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title: "Children with a Disability - Group Activities"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000771104"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MORAY COUNCIL"
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# Children with a Disability - Group Activities

Buyer: MORAY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000771104

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## Summary

Moray Council has completed the procurement process to contract with Action for Children Services Ltd for the provision of Support Services for Children with Disabilities – Group Activities. The procurement falls under the general public services category, with services intended specifically for the Moray Area (UKM62), focusing on children and young people with disabilities. The contracting process was managed through an open procedure, with key activities commencing from the tender stage on 3rd July 2024, and concluding with the contract's signing on 31st October 2024. The contract is currently active and valued at £417,700 GBP. This process ensures that children and young people with disabilities have structured group activities while providing families with respite.

This contract offers substantial business growth opportunities for providers specialising in support services for children and youth with disabilities. Businesses with expertise in delivering similar structured programmes, along with trained staff and robust management and coordination capabilities, stand well-suited to compete for such contracts. The open procedure ensures fair competition and allows businesses that meet the specified economic, financial, and technical criteria to participate, fostering a transparent and competitive market environment. Such opportunities are particularly advantageous for large-scale service providers with proven experience and the ability to deliver comprehensive support services as outlined by Moray Council's requirements.

## Notice

Moray Council is looking to contract with a provider for the provision of Support Services for Children with Disabilities - Group Activities. The provider should be committed to the Promise and have aligned policies, strategies and practice to inform change where required to ensure children, young people and families are at the centre. The aim of this service is to give the children with a disability the opportunity to attend a group with a structured programme. This will allow a natural break for families from their caring responsibilities whilst their child or young person is under the supervision of a group / leisure club. This will allow children and young people with disabilities the same opportunity to play, participate in culture and leisure activities as their peers. The service provider is required to deliver the service in accordance with the terms of the contract and shall be responsible for the provision of necessary and trained staff, planning, management and co-ordination considered relevant and necessary to ensure satisfactory delivery of the service.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This opportunity is an tender, open to all bidders who meet the qualification criteria as listed in this notice. Submissions will be evaluated on the criteria listed below.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.

Renewal: This agreement may be extended for a further 2 periods of 12 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV517862 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Aug 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £417,700 |
| Lots value | £417,700 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £417,700 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MORAY COUNCIL |
| Locality | ELGIN |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV30 1BX |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Moray |
| Electoral ward | Elgin City North |
| Westminster constituency | Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey |
| Delivery location | TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACTION FOR CHILDREN SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312120 - Daycare services for handicapped children and young people

## Release History

- 7 Nov 2024 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV517862
- 3 Jul 2024 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL509074

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL509074
  Children with a Disability - Group Activities - Moray Council is looking to contract with a provider for the provision of Support Services for Children with Disabilities - Group Activities. The provider should be committed to the Promise and have aligned policies, strategies and practice to inform change where required to ensure children, young people and families are at the centre. The aim of this service is to give the children with a disability the opportunity to attend a group with a structured programme. This will allow a natural break for families from their caring responsibilities whilst their child or young person is under the supervision of a group / leisure club. This will allow children and young people with disabilities the same opportunity to play, participate in culture and leisure activities as their peers. The service provider is required to deliver the service in accordance with the terms of the contract and shall be responsible for the provision of necessary and trained staff, planning, management and co-ordination considered relevant and necessary to ensure satisfactory delivery of the service.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV517862
  Children with a Disability - Group Activities - Moray Council is looking to contract with a provider for the provision of Support Services for Children with Disabilities - Group Activities. The provider should be committed to the Promise and have aligned policies, strategies and practice to inform change where required to ensure children, young people and families are at the centre. The aim of this service is to give the children with a disability the opportunity to attend a group with a structured programme. This will allow a natural break for families from their caring responsibilities whilst their child or young person is under the supervision of a group / leisure club. This will allow children and young people with disabilities the same opportunity to play, participate in culture and leisure activities as their peers. The service provider is required to deliver the service in accordance with the terms of the contract and shall be responsible for the provision of necessary and trained staff, planning, management and co-ordination considered relevant and necessary to ensure satisfactory delivery of the service.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.moray.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000771104
- https://scotcourts.gov.uk/
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

## Provenance

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