Accommodation and service of Children's Overnight Respite

Tender description

Preliminary Market Engagement Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of overnight respite for children. Project Description Swindon Borough Council (SBC) are seeking providers who are willing to provide accommodation and deliver an overnight respite service in Swindon. This service will provide overnight respite for children 5 through to 18 with disability and complex needs. The term of the contract has yet to be identified, but could potentially be for 5 years plus 2 + 2. The proposal is that the initial contract term will be for 60 months with an option to extend for a further 108 months (x2 periods of 24 months) for a potential total contract term of 9 years. Estimated contract spend is £851,500 across the initial 5-year contract term and £1,532,700 across the potential total 9-year contract term. Keywords: Respite, Children's Accommodation, Short Breaks, Overnight Respite