Short Breaks (Play & Leisure) and Domiciliary Care Services for Children with Disabilities Framework

Concepts

• health and social work
• leicester
• service users
• sitting services
• disabled children
• disabilities framework
• children
• care
• short breaks
• domiciliary care services

Location

Leicestershire CC and Rutland:

Description

Leicestershire County Council is conducting a procurement to establish a Framework Agreement in accordance with the Light-Touch Regime requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) (PCR 2015) for the purpose of procuring service providers to deliver services with regards to Short Breaks (Play & Leisure) and Domiciliary Care for Children with Disabilities. The requirement will be broken down into lots as described below. Lot 1 - Short Breaks (Play & Leisure): Short breaks provide opportunities for disabled children and young people to spend time away from their parents and carers, with friends and peers, for positive opportunities. They are intended to promote their positive mental health and emotional well-being. Short Breaks normally occur on a regular and planned basis and should be part of an integrated programme of support which is regularly reviewed. Emergency Short Break provision will need to be provided from time to time. Lot 2 - Domiciliary Care Domiciliary care is a statutory service that the Council has a duty to provide and it relates to the provision of care and support to children and families in their own home (e.g. personal care, meal preparation, moving and handling etc.). The service can only be provided following an assessment of need and if certain thresholds are met. This service is not exclusively for disabled children and young people although they make up the vast majority of service users. The framework covers two broad areas of domiciliary care - domestic tasks and sitting services. It is anticipated multiple Providers will be awarded on to each lot. It is intended that the Framework will commence on 01/04/2025 and that it will be in place for an initial period of one year ending 31/03/2026. There are three options to extend the framework in 12 month increments to a maximum end date of 31/03/2029. The Framework will be subject to review and re-opening. The Framework will be re-opened when the Council believes that reopening competition would be beneficial in terms of meeting demand and ensuring the framework is fit for purpose. This could be on an annual basis, to align with the framework’s anniversary, and/or at any other time the Council deems necessary.

Lot Division

Renewal Options

It is intended that the Framework will commence on 01/04/2025 and that it will be in place for an initial period of 12 months ending 31/03/2026. There are three options to extend the framework in 12 month increments with a maximum end date of 31/03/2029.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Tenderers should note that final submissions must be made only via the “East Midlands Tenders” e-tendering portal, no other submission route is permitted. Failure to follow this path will result in the tender submission being disregarded. All documents pertaining to this opportunity will be available for download via the portal. Please ensure you are able to download all files after accessing the portal. If you have any query regarding the content or require further information, please use the message tool provided within the portal. If you experience any problems with registration or expression of interest on the portal, please contact ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com The Council will be holding a Provider Event via Microsoft Teams. The provisional date for the event is 20th January 2025 at a time to be confirmed. There will be an opportunity to hear from the Council about the contract requirements and the procurement process. It will also offer an opportunity to ask questions. Details on how to register to attend the event are provided in the tender documents. The final date and time will be confirmed via the messaging facility on the portal