Published date: 13 September 2024

Last edited date: 24 September 2024

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 4 November 2024

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£1,779,084

Procurement reference

BATH001-DN742924-16707916

Published date

13 September 2024

Approach to market date

4 November 2024

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

31 August 2029

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Title of contract - Specialist Autism Support Service

Description of contract - The primary aim of SASS is that children and young people with autism are supported to achieve and thrive and to sustain their educational placements. The service should provide information, training, advice and support to educational settings, families and other professionals. It should also provide direct, specialist intervention with individual children/young people and their families.

Length of contract and estimated value of contract - 4 years with the option to extend by up to 2 years £1,779,084.00

We would like to share our commissioning plan, along with key requirements and timescales associated with the tendering process, during a market engagement event.

This event will also allow us to discuss current and future priorities for supporting children/young people who have often experienced behavioural, emotional or social difficulties, or a combination of these with a successful reintegration into mainstream education.

We will be looking to identify providers with a track record of providing high-quality
and innovative services.

We will be commencing a procurement process later in the year and will provide indicative dates at the event, to be confirmed when the procurement process commences.

The event will take place on Thursday 3rd October 2024, 3.15 - 4.15 pm. The event will be held remotely, and all parties will be sent a MS Teams invitation. The event will not be recorded but slides will be available to all attendees.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT WILL NO LONGER TAKE PLACE IN PERSON. IN ORDER TO ENSURE YOU CAN ACCESS THE ONLINE MEETING, PLEASE EMAIL AS BELOW:


Please register your interest in attending this event by responding to:
Education_Commissioning@BATHNES.GOV.UK

If you are interested in understanding more about the commissioning intentions and would like a discussion ahead of this event, please contact the Head of Education Commissioning: olwyn_donnelly@bathnes.gov.uk

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Specialist Autism Support Service

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 13 September 2024, last edited 24 September 2024

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2023/2024 £296,514

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Rachael Hewett

Address

The Guildhall
High Street
Bath
BA1 5AW
England

Email

rachael_hewett@bathnes.gov.uk

Website

http://www.bathnes.gov.uk