Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-10-02
Buyer: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85144000
Estimated value: 5300000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-10-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Council has a statutory obligation to provide some form of short break or respite provision for children and young people with disabilities. The tender is divided into two lots.
Overnight and Related Short Breaks for Children and Young People with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
This contract is for the provision of overnight and related short breaks for children and young people with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) accompanied by server learning disabilities and/or behaviour which is challenging.
The successful service provider will be required to deliver overnight short breaks and other short breaks services that achieve the overall aim of enabling and supporting children and young people with disability to live ordinary family lives and participate in universal activities. The service will also provide families with a short break form their caring responsibilities.
The successful service provider will be required to provide services for children and young people with ASD accompanied by server learning disabilities and/or behaviour which is challenging.
The service will be provided for children and young people aged between 5 to 18 for daytime short breaks and 6 to 18 for overnight.
The successful services provider will be required to provide overnight weekend short breaks, day weekend placement, overnight holiday short breaks and two after school clubs delivered in a Ofsted registered residential setting (s) leased by the service provider from the Council.
The initial contract term if for 36 months and may be extended for a further 24 months in 12 month units subject to satisfactory performance.
Bidders should note that the contract relates to services that fall under the ‘Light Touch Regime’ of Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This procurement exercise will therefore be run in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as they apply to ‘Light Touch’ services. While the authority is following a process similar to an open procedure to set up a framework agreement under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 neither that fact nor any other statements, acts or omissions of the authority in connection with this procurement exercise should be taken as indicating that the authority intends to be bound by the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the general principles of the treaty on the functioning of the European Union to any greater extent than applies by law.
Overnight Short Breaks and other Short Breaks Services Children and Young People with Disability with Complex Needs and ASD
This contract is for the provision of overnight and related short breaks for children and young people with complex health needs, including those with physical and/or learning disabilities, those who require palliative care (continuing care) and those with associated sensory impairments as well as children and young people with ASD accompanied by server learning disabilities and/or behaviour which is challenging.
The successful service provider will be required to deliver overnight short breaks and other short breaks services that achieve the overall aim of enabling and supporting children and young people with disability with complex needs and ASD to live ordinary family lives and participate in universal activities. The service will also provide families with a short break form their caring responsibilities.
— children and young people with complex health needs, including those with physical and/or learning disabilities, those who require palliative care (continuing care) and those with associated sensory impairments;
The service will be provided for children and young people aged between 5 to 18 for daytime short breaks and 6 to 18 for overnight. The provider will also need to have the potential to provide overnight short breaks for 18 to 25-year olds on a spot purchase basis (funded by adult services).
The initial contract term if for 36 months and may be extended for a further 24 months in 12-month units subject to satisfactory performance.


Award value: 5300000