Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-11-24
Buyer: Haringey Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services | 85300000
Estimated value: 1280000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-01-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Haringey (the “Council”) is inviting Tenders for an open Framework Agreement for the provision of short break services for children and young people with disabilities, in accordance with the Invitation to Tender documents (ITT). The Council intends to appoint a number of providers to the open Framework Agreement in accordance with the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents.
Providers may submit tenders for more than 1 lot. The number of providers appointed to each lot will depend on the number of providers who meet the evaluation criteria set out within this ITT.
Service providers in this lot will offer specialist play and short breaks activity after school during term time for groups of children who have a range of disabilities and/or complex health needs, including those with personal care and medical needs.
The after school activities will run on weekdays during term time, for a minimum of 1 hours per week of service provided.
Service providers will deliver social and leisure activities that are child-centred, enjoyable and stimulating, as well as being appropriate to the needs of the user group. This will include the following provision:
— a range of play and social activities which takes account of individual children’s needs and desires (for example, soft play, youth clubs, adventure play),
— a safe and friendly environment for children and young people with disabilities to play and socialise with their peers,
— activities which support the children and young people with disabilities to develop self-esteem, confidence, independence and social interaction skills (for example training to support children and young people into mainstream services),
— skills based activities to enable children and young people with disabilities to develop and pursue their personal interests and talents including computer skills, work with animals, gardening, cooking, drama, music and sports.
The framework will be for an initial period of 3 years with option to extend for a further period of 1 year.
Service providers in this lot will offer specialist play and short breaks activity at weekends during term time for children who have a range of disabilities and/or complex health needs, including those with personal care and medical needs. The provision should be appropriate to the needs of the user group and must be child-centred, enjoyable and stimulating.
The out of school hours activities will run at weekends during term time for a minimum of 1 hours per week of service provided.
Service providers will deliver social and leisure activities that are child-centred, enjoyable and stimulating, as well as being appropriate to the needs of the user group. This will include the following provision:
— a range of play and social activities which takes account of individual children’s needs and desires,
— a safe and friendly environment for children and young people with disabilities to play and socialise with their peers,

Eligibility requirements: All service providers delivering overnight short breaks services will be registered with Ofsted and will require at least a “Good” or “Outstanding” Ofsted inspection rating. Service providers will be registered with the care quality commission if offering any services requiring this registration.

Award value: 1280000