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Prior Information Notice

Short Breaks for Disabled Children 2025 - Soft Market Test

  • First published: 19 July 2024
  • Last modified: 19 July 2024
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-047e84
Published by:
Sheffield City Council
Authority ID:
AA20966
Publication date:
19 July 2024
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Prior Information Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Day time short breaks is currently commissioned via the Short Breaks Framework Agreement, due to end in March 2025. The tender for its replacement will be launched in Autumn 2024 on Sheffield's e-tendering portal, YORTender. We are considering a range of activities for the new Framework, some of which already exist and some new areas of development. The responses received will help us shape our requirements and determine the strategy we will take to achieve our desired outcome.

Full notice text

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Sheffield City Council

1 Moorfoot

SHEFFIELD

S14PL

UK

Telephone: +44 1142057397

E-mail: procurement@sheffield.gov.uk

NUTS: UKE32

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://sheffield.gov.uk

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/83898


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local agency/office

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Short Breaks for Disabled Children 2025 - Soft Market Test

Reference number: 89588

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85312120

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Day time short breaks is currently commissioned via the Short Breaks Framework Agreement, due to end in March 2025. The tender for its replacement will be launched in Autumn 2024 on Sheffield's e-tendering portal, YORTender. We are considering a range of activities for the new Framework, some of which already exist and some new areas of development. The responses received will help us shape our requirements and determine the strategy we will take to achieve our desired outcome.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 4 000 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.1) Title

Daytime Short Breaks

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85312120

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKE3

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Daytime short breaks can be a combination of after school and weekends term time, and school holiday provision, and are between 2-5 hour sessions. Clubs run all year round, with some provision term time only, some holiday provision only and some a combination of both. There is potential to create a junior and senior club for different activity types. We commission dedicated group sessions and children are referred by Sheffield City Council only subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

Outward Bounds Activities

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85312120

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKE3

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The aim of this type of short break is to provide an exciting alternative to a daytime short break, which gives children with a disability the opportunity to engage in new activities in new environments. These sessions require experienced qualified instructors, and adapted spaces and equipment. These types of activities are suited to school holidays, usually around 5 hours per day and can be a few days a week or blocked booked for weeks in advance.

Lot No: 3

II.2.1) Title

Activity-based Residential

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

55243000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKE3

UKF1

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

We'd like to explore residential (overnight) activity based short breaks in and around South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire. This would suit an outward bounds centre with accommodation, specifically if it has adaptations to support children with physical disabilities and can also accommodate staff and is secure and safe. Were also very interested in other types of organisations and activities that could offer activity based residential.

Lot No: 4

II.2.1) Title

Home-based Short Break

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85312120

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKE32

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Another potential opportunity is to provide a service to families in their own home; to allow parents and carers the opportunity leave their child at home with a carer who would engage in activities and meet the child's needs including any personal care needs accordingly. This service could potentially be after school, evenings and weekends for children aged 5-17 with a range of disabilities. This type of service would suit an organisation that has access to experienced consistent staff, who could work flexibly to suit the family's needs, either an agency or not for profit organisation/charity who runs similar services or a CQC registered Provider who could provide outreach.

We do not offer breaks in school time during school terms, and are only interested in after school, weekends and school holidays.

Lot No: 5

II.2.1) Title

Transitions

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85312120

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKE3

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

We want to provide dedicated Transitions short breaks for young people aged between 16 - 21/25. This would provide some stability for children as they engage in other transitions in their education and health care etc and provide targeted activities and experiences that combine social opportunities with learning key life skills for a more independent life as adults. These sessions need to be stimulating and fun, but also accommodate varying needs and abilities, and could run at weekends and school holidays. They could be activity-based services to engage young people initially then offer further transition specific activities. They are not intended to replace adult short breaks/day care services, and would start with a younger cohort, grow and adapt with the young people and bridge them into universal or targeted adult services as and when they are ready, taking away the transition point at 18.

Lot No: 6

II.2.1) Title

Universal Delivery

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85312120

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKE3

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Where assessed as appropriate, children with less complex needs would join in with universal sessions, with additional support where needed. This would be on a sport purchase (per child) basis to promote inclusion. This would suit organisations who deliver play care, community based sports activities, after school and holiday clubs, community based organised groups such as cubs and brownies, forest school etc, who have accessible spaces, and/or are open to making reasonable adjustments, and have access to experienced staff and an ethos of inclusion.

Lot No: 7

II.2.1) Title

Any other form of Short Break

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85312120

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKE32

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

We are also keen to hear about any other type of support you think we should offer to children and families as part of the Short Breaks menu.

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

01/10/2024

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

18/07/2024

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
55243000 Childrens holiday-camp services Holiday centre and holiday home services
85312120 Daycare services for disabled children and young people Social work services without accommodation

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
procurement@sheffield.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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