2023 Aberdeenshire Children's Services Wrap Around Care
A Prior Information Notice (Social)
by ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- 35.5 month (est.)
- Value
- £3M
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 03 May 2024
- Delivery
- To 18 Apr 2027 (est.)
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
Aberdeen
2 buyers
- Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeen
1 supplier
- Flexible Childcare Services Scotland Edinburgh
Description
Aberdeenshire Council requires a Wrap Around Care Service for Children with additional support needs. The services to be delivered are: -Weekend clubs for primary age children. -Weekend clubs for secondary school age children. -Holiday playschemes. -Skills-based workshops. -Afterschool clubs -Life skills group.
Lot Division
| 1 | Wrap Around Care - North Aberdeenshire Council requires the provision of wrap around care services which provide outcome focused activities for school aged children and young people who have additional support needs. … For the purpose of this contract, the North area covers Banff/Buchan, Peterhead and Fraserburgh |
| 2 | Wrap Around Care - Central Aberdeenshire Council requires the provision of wrap around care services which provide outcome focused activities for school aged children and young people who have additional support needs. … For the purpose of this contract, Central is considered to include Ellon, Oldmeldrum, Inverurie, Huntly, and Alford and will also be accessible to children and young people in the area. |
| 3 | Wrap Around Care - South Aberdeenshire Council requires the provision of wrap around care services which provide outcome focused activities for school aged children and young people who have additional support needs. … For the purpose of this contract, South is considered to include Portlethen, Stonehaven, Laurencekirk, Banchory, Aboyne and will also be accessible to children and young people in the area. |
Award Detail
| 1 | Flexible Childcare Services Scotland (Edinburgh)
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| 2 | Flexible Childcare Services Scotland (Edinburgh)
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| 3 | Flexible Childcare Services Scotland (Edinburgh)
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CPV Codes
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Indicators
Other Information
1.The Council shall obtain a Creditsafe credit check and will score bidders accordingly: 71 - 100 Very Low Risk – Accept 51 - 70 Low Risk - Accept 30 - 50 Moderate Risk – subject to further discussion internally with the option to reject. 21-29 High Risk – subject to further discussion internally with the option to reject. 1-20 Very High Risk – Reject. *The following applies if no credit check can be undertaken: 2. Please state current turnover (if contract value is over 50% of reported turnover, further discussion will be had internally with the option to reject). 3. If you are under no obligation to publish accounts on Companies House and/or do not have a comprehensive credit rating then provide audited financial accounts for the previous two years. Both quick and current ratios should be a minimum of 1:1.5 for the two successive years. Bidders whose ratios do not meet the minimum criteria will be rejected. Bidders who can provide audited accounts but chose not to do so shall be rejected. 4. Bidders who have been trading for less than one year and cannot provide audited accounts must submit the cash flow for the current year and a letter from the bank outlining the current cash and credit position for the current year and subsequent year. This will be subject to internal discussion with the option to reject. 5. If bidder still does not meet the financial criteria for consideration but has a parent company that does, the firm may still be eligible for consideration where their submission is supported by a parent company guarantee. It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer’s Liability Insurance = GBP10m Public Liability Insurance = GBP5m (SC Ref:763829)
Reference
- FTS 014338-2024