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Bridgewell Market Warming Event July 2024 Bracknell Forest Council is currently developing new supported living accommodation for adults with care and support needs, known as Bridgewell, located in Birch Hill, Bracknell Forest, RG12 7HA. The accommodation consists of four distinct, self-contained 5-bedroom apartments. Each apartment is accessed by its own front door, via a central lobby. Each bedroom has an ensuite bathroom and there is a shared living room, kitchen, and dining room. It is anticipated that adults supported to live at Bridgewell will have some or all of the following in relation to their care and support needs: learning disabilities, health and physical disabilities, profound multi learning disabilities, neurodiversity, sensory impairment, dementia. Adults may have several co-occurring conditions such as mental and physical health needs and it is therefore a requirement of the service that the Service Provider can deliver support to people with a wide range of complex care and support needs. The Council is seeking to procure a single contract for the following services, through a competitive tender process: Lot 1: Landlord Services, including housing management (Housing Provider). Lot 2: Care & Support Provision (Support Provider). The Housing Provider and the Care and Support Provider will work in formal partnership as either a single entity (one organisation with separate Landlord and Care and Support functions) or separate organisations with a service level agreement or management agreement in place. Bidders will not be permitted to bid for a single Lot. The initial contract term is 5 years, with the option to extend by a further 3 years + 2 years (total 10 years), subject to agreement. Housing Management and Landlord Provider is required to be: Designated a not-for-profit Housing Association Regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH). Care & Support Service Provider is required to: Be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to provide personal care as detailed in Schedule 1 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 Be delivering registered services 'In Area' (i.e., within 45 minutes' drive of Bracknell Forest Council's Main Office (Time Square) Have a registered office from which the Provider intends to deliver the service which is rated Good or Outstanding by CQC Prior to publishing the tender opportunity, Bracknell Forest Council is undertaking a market engagement event online via Teams on Tuesday 9th July 2024 on Teams. The Council would welcome interested providers who meet the above criteria to attend. The purpose of the meeting is to share information on: Site location and progress of the build Service requirements Procurement Process

Bridgewell Market Warming Event July 2024 Bracknell Forest Council is currently developing new supported living accommodation for adults with care and support needs, known as Bridgewell, located in Birch Hill, Bracknell Forest, RG12 7HA. The accommodation consists of four distinct, self-contained 5-bedroom apartments. Each apartment is accessed by its own front door, via a central lobby. Each bedroom has an ensuite bathroom and there is a shared living room, kitchen, and dining room. It is anticipated that adults supported to live at Bridgewell will have some or all of the following in relation to their care and support needs: learning disabilities, health and physical disabilities, profound multi learning disabilities, neurodiversity, sensory impairment, dementia. Adults may have several co-occurring conditions such as mental and physical health needs and it is therefore a requirement of the service that the Service Provider can deliver support to people with a wide range of complex care and support needs. The Council is seeking to procure a single contract for the following services, through a competitive tender process: Lot 1: Landlord Services, including housing management (Housing Provider). Lot 2: Care & Support Provision (Support Provider). The Housing Provider and the Care and Support Provider will work in formal partnership as either a single entity (one organisation with separate Landlord and Care and Support functions) or separate organisations with a service level agreement or management agreement in place. Bidders will not be permitted to bid for a single Lot. The initial contract term is 5 years, with the option to extend by a further 3 years + 2 years (total 10 years), subject to agreement. Housing Management and Landlord Provider is required to be: Designated a not-for-profit Housing Association Regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH). Care & Support Service Provider is required to: Be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to provide personal care as detailed in Schedule 1 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 Be delivering registered services ‘In Area’ (i.e., within 45 minutes’ drive of Bracknell Forest Council’s Main Office (Time Square) Have a registered office from which the Provider intends to deliver the service which is rated Good or Outstanding by CQC Prior to publishing the tender opportunity, Bracknell Forest Council is undertaking a market engagement event online via Teams on Tuesday 9th July 2024 on Teams. The Council would welcome interested providers who meet the above criteria to attend. The purpose of the meeting is to share information on: Site location and progress of the build Service requirements Procurement Process Interested parties are invited to register for the event via the Southeast Business Portal: South East Business Portal (due-north.com) following which joining instructions for the event will be shared.

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Bracknell Forest Council is looking to commission a Carers' Support Service. The service will provide information, advice, guidance and outreach support to eligible carers whereby the cared for is resident in Bracknell Forest. This includes adult carers caring for another adult, young carers approaching adulthood and parent-carers caring for a child approaching adulthood. The service will work collaboratively with partners and key stakeholders to develop services for carers. The service will act as lead agency for carers, delivering training and championing carers' issues, and will work proactively with other Voluntary and Community Sector partners to ensure a cohesive response to the needs of carers. The service will support the central priorities of the All-Age Integrated Carers Strategy 2024-2029 and contribute toward the associated outcomes detailed in the Carers Strategy Implementation Plan. Not all carers will identify themselves as a carer and the service will be expected to proactively seek out these individuals, identify them, and offer appropriate support and guidance. We would like to draw on providers' expertise to inform the review of the specification and service model.

Bracknell Forest Council is looking to commission a Carers’ Support Service. The service will provide information, advice, guidance and outreach support to eligible carers whereby the cared for is resident in Bracknell Forest. This includes adult carers caring for another adult, young carers approaching adulthood and parent-carers caring for a child approaching adulthood. The service will work collaboratively with partners and key stakeholders to develop services for carers. The service will act as lead agency for carers, delivering training and championing carers’ issues, and will work proactively with other Voluntary and Community Sector partners to ensure a cohesive response to the needs of carers. The service will support the central priorities of the All-Age Integrated Carers Strategy 2024-2029 and contribute toward the associated outcomes detailed in the Carers Strategy Implementation Plan. Not all carers will identify themselves as a carer and the service will be expected to proactively seek out these individuals, identify them, and offer appropriate support and guidance. We would like to draw on providers’ expertise to inform the review of the specification and service model.

Bracknell Forest Council on behalf of the three Berkshire East Local Authorities - Slough, Bracknell Forest, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead – will be hosting a new 3 – year contract for the provision of Emergency Hormonal Contraception for 13 – 24-year-olds. This contract will be awarded under the Provider selection Regime process B Direct Award – meaning that any eligible provider can have a Contract. The contract will be released for publication and download on the xx March 2024. The contract will run from 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2027. This updated service specification and pricing schedule is modeled and delivered on units of activity.

Bracknell Forest Council on behalf of the three Berkshire East Local Authorities - Slough, Bracknell Forest, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead – will be hosting a new 3 – year contract for the provision of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception. This contract will be awarded under the Provider selection Regime process B Direct Award – meaning that any eligible provider can have a Contract. The contract will be released for publication and download on the 25th March 2024. The contract will run from 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2027. This updated service specification and pricing schedule is modeled and delivered on units of activity.

he Council has been working with a Managing Partner, since 2013 to deliver the various construction programmes of work including Education & Corporate One-Off Capital Schemes, Annual Planned Maintenance Programmes and various survey programmes, the contract is due to expire at the end of June 2025 The Council is currently looking at options to procure a single organisation (not a consortium of organisations) to support the delivering of planned and capital construction project from inception to completion and to include an advice, design, project and programme management service for new builds, extensions and refurbishments of existing buildings from contract ranging from £200k to £10million. The Councils' Capital Programme: Spend per annum typically comprises of: • £3m on school extensions and remodelling to School buildings. • Up to £4m new works and refurbishments on other Council buildings. • £1m planned maintenance on school buildings • £1m planned maintenance on other Council buildings. The current contract will expire on 30th June 2025 to allow for completion of the key construction projects. The current Managing Partner also handled all retention/defects liability issues in respect of projects started/completed during their tenure. Succession Planning: The Consultant will begin working with the Council from April 2025, including: • Familiarising themselves with the Councils' Estate and key personnel • Begin working up new projects required for delivery in the 2025/2026 financial year • Working up to full handover from the current Managing Partner on 30th June 2025

Bracknell Forest Council (BFC) are putting out this notice as a PIN (Prior Information Notice) to support a market consultation process we are currently completing. At BFC we are considering seeking a provider for a home visiting family support service. This provision is part of the council's Early Help Services, which can contribute to protecting families from harm, reduce referrals to child protection services and improve families' long-term outcomes. The provider will support families with a Tier 2 level of need, with children aged 0-11 years, with at least one child under the age of 5 years. The aim is to provide tailored support to families in response to identified need, through a combination of home visits, other separately funded activities, family group meetings and signposting to other community services. The provider will be required to provide the following: • One to one support to a minimum of 60 families per annum in their homes for a minimum of 20 hours per week • Contact with families within 5 working days of receipt of referral • An agreed Family Plan within 15 working days of first contact • Support to families to be stepped down from the Service within a year from referral, usually within 6 months • A broad range of communication methods to maximise the reach of the service to all sectors of the community • Access to suitably trained employed staff and volunteers who have undertaken all required minimum training, within 3 months of starting employment, especially safeguarding training. The success of this service requires a Provider with the ability to operate within the borough in families' homes. The provider will need to have the appropriate infrastructure in place to support suitably qualified, trained and volunteer staffing with progression and in-role training provided, which includes professional supervision as appropriate to the role. BFC is currently conducting a market consultation to determine the level of interest from the wider market in a service of this kind. This market consultation will be conducted through our E-sourcing portal as defined below. All information pertaining to this PIN is published on the South East Business Portal (SEBP) https://sebp.due-north.com/ Providers must register to ensure they receive updates and information pertaining to this PIN. This notice is not a call for competition. The Council and/or any of its advisers reserve the right to contact any interested parties who notify the Council of its interest

Bracknell Forest Council (BFC) are putting out this notice as a PIN (Prior Information Notice) to support a market consultation process we are currently completing. At BFC we are considering seeking a provider for a home visiting family support service. This provision is part of the council’s Early Help Services, which can contribute to protecting families from harm, reduce referrals to child protection services and improve families’ long-term outcomes. The provider will support families with a Tier 2 level of need, with children aged 0-11 years, with at least one child under the age of 5 years. The aim is to provide tailored support to families in response to identified need, through a combination of home visits, other separately funded activities, family group meetings and signposting to other community services. The provider will be required to provide the following: • One to one support to a minimum of 60 families per annum in their homes for a minimum of 20 hours per week • Contact with families within 5 working days of receipt of referral • An agreed Family Plan within 15 working days of first contact • Support to families to be stepped down from the Service within a year from referral, usually within 6 months • A broad range of communication methods to maximise the reach of the service to all sectors of the community • Access to suitably trained employed staff and volunteers who have undertaken all required minimum training, within 3 months of starting employment, especially safeguarding training. The success of this service requires a Provider with the ability to operate within the borough in families’ homes. The provider will need to have the appropriate infrastructure in place to support suitably qualified, trained and volunteer staffing with progression and in-role training provided, which includes professional supervision as appropriate to the role. BFC is currently conducting a market consultation to determine the level of interest from the wider market in a service of this kind. This market consultation will be conducted through our E-sourcing portal as defined below.

As part of the appointment, the consultant will be expected to designate a Programme Lead who be required to be MRICS. The Programme will be supported by a number of Programme Managers each of work streams under this contract. The consultant shall provide; Construction advice relating to current and future projects, including over the interfaces between the Council and central government. Asset Management advice, and the Consultant will be expected to advise on aspects of the Councils’ Corporate Asset Management Plan, and the Asset Management Plan for its Children Young People & Learning department. The Consultant will provide advice on the Councils’ Estates Strategy including its Education Estates Strategy The Council operates a Category Management approach to procurement of key services one of which is Capital Construction. The Consultant will provide advice and guidance on aspects of the Capital Construction Category Strategy including on opportunities for securing best value from aggregating compatible procurement. The Consultant will also advise the Council on aspects of its Capital Programme including options appraisals and feasibility studies. The Consultant will also advise the Council on the property & construction aspects in updating and delivering the Councils’ Medium-Term Objectives. Provide asset valuations in the recognised form including insurance, current market and asset register. Produce lifecycle costs in respect of existing buildings and proposed construction projects. Undertake development appraisals of sites where required to identify opportunities including feasibility and cost reporting of options. Any other property or construction related matters requiring strategic advice and guidance. Programme Manager – One Off Capital & Planned Works Schemes The Consultant will provide a named Programme Lead who will perform this role for the duration of the contract under the planned works programme. Continuity is essential to ensure smooth delivery of the programme. The named individual will be suitably qualified, trained, experienced and knowledgeable to manage the delivery of the Programme. CV’s of proposed Programme leads will need to be provided In addition, the named individual will have the following skills: • Programming • Construction project management • Identify constraints • Balancing quality, time and cost • Management • Monitoring • Problem solving • Decision making • Intervention • Finance

This contract will cover residents of Bracknell Forest who require additional support to return home once discharged from hospital. The service will liaise with key stakeholders to receive and action referrals. A questionnaire is located, as an attachment, on the South East Business Portal https://sebp.due-north.com/ advert. Please complete the questionnaire and return it via the messaging facility on the portal. Projected spend is between £70,000.00 and £80,000.00 per annum with a provisional contract duration of 4 years (2+1+1). People will be supported for a short period of time, with visits and telephone calls to help with emotional needs and small practical tasks. The service is not expected to provide personal care. Key aims for this service are to: • Support patients being discharged from hospital • Enable people to live independently in their own home • Improve patient experience • Reduce hospital re-admission • Assist with hospital discharge • Reduce hospital readmission rates • Supporting patients to be fully sighted on additional community organisations where appropriate The Home from Hospital service will work closely with the Adult Social Care team, OT's and ward staff based in hospitals to help with the timely discharge and unnecessary re-admittance of patients. The service will also work closely with the Intermediate Care Teams with referrals coming through from Intermediate Care as well. Projected spend is between £70,000.00 and £80,000.00 per annum with a provisional contract duration of 4 years (2+1+1). Additional information: The Council is currently undertaking market engagement to help inform the specification for the new contract which will be going out to tender late Autumn. The commissioner reserves the right not to publish any contract notice; not to award the contract in whole or in part; to cancel or amend the tender process and does not bind itself to accept any tender. The Council, and partners, shall not be liable under any circumstances for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by any bidder or prospective bidder in responding to this PIN notice or in taking part in any procurement process that may follow.

Bracknell Forest Council is planning the tender for a Home from Hospital service. We would like to draw on providers’ expertise to inform the review of the service model. This contract will cover residents of Bracknell Forest who require additional support to return home once discharged from hospital. The service will liaise with key stakeholders to receive and action referrals. A questionnaire is located, as an attachment, on the South East Business Portal https://sebp.due-north.com/ advert. Please complete the questionnaire and return it via the messaging facility on the portal. Projected spend is between £70,000.00 and £80,000.00 per annum with a provisional contract duration of 4 years (2+1+1).

This is a soft market test to engage possible suppliers in advance of procuring a contract or contracts for a comprehensive residential and destination EV charging network across Bracknell Forest Borough. Bracknell Forest Council has been exploring and investigating EV charging solutions since 2015, when we installed our first public use charge point in the High Street multi storey car park in Bracknell town centre. We have since added more chargepoints in this, and other, town centre car parks. From 2021 to 2023, we worked with a commercial supplier to deliver 34 ORCS funded charging sockets across 12 council owned Community car parks. We are now looking to further expand the public chargepoint network in Bracknell Forest, but it is very important we achieve the best solution for the Borough. Our overarching goal is to secure a partner or partners to provide investment and collaborate with us on the planning, installing and operation of a substantial borough wide chargepoint network. From recent discussions with the Energy Saving Trust we anticipate we could secure LEVI funding in the region of GBP350,000 to contribute towards the on-street residential element of our charging network. Our general principle for residential charging excludes charging points located on or in streetlights. Our streetlights cannot support 7kW chargers and are generally located at the back of the footway. We have identified a list of destination sites where, subject to feasibility, we will be happy for EV chargers to be installed. A list of these sites is provided in the PIN documentation. We would welcome an indication of your interest in these sites, albeit we recognise that any interest will be subject to local DNO connection fees which are unknown at this stage. It is our intention that any future contract will make provision for our Parish and Town Councils, registered social housing providers who are not for profit organisations such as housing associations, registered charities etc., or Community Groups, Churches, Village Halls, Schools and any other not for profit community landowners within the County to access and make use of the contract via the Council. A questionnaire we would like you to respond to as part of our soft market testing is available within our portal. It is only intended to support the Council in the finalising this requirement, and will not form part of any future tender. Please submit your responses using the messaging function within the portal.

This is a soft market test to engage possible suppliers in advance of procuring a contract or contracts for a comprehensive residential and destination EV charging network across Bracknell Forest Borough. Bracknell Forest Council has been exploring and investigating EV charging solutions since 2015, when we installed our first public-use charge point in the High Street multi-storey car park in Bracknell town centre. We have since added more chargepoints in this, and other, town centre car parks. During 2021-23, we worked with a commercial supplier to deliver 34 ORCS-funded charging sockets across 12 council-owned Community car parks. We are now looking to further expand the public chargepoint network in Bracknell Forest, but it is very important we achieve the best solution for the Borough. Our overarching goal is to secure a partner or partners to provide investment and collaborate with us on the planning, installing and operation of a substantial borough-wide chargepoint network. From recent discussions with the Energy Saving Trust we anticipate we could secure LEVI funding in the region of £350,000 to contribute towards the on-street residential element of our charging network.

This PIN is an advance notice of a planned retender for open access Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health services. A commissioning market engagement for the three councils of Berkshire East - Bracknell Forest, Slough and Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead will be held, expressions of interest for meeting with commissioners is requested. The intention is to go out for a full procurement later in the year (2023) but this would be subject to a further PIN Please express your interest via the South East Business Portal https://sebp.due-north.com

Bracknell Forest Council, on behalf of the 3 Local Authorities for Berkshire East (Bracknell Forest, Slough, and Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) is looking for a suitable provider to deliver an Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health Service, in line with the statutory requirement to provide an Open Access service to address sexual health outcomes and reduce inequalities for the populations of Berkshire East.

Bracknell Forest Council is looking for a suitable provider to deliver a Public Health Nursing service (Health Visiting and School Nursing) to improve the health outcomes and reduce inequalities for the 0-19-year-old (25 for Special educational needs and disability (SEND)) children, young people and their families in line with the updated Healthy Child Programme (HCP) national model and guidance (2021)

Bracknell Forest 0-19 (and up to 25 years for SEND) Public Health Nursing Service Market Engagement Bracknell Forest Council Public Health team are planning to go out tender for their 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service this year (2023). We would like to invite potential providers to have an informal meeting with us where we can share an overview of our proposed model and outcomes we want to achieve. It will also be an opportunity for us to gather information from you to inform the development of our service specification and answer any questions you might have. This meeting is an information gathering exercise, intended to assist the Council in understanding the level and range of service provider interest in delivering these services - response does not commit the Council or respondents to a future procurement (nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest) and accordingly any subsequent procurement may use an entirely different model to the one described in the meeting. External attendees and their organisations shall have no claim to any intellectual property rights which may be created in connection with matters discussed. The Council will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this event. Questions asked by attendees will be responded to and shared as a FAQ document to all interested organisations.

Introduction BFC is seeking interest in a proposal to transfer surplus council-owned land at 74-76 Binfield Road (RG42 2AR) to a Registered Provider (RP). It is proposed that offers over £100k will be invited for the freehold to enable a new development of 4 bed family homes for rent and meet a critical shortage of these homes in the area. Site description The total site area of the combined sites edged red on the site plan (74 and 76 Binfield Road) is approximately 1850 sq m. Planning permission was granted for the demolition of the existing buildings on 14 September 2022 (a copy is available on the planning portal under reference 22/00090/DEM) and the buildings are in the process of being demolished to slab level. This work will be completed before the site is transferred. Relevant planning history and policy The previous use of 76 Binfield Road as an office would have fallen within B1(a) of the Use Classes Order (this would now fall within the much broader class E). There is no evidence of planning consent for this use being granted, but this use had existed for in excess of 10 years prior to the demolition of the buildings. The previous use of 74 Binfield Road was as part of the adjoining adult services site and was used as short and medium stay residential facilities for adults with learning disabilities, which falls within use class C2 (residential institution). The proposed residential use would be within use class C3 and whilst there have been no discussions with the planning service, given the site comprises previously developed land within the defined settlement boundary, it is believed that the principle of redevelopment of the entire site for this use would be acceptable. The site is located within a predominantly residential area, with a petrol station to the North-West and adjacent to the existing access point. The site is located within 5km of the Thames Basin Heaths SPA and within 2km of an SSSI. Other Terms Subject to satisfactory interest from RPs the Council will be seeking offers in excess of £100k for the freehold, and on the basis of the following; a) The site is to be developed for affordable four bed family homes for rent. Higher priority will be given to bidders who are able to offer properties for rent at social rent, rather than affordable rent. b) Nomination rights to be granted to BFC in perpetuity c) The contract will be subject to the purchaser achieving a planning consent for their chosen scheme within a reasonable timeframe (to be agreed with the successful provider prior to contracts being exchanged). d) The homes must be delivered and made available for occupation within 2 years of completion of the sale (which will occur after the grant of planning consent). For the avoidance of doubt, no offer below £100k will be considered Additional information: As at today's date the relevant contributions are as follows, but will need to be verified at the point of the application • A development of 100% affordable housing on the site will attract CIL social housing relief. • SANG contributions payable would be a £ £3088 per unit for affordable dwellings • SAMMS contributions would total £1,021 per unit for 4 bed units • There may be other s106 costs to be determined at the application state, which will depend on the detail of the scheme. For example SUDs monitoring fee, Traffic Regulation Order or Biodiversity Net Gain. Access and parking The site adjoins the publicly adopted highway to the south side on Binfield Road. Access into the site was historically via the adult services site to the rear, but has more recently been through a single point onto Binfield Road. Whilst this access point has not been regularised as part of previous planning applications for parking at the site, this has been the only access for in excess of ten years. Access to the site will need to be improved to make it suitable for the proposed redevelopment as the current access is not wide enough for easy two-way movements. The site is opposite a junction and adjoins a petrol station therefore careful consideration will be needed as to how to gain access to the newly developed properties. It is thought that a large number of new access points onto Binfield Road would most likely not be acceptable. Biodiversity There are various trees on the site, which will need to be considered as part of any application. No tree survey is available and the purchaser will need to make their own investigations in relation to this. The previous buildings hosted a bat roost which has been relocated to a tree within the site. As part of the consent to demolish the previous buildings, a licence for development works affecting bats was obtained from Natural England. A copy can be supplied on request and the purchaser will need to continue to comply with the terms of this licence. Utilities Utilities are in the process of being disconnected as part of the demolition programme. The services will be disconnected prior to the sale and information on any known locations will be passed to the purchaser for information. The purchaser will however need to make their own enquiries to satisfy themselves as to the location of services and the capacity of services for the new development. Please complete the questionnaire attached to the portal advert. All information pertaining to this PIN is published on the South East Business Portal (SEBP) https://sebp.due-north.com/ Providers must register to ensure they receive updates and information pertaining to this PIN. This notice is not a call for competition. The Council and/or any of its advisers reserve the right to contact any interested parties who notify the Council of its interest