated also excludes uplifts due in years 4 & 5 which are index based if the contract is extended. Options: Option to extend for up to 2 years after the initial 3 year contract period. ### Procurement Information The Council in good faith considers that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice is permitted by Part 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) . The Council's justification is that, it considers the services to be delivered under the contract can only be provided by a particular economic operator (i.e. the provider) for the following reason: protection of exclusive rights under Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. . Rotherham's Special Educational Needs students require after school clubs in specialist settings ideally where students are already situated due to their school placement. This avoids huge disruption in a child's day in relation to negating the need to transport them to another provider. This is particularly important for children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) related needs who may struggle with change and/or transport. . The provider is a multi-academy trust which encompasses a number of Rotherham schools for children with special needs including facilities for children with complex needs. . The provider holds exclusive rights and the intellectual property to their schools and utilises their experienced and specialist workforce to deliver a service that meets the needs of this cohort. . The provider has access to specialist equipment and accessible buildings detailed and environments that can meet children and young people's needs and has built into their employment contracts the requirement to support the staffing in after school clubs. As such there is a ready-made bank of experienced staff with the specialist skills required to support the young people (many of whom they already know). . The opportunity to provide the services and the transaction exists solely because of the exclusive rights of the provider. . The provider is also able to deliver a range of holiday clubs and activities to the children and young people in their schools in settings that are specialised and familiar to this cohort of young people. . The absence of competition is not a result of artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement by the Council. . For the technical reasons stated above and given that the provider would not permit an alternative service to be delivered from its premises, it is understood that competition would be absent. . There is no reasonable alternative route to acquire the required services. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014279-2024 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 28 Mar 2024 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £734,050 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | ROTHERHAM | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S60 1AE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE34 Rotherham | | Local authority | Rotherham | | Electoral ward | Boston Castle | | Westminster constituency | Rotherham | | Delivery location | TLE31 Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 80340000 - Special education services - 80410000 - Various school services - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85100000 - Health services - 85320000 - Social services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 2 May 2024 at 20:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014279-2024 ## Notice URLs - http://www.rotherham.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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