Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Short Break Respite Services at Falconwood Centre
Authority: London Borough of Bexley (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionthe London Borough of Bexley has a commitment to continue to deliver its short break services for children and young people with complex disabilities at Falconwood Children’s Home (residential short break centre). Short breaks are a term used to refer to a range of services for disabled children, many of which used to be known as respite. The legislation in England requires local authorities to provide family carers’ of disabled children with breaks so that they can continue to care. The Children with Disabilities Service in Bexley recently carried out a comprehensive consultation exercise with parents/carers in Bexley with children and young people with disabilities. The team performed a thematic analysis of data obtained from interviews and surveys. The analysis revealed that short breaks were crucial in helping parents with children with disabilities to continue to provide care and they were used in other ways that addressed the wider consequences of caring. These other uses include
CPV: Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The London Borough of Bexley has a commitment to continue to deliver its short break…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,704,000
The London Borough of Bexley has a commitment to continue to deliver its short break services for children and young people with complex disabilities at Falconwood Children’s Home (residential short break centre). Short breaks are a term used to refer to a range of services for disabled children, many of which used to be known as respite. The legislation in England requires local authorities to provide family carers’ of disabled children with breaks so that they can continue to care. The Children with Disabilities Service in Bexley recently carried out a comprehensive consultation exercise with parents/carers in Bexley with children and young people with disabilities. The team performed a thematic analysis of data obtained from interviews and surveys. The analysis revealed that short breaks were crucial in helping parents with children with disabilities to continue to provide care and they were used in other ways that addressed the wider consequences of caring. These other uses included reducing social isolation, reducing number of children requiring out of borough placements and enabling caring for non-disabled siblings
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Apr 2022, 10:05 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2022, 12:05 BST
- Authority reference
5293- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-027161- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0331d1Find a Tender
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=719407272 GO Reference: GO-2022928-PRO-21035139
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 29 May 2022, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Timeline
29 May 2022 → 28 Sept 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline29 May 2022, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published28 Sept 2022, 12:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete28 Sept 2022, 12:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspens Charities LimitedSME | £990,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 027161-2022-5293-1 · Aspens Charities LimitedSME
- Signed
- 16 Aug 2022
- Value
- £990,000
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AspensAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria