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Published 12 May 2022, 08:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

A person centred overnight Short Break Service for Children and Young People with Learning disabilities and/or autism

Official notice

Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAccelerated
Published estimate£4,000,000≈ £571k / year
Submissions closed 9 Jun 2022
Contract term 7 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Suffolk County Council are currently out to tender for the provision of A person centred overnight Short Break Service for Children and Young People with Learning disabilities and /or autism, that may have challenging behaviours and /or health needs. The accommodation for service 1 will be leased to the service contractor for the period of the contract for the purpose of delivering the contract. Bidders should propose accommodation for Service 2 which must be within Suffolk or up to a maximum of 10 miles from the Suffolk border. The contract is for the period 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2027 with the option to extend for up to a further 36 months. This opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation.Procurement Policy Note 09/21 requires us to calculate the value of contracts inclusive of VAT, however we can advertise them exclusive of VAT. The advertised

CPV: Social work services with accommodation · Welfare services for children and young people · Welfare services for the handicapped

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1CD1220-2 A person centred overnight Short Break Service for Children and Young People…Renewal 7 yrs

CD1220-2 A person centred overnight Short Break Service for Children and Young People with Learning disabilities and /or autism that may have challenging behaviours and /or health needs. The accommodation for service 1 will be leased to the service contractor for the period of the contract for the purpose of delivering the contract. Bidders should propose accommodation for Service 2 which must be within Suffolk or up to a maximum of 10 miles from the Suffolk border. Additional information: This tender is advertised as an open tender with negotiation and meets the requirements of the Lighter Touch Regime.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2030 (7 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: This contract will replace a similar previous service, Service 1 Ambleside will continue to use the same building. The contract period is 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2027 with the option to extend for up to a further 36 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
12 May 2022, 08:39 BST
Last source update
12 May 2022, 08:39 BST
Award evaluation window
9 Jun 2022 – …
Authority reference
CD1220-2
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-012342
Accelerated

This tender is advertised using the Light Touch Regime as an open tender with negotiation. The listed procedure types above do not allow the option to detail Light Touch Regime, therefore the accelerated procedure has been ticked to enable this text to be included in the advert.

Classification (CPV)
Social work services with accommodationWelfare services for children and young peopleWelfare services for the handicapped
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0336d3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Suffolk County Council incorporates a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the point at which information on the award of contract is communicated to the tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly.

Publisher note: If the Contracting Authority identifies that the scope of this procurement falls within a business sector which may be attractive to infiltration by organised crime groups, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to include enhanced probity checks / requirements at the award stages of the procurement.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.suffolksourcing.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
9 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
9 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 May 2022 → 1 Apr 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Notice published
    12 May 2022, 08:39 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    9 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    9 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Aug 2022, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suffolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Endeavour House, Russell Road, IPSWICH, East of England, IP1 2BXContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria