Residential Respite for Adults with Learning Disability (Hotel in the Park)

The London Borough of Tower hamlets is seeking to contract with a suitably qualified and experienced provider to re-procure the contract for the Hotel in Park residential respite service, a 24/7 service providing short breaks for residents. With award November 23 and mobilisation for service commencement at the latest early January 24 . The council will be seeking a provider with the resources, capacity and experience to mobilise at pace with the ability to partner with the council to deliver a three year contract with permission for 2 one year contract extensions.

The tender is for an accelerated open tender for two weeks due to urgency under regulation 27.5 of The Public Procurement Regulations 2015.

The service is located in a Council owned building (Sewardstone Road Toer Hamlets) which is currently under renovation and due to have works completed by the end of September 2023. These capital works will provide a newly refurbished ground floor respite provision delivering an improvement to the quality standard of the environment.

Additional information:

Working as part of an integrated approach with the Tower Hamlets NHS ICB, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets (the Council) is determined to improve the quality of life of its vulnerable and socially excluded residents.

The Council is seeking an innovative, creative, flexible and committed provider prepared to work in close and effective partnership with adults with learning disability, with their family/carer and with a wide range of local partners, including the Council, to provide personalised, residential respite support to individual adults with learning disability, including those who have complex needs, challenging behaviour, autism, other disabilities or complex healthcare needs, ensuring they can participate in meaningful activities and be part of the community during their stay and providing their family/carer with a break.