HCC - Oct 22 - Provision of Residential Placements for Children/Young People aged 7-18 with Highly Challenging Behaviour and Complex Needs

Hertfordshire County Council is currently out to procurement for the Provision of Residential Placements for Children/Young People aged 7-18 with Highly Challenging Behaviour and Complex Needs

This procurement is an Open (one stage process). Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to 'express interest' which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system.

The deadline for Expressions of Interest is 30.11.2022.

To be considered as a Bidder you must complete and submit a Bid by the deadline of 12:00 Noon on 30.11.2022.

Please allow sufficient time to make your return, as Tender submissions cannot be uploaded and submitted after this return deadline.

Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via correspondence on the website, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.

This Procurement is split into four Lots as stated in the notice and Instructions to Tenderers.

Tenderers should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Tenderers should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their Tender, where appropriate.

Please Note The TUPE Employee Liability Information for this procurement has been provided along with other documentation for this procurement. TUPE related information must be protected as personal data in accordance with the requirements of Data Protection legislation and must also be kept confidential. By clicking on the View Details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, Tenderers agree:

a)To undertake to treat the information as confidential and commercially sensitive at all times and take all reasonable steps to prevent any inadvertent disclosure to any third party .

b)That under no circumstances will any of the information be disclosed by your organisation or your personnel to any third party without the Council's prior consent in writing.

c)That the information supplied will be stored securely and destroyed or returned to the Council, after your Organisation's bid has been submitted or you decide not to proceed with a tender submission.

d)That you will indemnify the Council for any losses, arising from your breach or breach by any of your personnel of these confidentiality requirements specified above and data protection requirements in relation to TUPE Employee Liability Information. e)The requirements above apply whether the supplier uploads a tender response to this procurement or not.

To access this opportunity and for a full suite of tender documents please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home.

Additional information: To access this opportunity and for a full suite of tender documents please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home. TUPE is applicable to this contract.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No