Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Guildhall, High Street
Bath
BA1 5AW
UK
Contact person: Mrs Cheryl Hansford
Telephone: +44 1225477273
E-mail: cheryl_hansford@bathnes.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK12
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.bathnes.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.bathnes.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Overnight Residential Short Breaks
Reference number: DN676461
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Residential Overnight Short Breaks for Disabled children and young people aged 8 to the child’s 18th Birthday and who live in the B&NES area. These breaks are open to children and young people assessed or known to social care. The majority of children using residential overnight short breaks are ‘disabled children’ with multiple impairments and complex needs, including health and behavioural, rather than children with what would be considered as life limiting conditions, such as cancer.
Geographical Area to be covered by the service: Bath and North East Somerset wide and will be delivered at Beaumonds, Padleigh Hill, Bath, BA2 9DW
The provider will deliver residential short breaks at the above address, providing overnight stays, day care and sessional visits for up to 5 children/young people a day, plus additional day care attached to overnight stays during school holidays and weekends and access to emergency care at short notice.
Early Market engagement is now taking place. If any organisation would be interested in viewing the premises where service will be delivered from and would like further information regarding the required service please contact Dee Chaddha, Strategic Commissioning Officer on dee_chaddha@bathnes.gov.uk
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Residential Overnight Short Breaks for Disabled children and young people aged 8 to the child’s 18th Birthday and who live in the B&NES area. These breaks are open to children and young people assessed or known to social care. The majority of children using residential overnight short breaks are ‘disabled children’ with multiple impairments and complex needs, including health and behavioural, rather than children with what would be considered as life limiting conditions, such as cancer.
Geographical Area to be covered by the service: Bath and North East Somerset wide and will be delivered at Beaumonds, Padleigh Hill, Bath, BA2 9DW
The provider will deliver residential short breaks at the above address, providing overnight stays, day care and sessional visits for up to 5 children/young people a day, plus additional day care attached to overnight stays during school holidays and weekends and access to emergency care at short notice.
Early Market engagement is now taking place. If any organisation would be interested in viewing the premises where service will be delivered from and would like further information regarding the required service please contact Dee Chaddha, Strategic Commissioning Officer on dee_chaddha@bathnes.gov.uk
The services that are the subject of this PIN (“services”) fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and are therefore not subject to the full application of the Regulations. Any future procurement of the services will instead only be governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77 and the other elements of the Regulations that apply specifically to Light Touch Regime services.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
25/08/2023
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/06/2023