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Croydon Council

672/2017 - Support Services for Children and Young People on the Autistic Spectrum and for their Families

HealthcareCPV 85000000
Value£260k
Awarded22 Dec 2017
Published11 Jun 2018
RegionLondon
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£260ktotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Health & Social Care band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

The brief

London Borough of Croydon ('The Council') is seeking tenders from suitably qualified and experienced Service provider(s) to enter into a contract to provide Support Services for Children & Young People on the Autistic Spectrum (AS) and for their families.

The service is primarily for children and young people with AS and their families who require a specialist intervention.

The service will receive self-referrals as well as referrals from agencies such as through the joint clinic, 0-25 Service, community paediatricians, early help and schools and would work closely with other agencies to provide a coordinated plan of support for families.

The service will consist of: 1.

Provide a home visiting service for families living in the borough of Croydon 200 visits per annum.

Support programmes for parents and carers living in the borough of Croydon, offering advice and guidance on strategies and approaches for dealing with young autistic children.

Social Skills Groups run during term time to support children and young people aged between 5 and 16 with a diagnosis of AS, living within the borough of Croydon and attending mainstream schools.

2.

Information and signposting about autism should also be made available to parents/carers of 17-25 year olds who are referred.

The length of the contract is initially for two (2) years with the option to extend for a further one (1) years, resulting in a possible maximum contract period of three (3) years.

The contract will commence 1st April 2018.

This tender process is being carried out under a one stage open tender procurement under the Light Touch Regime of the PCR 2015 for the purposes of procuring the contract.

The tenders will be evaluated on the basis of achieving the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) in the opinion of the Council.

All potential suppliers are advised to read the supporting documents listed on the London Tenders portal, prior to responding to the invitation to tender.

You must submit your completed tender and supporting documents via the E-Tender portal at www.londontenders.org no later than 12.00 noon on 22nd December 2017.

The completed tenders may be submitted any time before the closing deadline.

The Council requires the successful Service Provider to comply with the London Living Wage.

All potential suppliers are advised to read the supporting documents listed on the E-Tender portal, prior to responding to the invitation to tender.

The Council considers that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006\"as amended by the \"Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 may apply to this contract.

Further details are provided within the Information Pack via the London tender portal (www.londontenders.org).

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The service will receive self-referrals as well

The service will receive self-referrals as well as referrals from agencies such as through the joint clinic, 0-25 Service, community paediatricians, early help and schools and would work closely with other agencies to provide a coordinated plan of support for families.

02

Provide a home visiting service for families

Provide a home visiting service for families living in the borough of Croydon 200 visits per annum.

03

Support programmes for parents and carers living

Support programmes for parents and carers living in the borough of Croydon, offering advice and guidance on strategies and approaches for dealing with young autistic children.

04

Social Skills Groups run during term time

Social Skills Groups run during term time to support children and young people aged between 5 and 16 with a diagnosis of AS, living within the borough of Croydon and attending mainstream schools.

05

Information and signposting about autism should also

Information and signposting about autism should also be made available to parents/carers of 17-25 year olds who are referred.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Real living wagePolicies & commitments
The Council requires the successful Service Provider to comply with the London Living Wage.

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Stage
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