Published date: 15 November 2021

Last edited date: 22 March 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 22 September 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

  • Social work services with accommodation - 85311000

    • Welfare services for disabled people - 85311200

    • Welfare services for children and young people - 85311300

    • Social work services without accommodation - 85312000

    • Daycare services - 85312100

    • Child daycare services - 85312110

    • Daycare services for disabled children and young people - 85312120

    • Community health services - 85323000

Location of contract

B91 3QB

Value of contract

£0 to £2,205,000

Procurement reference

IT-208-10856-SOL - 10856

Published date

15 November 2021

Closing date

22 September 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

22 October 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

SMBC have social care duties for children and young people with disabilities under a number of pieces of legislation and policies. These include the Children Act 1989, The Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011, Children and Families Act 2014 and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice (0 to 25) (DfE/DH, 2015) and Children's Social Care Reform - a vision for change (DfE, 2016).

SMBC is looking to create a Flexible Contracting Arrangement (FCA) Agreement with a number of providers of Social Care and Support Services for Children and Young People with Disabilities.

The tender will be let under "Light Touch" arrangements under the relevant government procurement directives and implemented in English Law in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR2015).

The FCA will be used by the Council's brokerage team to make purchases of care and support services for our children and young people with disabilities.

More information

Additional text

WWW.CSW-JETS.CO.UK

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Magali Kerbrat-Pringle

Address

Manor Square
Solihull
Solihull
B91 3QB
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 704 6474

Email

magali.kerbrat@solihull.gov.uk