---
title: "Residential Short Term Breaks Service for Children in Lothian"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000615186"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS LOTHIAN"
published: "2020-02-20"
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# Residential Short Term Breaks Service for Children in Lothian

Buyer: NHS LOTHIAN  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000615186

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## Summary

NHS Lothian is initiating a procurement process for the "Residential Short Term Breaks Service for Children in Lothian," which aims to offer residential short breaks and an outreach service for children with learning disabilities and complex needs. This tender falls within the services industry category and is planned to be issued following the preparation phase, with key dates including a future notice expected on 1st June 2020. This contract is valued at approximately £2,850,000 and is aimed at service providers located within the Lothian region to limit travel for service users.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in children's care services, particularly those focused on complex care and short break needs for vulnerable children aged 5-18. Companies with experience in providing tailored support and outreach services, alongside the capability to manage emergency short break provisions, would be well-positioned to compete for this contract. As this procurement process involves collaboration between multiple councils in Lothian, it marks an excellent opportunity for businesses to establish robust partnerships within the public sector.

## Notice

To provide residential short breaks and an outreach service to children in Lothian with learning disabilities, severe challenging behaviour and complex needs. To provide an assessment service to determine the best support and, where agreed, an appropriate behaviour support programme, for the individual child or young person, including and involving the family according to their needs. A clinical psychologist will contribute to this assessment of the child and family and offer enhanced input on targeted areas of work. To provide emergency short break beds for periods of up to 14 days as and when required

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Requirement: Complex Care and Short Break Needs for 5-18 year Olds Tender term: 3 years with 2 one year extensions. Start date 1st April 2021 Tender Value: Approximately 950,000 GBP per annum Lothian Health Board is publishing this Prior Information Notice on behalf of Edinburgh City Council, West Lothian Council, Midlothian Council and East Lothian Council who will be the joint partners for this contract. Expressions of interest will be passed to the procurement lead within one of the 4 councils named above, who will to lead the procurement process.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB381544 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Feb 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Jun 2020 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,850,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS LOTHIAN |
| Additional buyers | EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL; MIDLOTHIAN COUNCIL; THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL; WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 3EG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM11 East Lothian and Midlothian |
| Local authority | East Lothian |
| Electoral ward | Haddington and Lammermuir |
| Westminster constituency | Lothian East |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

## Release History

- 20 Feb 2020 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB381544

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB381544&idx=1
  24th February 2020 - PIN for Residential Short Breaks Service for Children in Lothian
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB381544
  Residential Short Term Breaks Service for Children in Lothian - To provide residential short breaks and an outreach service to children in Lothian with learning disabilities, severe challenging behaviour and complex needs. To provide an assessment service to determine the best support and, where agreed, an appropriate behaviour support programme, for the individual child or young person, including and involving the family according to their needs. A clinical psychologist will contribute to this assessment of the child and family and offer enhanced input on targeted areas of work. To provide emergency short break beds for periods of up to 14 days as and when required

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk
- http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000615186
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=615186

## Provenance

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