Short Breaks for Children and Young People with Disabilities

This contract will enable children and young people with special needs and disabilities to take a full and active part in community life.

United Kingdom-Solihull: Welfare services for children and young people

2015/S 152-280748

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Council House, Manor Square
Contact point(s): Procurement Team
B91 3QB Solihull
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: procurementteam@solihull.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.solihull.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: www.csw-jets.co.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

SOL – Short Breaks for Children and Young People with disabilities and their Families.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 25: Health and social services
NUTS code UKG32,UK,UKG

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

This contract will enable children and young people with special needs and disabilities to take a full and active part in community life. To do this we must make sure that support for children and young people with special needs and disabilities and their families is designed around their needs and aspirations, well co-ordinated and makes best use of the resources available.
Short breaks are intended to have positive benefits for both children and young people with a disability or additional/special need and their parents and carers. Short breaks have a dual purpose:
1. The main aims of short break services are to provide children and young people with a disability or additional/special need the opportunity to:
— Spend time away from their parents and carers
— Relax and have fun with their friends
— Develop their independence
2. They also give families an opportunity to:
— Have a break from their care responsibilities
— Rest and unwind
— Spend time with other members of their family
In Solihull we aim to have on offer a variety of short break activities which can be accessed by any child or young person with a disability. We aim to develop both inclusive and specialist services to offer different support to different families, depending on what they need and want.
The Council is seeking to commission short breaks services from the end of the existing contract arrangements for provision of short breaks services in Solihull (29.2.2016, new contract arrangements will commence on 1.3.2016).
The Council plan to commission short breaks services which will:
— Give children and young people with special needs and disabilities, and their families and carers in Solihull a say in what is provided and how it is provided, reflect their views and give them choices.
— Ensure that all children and young people with special needs and disabilities, and their families and carers are supported to take a full part in and enjoy local community life, using local facilities and activities wherever possible.
— Prevent family crisis and support carers to fulfil their caring role through the provision of the right support at the right time
— Ensure that access to services is fair, and clear
— Ensure that children and young people with disabilities from all parts of the borough are supported to access services.
— Enable children and young people to access short break activities with a chosen friend.
There is different types of breaks that The Council must provide for children: This contract relates to activities for disabled children outside their home in the evenings, weekends and during the school holidays.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85311300, 85312120

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 227 700 and 253 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Starting 1.3.2016. Completion 28.2.2019

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical capacity

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

PROJECT – 00003249

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

9.10.2015 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 9.10.2015 – 13:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.3)Additional information

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

5.8.2015