The sensory service provides for adults and children & young people. The CYP service must be available to young people under 18 years or under 25 years with Special Educational Needs statement, living in Buckinghamshire with a sensory loss, visual, ...
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Contract notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
2) NCO, Walton Street
Aylesbury
HP20 1UA
United Kingdom
Contact person: Miss Helen Bold
Telephone: +44 1296383660
E-mail:
NUTS code: UKJ13
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.buckscc.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk
Section II: Object
The Provision of an Integrated Sensory Service in Buckinghamshire.
The sensory service provides for adults and children & young people. The CYP service must be available to young people under 18 years or under 25 years with Special Educational Needs statement, living in Buckinghamshire with a sensory loss, visual, hearing or dual diagnosis.
The service must meet the statutory requirements placed on local authorities to provide:
Specialist Assessment & support planning.
Equipment assessment & provision.
Registration of sensory loss.
Information & advice.
Enablement Services to individuals with Hearing, Visual & Dual sensory Disabilities and Parents & carers who have a sensory disability.
The following legislation applies:
-Care Act 2014,
-Children's Act 2004.
The successful provider must understand the principle legislation and statutory requirements relating to the provision of these services. The provider must keep up to date on related judgements and consultations and their implications and applications to the service.
The sensory service provides for adults and children & young people. The CYP service must be available to young people under 18 years or under 25 years with Special Educational Needs statement, living in Buckinghamshire with a sensory loss, visual, hearing or dual diagnosis.
The service must meet the statutory requirements placed on local authorities to provide:
Specialist Assessment & support planning.
Equipment assessment & provision.
Registration of sensory loss.
Information & advice.
Enablement Services to individuals with Hearing, Visual & Dual sensory Disabilities and Parents & carers who have a sensory disability.
The following legislation applies:
-Care Act 2014,
-Children's Act 2004.
The successful provider must understand the principle legislation and statutory requirements relating to the provision of these services. The provider must keep up to date on related judgements and consultations and their implications and applications to the service.
The contract has an option to extend of 24 months.
The procurement documents will be available on the following portal pages from the afternoon of Monday 7.8.2017:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index?p=edea52dc-7be0-e511-810e-000c29c9ba21&v;=2
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Section IV: Procedure
Interested organisations must pass the standard selection questionnaire before their tender submission is evaluated.
Tenders will be evaluated against quality (70 %) and price (30 %). The breakdown of these criteria is set out in the procurement documents.
Presentations to a stakeholder panel will also form part of the award process.
Section VI: Complementary information
The Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point when information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for the aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).