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Provision of Short Breaks, Alternative Provision and Early Intervention[E11]

United KingdomSwindonSwindon Borough Council[E1]

Deadline[E4]
Buyer's deadline: 27 Jan 2025, 14:00 UTC. UTC: 27 Jan 2025, 14:00 UTC.
Value[E12]
GBP 10,121,448
Procedure[E8]
Open procedure (above threshold)One stage: bids go in by the deadline
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What they want

Provision of Short Breaks, Alternative Provision and Early Intervention Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of Short Breaks, Alternative Provision and Early Intervention.

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Published[E9]
30 Dec 2024
Source
UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
2 days ago
About the requirement · From the notice
Provision of Short Breaks, Alternative Provision and Early Intervention Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of Short Breaks, Alternative Provision and Early Intervention. Project Description Swindon Borough Council are looking to procure a Framework of providers to provide services against education Alternative Provision, Short Breaks and Early Intervention SEND services. The requirement is being divided into lots where providers can apply for any lot Lots are: Lot 1 Alternative Provision - Swindon Borough Council is seeking a suite of providers to deliver services to children who are not in mainstream education and to prioritise seeking the return of children back into schools setting. Lot 2 Short Breaks - Specialist services - Providing services to help children with very specialist needs Lot 3 Short Breaks - Inclusion- Providing services to help children integrate into everyday activity Lot 4 Short Breaks - Overnight respite- providing overnight respite for carers of children with these needs Lot 5 - Early intervention - providing services which help prevent children going into more advanced care solutions The contract will be for 4 years with no option to extend as stated in the ITT documents. Estimated contract spend across the 4 years is as below: Alternative Provision: £7,946,200 Short Breaks Specialist: £1,173,600 Short Breaks Inclusion: £33,600 Short Breaks Overnight: £457,600 Early Intervention: £510,448 Total Value - £10,121,448.00 over 4 years for all lots Full detail…[E5]

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  • Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]

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Eligibility and requirements

  • DetailDelivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]
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Swindon Borough Council

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Evidence12 facts from the notice · Show

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  1. E1

    The buyer is Swindon Borough Council.

    Document e37126ff-4dcf-4f5e-9296-048790475278-813905, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 80000000 (Education and training services).

    Document e37126ff-4dcf-4f5e-9296-048790475278-813905, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    “England”

    Document e37126ff-4dcf-4f5e-9296-048790475278-813905, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 27 Jan 2025, 14:00 UTC.

    “2025-01-27T14:00:00Z”

    Document e37126ff-4dcf-4f5e-9296-048790475278-813905, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “Provision of Short Breaks, Alternative Provision and Early Intervention Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of Short Breaks, Alternative Provision and Early Intervention. Project Desc…”

    Document e37126ff-4dcf-4f5e-9296-048790475278-813905, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.

    Document e37126ff-4dcf-4f5e-9296-048790475278-813905, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document e37126ff-4dcf-4f5e-9296-048790475278-813905, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).

    Document e37126ff-4dcf-4f5e-9296-048790475278-813905, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The notice was published on 30 Dec 2024.

    “2024-12-30T11:44:01Z”

    Document e37126ff-4dcf-4f5e-9296-048790475278-813905, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document e37126ff-4dcf-4f5e-9296-048790475278-813905, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The notice is titled "Provision of Short Breaks, Alternative Provision and Early Intervention".

    Document e37126ff-4dcf-4f5e-9296-048790475278-813905, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  12. E12

    The stated value is GBP 10,121,448.

    “10121448 GBP”

    Document e37126ff-4dcf-4f5e-9296-048790475278-813905, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC

    The deadline (2025-01-27T14:00:00.000Z) has passed.

    Source document e37126ff-4dcf-4f5e-9296-048790475278-813905