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# The Provision of a Specialist Residential Short Breaks Service for Young People aged 11 – 19 with Learning Disabilities, Autism and Complex Behavioural Needs (Referred to as The Vines)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-a-specialist-residential-short-breaks-service-for-young-people-aged-11-19-ocds-h6vhtk-02eab8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Buckinghamshire Council: "The Provision of a Specialist Residential Short Breaks Service for Young People aged 11 – 19 with Learning Disabilities, Autism and Complex Behavioural Needs (Referred to as The Vines)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,640,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Buckinghamshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/buckinghamshire-council-ons-e06000060)
- **Published Value:** £2,640,000 (GBP; published on the single lot)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 November 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ13
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,560,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02eab8`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-a-specialist-residential-short-breaks-service-for-young-people-aged-11-19-ocds-h6vhtk-02eab8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplybucksbusiness.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-a-specialist-residential-short-breaks-service-for-young-people-aged-11-19-ocds-h6vhtk-02eab8#participate

## Description
Buckinghamshire Council (BC) is tendering for the provision of a Specialist Residential Short Breaks Service for Learning Disabled Young People aged 11 – 19 with Complex Behavioural Needs. This will be provided in a specifically designed 6 bed residential unit that will be leased to the provider from the Local Authority.
The provider will need to demonstrate a high level of skill in delivering a service to young people with high levels of complex needs and a robust knowledge of the principles of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS).
Whilst maintaining the current service delivery the provider will be required to work with BC to optimise service delivery to ensure cost efficiencies whilst maintaining a high-quality service.
The current specialist residential short breaks provision for complex behaviour needs is contracted to an external provider which is due to expire and therefore TUPE may apply.
The contract start date is 1st April 2022. The contract term is 24 months with the option to extend for up to 12 months.
A budget cap has been set at £1,760,000.00 for the initial contract term (24 months).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £2,640,000
- **Description:** Buckinghamshire Council (BC) is tendering for the provision of a Specialist Residential Short Breaks Service for Learning Disabled Young People aged 11 – 19 with Complex Behavioural Needs. This will be provided in a specifically designed 6 bed reside...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 000620-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Action for Children Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-2332388`
  - Value: £1,560,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 000620-2022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,560,000
  - Signed Date: 07/01/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000620-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-01-10T13:02:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T13:26:20.174Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02eab8