PROVISION OF SPECIALIST OVERNIGHT SHORT BREAKS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AT THE ELMS

Concepts

• social work
• carlisle
• the elms
• children
• elms
• overnight short breaks
• specialist
• overnight
• breaks
• disabilities

Location

Description

Cumberland Council is procuring a contract for the provision of a Healthy Child Programme Public Health Nursing Service for children and young people aged 0-19 (and up to age 25 for young people with special educational needs and disabilities), for a term of up to 8 years. Refer to the service specification (Schedule 2 of the Invitation to Tender) for further details. The council proposes to enter into the Contract for an initial term of five years with the successful Tenderer (Service Provider). The initial term is 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2030. There are 3 optional extensions available of up to 12 months each. Use of these optional extensions is at the absolute discretion of the council. If all three of the optional extensions are used, the Contract will end on 31st March 2033. The estimated total value of the Contract for the 5 year initial term is between £17.22m and £21.026m (both) excluding VAT plus £750,000 one-off additional Transformation Funding. The maximum value for the initial term plus the 3 optional extensions (8 years) is £39m excluding VAT. The maximum budget available for the initial term is £3,444,000 per annum, plus £750,000 one-off additional Transformation Funding, as outlined in the Schedule 2 Service Specification. Details of expenditure and extension periods are indicative only. Any extension periods will be confirmed with the contract provider. For further details, and to access the tender documents, including the service specification, please use the council's online procurement portal The Chest - https://www.the- chest.org.uk Registration on The Chest is free of charge. All bids must be received electronically via The Chest by the closing date stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT). Any clarifications you have about the tender must be sent via messaging on the chest by the closing date stated in the ITT.

Ammendments to Previous Notice

CPV Codes

• 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Other Information

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