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Coming up· published 20 Feb 2025

Overnight Respite Service for Children and Young People with a Disability

Hampshire County Council · Winchester, South East

Hampshire County Council is planning Overnight Respite Service for Children and Young People with a Disability. It is a contract for other health and social care in Winchester.

Source: Find a Tender, published 20 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    Planning Notice · 10:17

    View notice
  2. 2025

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

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About this tender

In brief

Hampshire County Council is planning Overnight Respite Service for Children and Young People with a Disability. It is a contract for other health and social care in Winchester. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £20,000,000.

Find a Tender published it on 20 February 2025. The notice number is 006084-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e4ac. Bids are made through the buyer's In-Tend portal.

Summary of the contracting process

Hampshire County Council (HCC) is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Overnight Respite Service for Children and Young People with a Disability," under the industry category of Social Work Services with Accommodation. This process is aimed at the re-procurement of the Children's Services Overnight Respite Open Framework, with the service location being Hampshire and its bordering counties.

The procurement effort is valued at £20,000,000 and will be governed by the Procurement Act 2023. A key date in this process is the Online Engagement Event scheduled for 6th March 2025, from 10am to 11:30am. Organisations attending the Online Engagement Event will have the chance to influence the service delivery model and gain insights into HCC's requirements.

The notice in full

Hampshire County Council (HCC) is carrying out this market engagement exercise to aid in the proposed re-procurement of The Children's Services Overnight Respite Open Framework. The primary objective of the online market engagement exercise is to understand the capabilities and capacity within the market, and to identify how the market can support the Council and gain insight into the most suitable delivery model.

The Council intends to engage with the market via an Online Engagement Event to gauge interest and opinion on service delivery. The current service is delivered through a Light Touch Open Framework which was procured under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This re-procurement will be procured under the Procurement Act 2023.

This is an opportunity to influence and shape the future delivery of the service. The Online Engagement Event is scheduled to take place on Thursday 6th March 2025 at 10am-11:30am Booking attendance to the Online event will be managed via Intend correspondence. For more information on how to book onto this event and receive an invitation to the online meeting please see below.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Planned

    The Council is currently exploring its options regarding the best route to market, including considering the use of lots to meet the requirements. As such, the Council cannot confirm if the contract will contain lots at this point. Details will be confirmed in the Tender Notice when the opportunity is advertised.

    This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is an indication of potential future procurement activity only. The procurement route and procedures are still to be decided and will be informed by information and feedback from interested organisations who attend the online event. For further Information please go to the Council's e-tendering website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire.

    In order to book a place at the event you must first register with In-Tend (if you have not already done so) and express an interest in the project. We recommend that you refer to the e-tendering guidance for suppliers which can be found by clicking on 'Information for Suppliers' at the top of the home page.

    In-Tend correspondence should be used to notify the Council of delegates names and contact details to book attendance to the event. Booking Instructions In order to book a place(s) please confirm your attendance via the Correspondence function on the project. You must provide the intended attendees name, their job/role title, organisation name, email address and contact telephone number.

    If there is a particular topic you would like to hear about, please send your suggestion via Intend correspondence and we will consider your proposal for discussion during the event. Please use this method of communication if you have any questions about this event. Additional information: This is a market information exercise only, information gathered, and feedback supplied during the online event, will help shape the proposed future procurement.

    Suppliers will be neither advantaged nor disadvantaged from involvement in this exercise.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1

Procedure

Notice type
Planning Notice
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Buyer's portal
In-Tend

Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.

Values

Tender value
£20,000,000

Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Planned
Lots
Planned

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
006084-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e4ac
CPV code
85311000 - Social work services with accommodation; 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Hampshire County Council is based in Winchester. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Winchester
Town
Southampton
Postcode
SO23 8ZB
Electoral ward
St Michael
Constituency
Winchester
Delivery area
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Region
South East
Sub-region
Central Hampshire
Area
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Hampshire County Council
Category
Services
Contact
Rebecca Downard
Address
Winchester, SO23 8ZB · South East · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Overnight Respite Service for Children and Young People with a Disability

When will the Overnight Respite Service for Children and Young People with a Disability tender open?

Hampshire County Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.

How much is the Overnight Respite Service for Children and Young People with a Disability contract worth?

The estimated value is £20,000,000.

Who is the buyer for Overnight Respite Service for Children and Young People with a Disability?

Hampshire County Council, based in Winchester, South East. The named contact is Rebecca Downard.

How do I bid for Overnight Respite Service for Children and Young People with a Disability?

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What to do next

  1. Read the early notice in full.
  2. Answer any market engagement questions.
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  4. Check your policies are up to date.
  5. Watch for the tender notice.

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