Overnight Respite Placements

Hampshire County Council is commissioning Overnight Respite Placements in a residential setting for children and Young People with a Disability through a Direct Award based on Service user choice model. Any Services provided will be part of a holistic support package for the child or young person that meets identified objectives Upon successfully applying, the Council will appoint the Provider as a Qualified Service Provider for the delivery of the Services and the Council may issue Referrals and award Individual Service Contracts to the Provider throughout the Term. Following appropriate financial approval, referrals will be made to the service in accordance with User Choice

The Contract will commence on 1st October 2025 and will be for a period of four years with the option to extend for a further four years.

Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire, and complete and submit the tender return document(s) together with any supporting information requested. Applications can be submit at any point until 30th September 2033 - subject to satisfactory reviews.

How to obtain the Tender Documents The Tender documents can be accessed when logged into In-Tend by selecting `Tenders` then `Current` and ‘View Details’ on the relevant tender advert and clicking the ‘Express Interest’ tab. Once in the tender there are five tabs – ‘Tender’, ‘ITT – documents’, ‘Correspondence’, ‘Clarifications’ and ‘History’. Select the 2nd tab (ITT - documents) where you will find useful information under ‘Tender Details’ continue to scroll down to the heading ‘Tender Documents Received’ where you will be able to view / download the documents.

Please download all the documents and read very carefully.

Opting In and Opting Out Please note you are required to ‘Opt In’ before you can access the ‘My tender Return’ to start populating your response.

PLEASE NOTE you are required to ‘Opt In’ to view & complete the Questionnaire for this project.

The ‘Opt Out’ functionality will also be available throughout the duration of the tender process. Opting out will give you the option of declaring you no longer want to receive any further communication in relation to this tender along with the opportunity of providing comments and feedback for this decision.

You can choose to ‘Opt In’ at any time during the tender process if you initially decided to ‘Opt Out’.

Further Guidance In addition, guidance on how to participate in a tender – download and upload documents / returns and if required, register your company (free of charge), can be found on the In-tend site under the ‘Help’ or ‘Information for Suppliers’ buttons.

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