P0617 - Regulation 44 Visitor and Monitoring Visits Service

Birmingham Children's Trust requires a supplier for the provision of monthly Regulation 44 Visitor Service for Birmingham Children's Trust internal residential homes.

Birmingham Children's Trust also requires a provider to carry out six monthly monitoring visits (that can be equivalent to a single Reg 44 type visit) to named children's homes that are commissioned on a block bed contract arrangement.

There are three lots in this quotation exercise - you can apply for any single lot or any combination of the lots.

Lot 1: Birmingham Children's Trust requires a provider to deliver a monthly Regulation 44 Visitor Service for Birmingham Children's Trust internal residential homes and produce a report thereon. This is to be awarded to a single provider.

Lot 2: Children's Trust also requires a provider to carry out six-monthly monitoring visits (that can be equivalent to a single Reg 44 type visit) to named children's homes that are commissioned on a block bed contract arrangement and produce a report thereon. This is to be awarded to a single provider.

Lot 3: Birmingham Children's Trust requires a provider to carry out thematic monitoring visits to named residential homes or supported accommodation providers on a spot -purchase basis, in urgent situations (24-hour response time). Birmingham Children's Trust will provide any pre visit intelligence and a brief about the purpose of the visit. The provider is to produce a report thereon.

This contract will be for a period of 2 years commencing 3rd February 2020 until 31st January 2022, with an option to extend for two more years (2 + 1 + 1). The contract will be renewed on an annual basis depending on previous performance including the ability of the provider to meet the requirements of the specification.

Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with in-tend please either email us at cps@birmingham.gov.uk or call 0121 464 8000.

If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access the Council's tender Portal:- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a bidder.

Your completed quotation documentation should be returned by noon 4th December 2019 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

Additional information:

If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal.

Delivery Notes

Birmingham

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No