CT1293 - Framework Agreement for Children’s Residential Care and Education

Concepts

• health and social work
• edinburgh
• residential care
• special education
• care homes
• residential schools
• residential care & education integrated service
• education
• residential care and education
• children’s residential care

Location

Within the Edinburgh city boundaries or within a maximum 50-mile radius

Description

The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) seek to establish a Framework Agreement for Children’s Residential Care and Education. Service Requirement The Council requires to put a multi provider framework agreement in place for the provision of Residential Care and Education within Residential Schools and Care Homes for Children and/ or Young People who have multiple and complex needs and for whom provision of residential care is the best means of improving Outcomes. The principles of Getting It Right for Every Child are at the heart of this Service. The Council and Providers shall work in partnership to commission and deliver services that will fully support Children and Young People as they grow and develop. This is broken into three lots: Lot 1 – Provision of Residential Care: Residential Care where the child or Young Person attends School elsewhere or is not in education; Lot 2 – Provision of Education: Education where the child or Young Person resides elsewhere; Lot 3 – Provision of Residential Care & Education integrated service: Residential Care and education provided as a package for the child or Young Person.

Lot Division

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
• 80340000 - Special education services

Indicators

• Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.

Other Information

The Council consider this opportunity to be procured under the Light Touch Regime of Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. It is a mandatory requirement of this Framework Agreement that a prompt payment clause is present in all Contracts used in the delivery of the requirements. This ensures payment of sub-contractors at all stages of the supply chain within 30 days and includes an obligation to provide a point of contact for sub-contractors to refer to in the case of payment difficulties. This will require active monitoring of payment performance as well as the provision of evidence and reports to the Council on request or as contractually scheduled. Please note: The information contained within this notice and attached documents is subject to further development and change. Please note: The establishment of a Framework Agreement will act as platform for the future procurements and as such is not a guarantee of any work or financial commitment. It is a mandatory requirement that organisations pay staff who work on the council framework pay at least the real Living Wage. More information can be found within the SPD on PCS tender. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 26451. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: Please refer to the Terms and Conditions for further information. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: As detailed in the Council’s Sustainable Procurement Policy, the Council is committed to maximising social, economic and environmental benefits through the delivery of Council contracts (known as ‘Community Benefits’). The Council aims to secure community benefits from all contracts with a total value of 50,000GBP per annum and over. (SC Ref:770373)