--- title: "Residential Short Breaks Service for Children and Young People" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-045791" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-045791" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-045791.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-045791.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2024-08-15" --- # Residential Short Breaks Service for Children and Young People Buyer: NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045791 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-045791) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-045791.json) ## Summary NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract to Progress Care for the delivery of a Residential Short Breaks Service for Children and Young People in the Borough of Dudley. This award, conducted under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) due to the absence of competition for technical reasons, is part of a completed tender process. The contract, valued at £3,940,200, will commence on 1st April 2024 and has a duration of 3 years with an option to extend for an additional two years. Key dates include the contract signing on 1st August 2024 and the expected execution on 20th May 2024, following a mandatory 10-day notice period. The procurement method utilised was a limited, negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those experienced in providing care for children and young people. Businesses with expertise in delivering residential short breaks can leverage this opportunity to establish a strong presence in the specified region and develop long-term relationships with local authorities and service users. Suppliers with a track record of managing complex care needs and those capable of ensuring service continuity and stability will be well-positioned to meet the requirements of this contract. This makes it an enticing prospect for small and medium-sized enterprises familiar with the sector and seeking to expand their service portfolios. ## Notice NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board wishes to inform the market that upon successful completion of the VEAT Notice the contract has been awarded to Progress Care. The award has been conducted under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) (i.e., competition is absent for technical reasons) for the provision of a Residential Short Breaks Service for the Borough of Dudley. The contract duration is 3 years commencing 1st April 2024 with an option to extend for up to a further two 2 years. ### Lot Information Lot 1 NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board wishes to inform the market that upon successful completion of the VEAT Notice the contract has been awarded to Progress Care. The award has been conducted under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) (i.e., competition is absent for technical reasons) for the provision of a Residential Short Breaks Service for the Borough of Dudley. The contract duration is 3 years commencing 1st April 2024 with an option to extend for up to a further two 2 years. Options: Extension option of up to a further 2 years ### Procurement Information This contract period would provide greater stability for children, young people, and their families. Progress Care has provided the relevant service for 9 years and have established an effective and productive working relationship. After careful consideration, to minimise the risk of disruption to children, young people and their families, and to ensure continuity of service and support for families, the ICB wishes to award a contract to Progress Care, on the basis that: - a) The ICB is satisfied with the contractual performance of Progress Care as the existing service provider. b) The ICB and its partner, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, have established an effective, flexible and productive service delivery arrangement with Progress Care. Progress Care has also established an effective relationship with its service users, their families and the 5 local Special Schools c) Progress Care has ensured that the voice of children and young people is heard appropriately and reflected in service delivery. d) Progress Care has trained staff appropriately to manage the medical needs of service users, to the extent that, in the event of staff absence, these needs can still be met, and service resilience maintained. e) Progress Care has provided innovative solutions to the specific care needs of individuals, making use of its knowledge of each service user and other resources at its disposal across its service portfolio. f) The ICB is satisfied with the location of the existing service, its proximity to existing service users, their schools, and their families. g) The ICB believes that a change of service provider, any consequential change to the location of service provision, and any change to established transportation arrangements, may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people with complex health and care needs and their families. h) The ICB believes the market of alternative providers to be limited. Intelligence from attempts to identify other service providers to support the emergency provision of short breaks have proven to be extremely challenging and, on most occasions, have resulted in no locally accessible placements being sourced. A market engagement exercise resulted in limited engagement from other providers and a lack of confidence in other providers bidding for the service. It is considered that a competitive process will result in only one bid or no bids from the market which would leave the service at risk. i) For the reasons described above it is in the public interest to award the contract. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025992-2024 | | 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, SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Aug 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 2 May 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 | £3,940,200 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | | Locality | WOLVERHAMPTON | | Post town | Wolverhampton | | Postcode | WV1 1SH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester | | Local authority | Leicester | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Leicester South | | Delivery location | TLG36 Dudley | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 2 | | Supplier names | PROGRESS CARE SOLUTIONS; PROGRESS CHILDREN'S SERVICES | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 15 Aug 2024 at 14:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025992-2024 - 7 May 2024 at 12:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014503-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.blackcountry.icb.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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