Provision of a Residential Children’s Home

Concepts

• health and social work
• pontypool
• children and young people
• residential care
• vulnerable children
• children
• home opening
• residential children’s home service torfaen county borough council
• residential children’s home service torfaen county borough council
• the children

Location

Torfaen

Description

Provision of residential Children’s Home Service Torfaen County Borough Council is seeking to commission a not-for-profit residential children’s home service as part of its ongoing commitment to providing exceptional care and support to vulnerable children. The focus of this service will be rooted in the "Eliminate" agenda, emphasising the elimination of profit-driven motives in favour of prioritising the well-being, development, and prospects of children in need. The selected service provider must be a registered not-for-profit organisation with a demonstrated history of delivering high-quality care services. The primary goal is to create a nurturing and secure environment that promotes the physical, emotional, and psychological growth of the children in residence. The contract specification underscores the importance of a service provider's dedication to the welfare of the children and their holistic development, ensuring that financial considerations do not compromise the quality of care

Total Quantity or Scope

Provision of residential Children’s Home Service Torfaen County Borough Council is seeking to commission a not-for-profit residential children’s home service as part of its ongoing commitment to providing exceptional care and support to vulnerable children. The focus of this service will be rooted in the "Eliminate" agenda, emphasising the elimination of profit-driven motives in favour of prioritising the well-being, development, and prospects of children in need. The selected service provider must be a registered not-for-profit organisation with a demonstrated history of delivering high-quality care services. The primary goal is to create a nurturing and secure environment that promotes the physical, emotional, and psychological growth of the children in residence. The contract specification underscores the importance of a service provider's dedication to the welfare of the children and their holistic development, ensuring that financial considerations do not compromise the quality of care. Through this service, Torfaen County Borough Council seeks to collaboratively create a supportive haven that enriches the lives of these children and contributes positively to their overall life trajectories. The home is a 3-bedroom detached bungalow with a large garden. The bungalow will accommodate 2 children on a residential basis. It has an additional one-bedroom, fully accessible, self-contained annex to the side, which will be used flexibly as move-on from the main bungalow or safer accommodation. The property has undergone a full structural renovation by the landlord, Melin Homes and Communities. Refurbished with hardwearing and robust fixtures and fittings designed around the potential needs of the children who will live there. The property is located a in a quiet residential area of Torfaen, close to shops, public transport links and other amenities. All tenderers will be required to submit 3 separate costs; total annual core costs for the running of the residential home and annex as per the requirements of the contract specification, excluding rent/mortgage costs one off cost for the initial furnishing of the home, excluding white goods Set up costs prior to home opening

Renewal Options

There is an option to extend the contract for a further period of up to 24 months in total.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85300000 - Social work and related services
• 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
• 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

NOTICE The tender and all supporting documentation are only available from the Proactis Supplier Portal, which can be directly accessed following registration. NB: Tender information and any questions and answers relating to the tender will only be available directly from the portal and will not be communicated by any other means. Tender submissions will only be accepted via the portal and not by any other means unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Council. E-Tender access information: — Go to https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login You can access the opportunity by completing the following steps: If you have not already signed-up to the Proactis Supplier Portal, click "Signup", complete the required information and then click "Register". — Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation. — If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Portal then you must not register again. — Please contact the Primary Contact in order to arrange access to the Portal. An activation email will be sent to the email address of your primary contact. Click on the link contained within the email to activate your account. Sign into the Proactis Supplier Portal by entering your Login Name that you previously provided. Enter the temporary password that was provided in the activation e-mail. Complete the Self Registration/Organisation Details. Click the arrows to move from page to page; on page 8, create a new password. Click "Complete Registration" Click on the Red Box marked "Opportunities", type Torfaen in the box at the top of the page called "Search by customer reference, title or customer name..." and click "Search" Identify the Opportunity with the title of “T.4536- Provision of a Residential Children’s Home ” and click the White Arrow in a Blue Circle on the right-hand side of the line. Click "Register Interest" Then click the Telescope button on the left-hand side of the page, then enter "Torfaen" in the box at the top of the page called "Search by customer reference, title or customer name... and click "Search". You will now see that the “T.4536- Provision of a Residential Children’s Home “Opportunity has now changed to Private. Click the White Arrow in a Blue Circle. (WA Ref:136450)