HCC - May 23 - Pre-Procurement Market Engagement (PPME) for Hertfordshire Children’s Community Short Breaks for Children and Young People with SEND in Hertfordshire

Concepts

• ppme
• health and social work
• hertford
• hertfordshire county council
• hertfordshire children’s community short breaks
• hertfordshire children’s community short breaks for children and young people
• part of a formal procurement process
• hcc - may
• community short breaks
• short break service

Location

Hertfordshire:

Description

Hertfordshire County Council (the ‘Council’) is carrying out PPME in relation to the provision of Hertfordshire Children’s Community Short Breaks for Children and Young People with SEND in Hertfordshire. The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council’s options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PPME shall not prevent any provider participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any provider at an advantage in a potential procurement process.Participation in the PPME will be at each organisation’s own cost. No expense in responding to this PPME will be reimbursed by the Council.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Community Short Breaks (CSB) Service provides a break for parents and carers, whilst their children stay, for a short amount of time, in a safe and suitable setting. Having access to this support has important benefits for both carers and their children, helping the carer continue to care for their child and providing the child with a change from daily routine and an opportunity to develop new skills and mix with their peers. The CSB Service is an offer from the Council to all children and young people (CYP) with special educational needs and/or disability (SEND) in Hertfordshire, which includes the following aims:1. To offer more disabled CYP access to a short break service;2. To increase the range of short break activities; and 3. To help those families who need extra support.The Council has a statutory duty to provide a full range of short break services to CYP with SEND which is sufficient to assist their carers to continue to provide care or to do so more effectively.The Council’s vision is that every CYP with or without additional needs is given the opportunity to thrive in their families, in their schools and settings, and in their communities. The overall purpose of the CSB Service is to improve outcomes for CYP with SEND and to support families within the local community. Through accessing these services, CYP should have the opportunity to achieve their potential, make choices about their lives with increased independence and have fun.See section II.1.4 above, section VI.3 below and the PPME documentation provided for further details.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** To access the PPME documentation please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk and follow the on-screen guidance.To participate in this PPME, organisations must submit their completed Provider Questionnaire, together with any supporting documents, through the In-Tend system by 12 noon on 6 June 2023, as per the PPME documentation and In-Tend system. Provider Questionnaires cannot be uploaded after the closing date/time.Please make sure that you have submitted your Provider Questionnaire following the instructions within the PPME documentation and the In-Tend system. The Council will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their Provider Questionnaire. If you are experiencing problems with Supply Hertfordshire, In-Tend (which hosts the Supply Hertfordshire eTendering system) offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK Support Desk which can be contacted via email support@in-tend.co.uk or telephone +44 (0)114 407 0065 for any website / technical questions Monday to Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm.