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Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Children & Young Peoples Public Health & Wellbeing is notifying providers to an upcoming tendering opportunity. This will be to deliver a programme of Theatre in Education performances and workshops to support Dudley education settings with their Relationship, Sex, Health & Education (RSHE) curriculum provision and safeguarding. Education settings will be able to choose and book from a menu of age-appropriate performances that cover a variety of topics. For full list please refer to full description in section II.2.4.Indicative Publication of Contract Notice: 20th May 2024 Indicative Contracts Commence: 1st September 2024This Prior Information Notice is for preliminary information purposes only and does not constitute a call for competition. The contracting authority reserves the right to amend or cancel the procurement process at any stage.

Dudley Metropolitan Brough Council is seeking a leisure operator for its leisure centres and services to ensure the Council can provide a high-quality service that delivers against the Councils social outcomes and ensures financial sustainability.

‘Short Breaks’ describes the Local Authority support and care service offer for children with disabilities. This can include a range of services including: overnight (fostering and residential care), daytime services, targeted group activities, personal care, 1:1 support.We are inviting all current and potential providers who deliver Short Breaks services (daytime and overnight), to an engagement event with West Midlands region Local Authority Commissioners. This will set out the regional requirements for Short Breaks service developments, unmet needs, commissioning intentions and future tender opportunities.

Dudley Council are inviting providers to hear about an upcoming tendering opportunity for a new Supported Living framework.The framework will respond to the needs of people aged 17 and above requiring long-term care and support. It will also provide short-term intensive intervention support for people who present with forensic / very challenging behaviour through a separate Lot.The aim of this event is to provide an outline of the commissioning intentions, for commissioners to understand the interest and the market's capabilities and for potential service providers to gain a wider understanding of the scope, provide feedback and ask questions. The session will give an overview of the current services provided in Dudley, describe the Council’s visions going forward and explain the procurement process.

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Children Services is inviting suitably qualified organisations to attend a market engagement to hear about opportunities that exist in the Borough to develop Supported and Residential Accommodation for Children and Young people, through the utilisation of two buildings identified by the Local Authority.We are looking at innovation and creative ways the building could be utilised for children and young people, in particular transitioning from Residential to Supported Accommodation.Supported Accommodation is now Regulated by Ofsted, as is Residential Accommodation. Providers will need to ensure that they have the necessary, skills, understanding and infrastructure to support the development of this provision. In return Dudley will support and use where deemed appropriate the provision for the benefit of their children and young people and extend this opportunity to other neighbouring authorities to utilise.

Introduction: This questionnaire is part of a soft market testing exercise to inform future commissioning arrangements and procurement of the Vision Screening Service for School Children Aged 4-5 Years Old within the Dudley borough. The purpose of this soft market testing exercise is to establish the extent of the demand in the market for the delivery of Vision Screening Service for School Children Aged 4-5 Years Old, to support development and refinement of the service specification as well as associated terms and conditions of the contract. We are seeking written responses to the questions set out in the questionnaire below. Whilst there is no obligation to answer all questions and all answers are for information purposes only, we would encourage your cooperation to respond to as many of the questions as possible.The deadline for the submission of your completed questionnaires is Friday 11th August 2023

The Domiciliary Care Services Framework will provide a Domiciliary Home Care Service for Individuals with care and support needs across Dudley MBC anda. Meet the national eligibility threshold for care and support as set out in the Care and Support (Eligibility Criteria) Regulations 2015 for the Care Act 2014 b. Have unmet eligible needs and outcomes that could be met through the provision of care and support at home; and c. Are deemed to be ordinarily resident within the administrative area of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council or for whom we are responsible under S117. The aim of this event is to provide an outline of the commissioning intentions, for commissioners to understand the interest and the market's capabilities and for potential service providers to gain a wider understanding of the scope, provide feedback and ask questions.The information gathered from this exercise will help shape future proposals including any potential tendering process and associated service s

Dudley MBC are inviting providers to hear about an upcoming tendering opportunity for a new framework – Enhanced Supported Living Services.The Enhanced Supported Living Services Framework will provide specialist support for people 17 years old and above with social care needs and;• Who may be at risk of contact with the criminal justice system and/or;• Who have a forensic history and/or present who are part of the Learning Disability and Autism Programme cohort and/or; • Present with significant complex mental health and/or behaviours that challenge The aim of this event is to provide an outline of the commissioning intentions, for commissioners to understand the interest and the market's capabilities and for potential service providers to gain a wider understanding of the scope, provide feedback and ask questions.

Dudley MBC is seeking to invite interest in the provision of refuge and satellite accommodation in Dudley Borough with housing related support, floating support in the community and a sanctuary service for people experiencing or at risk of domestic abuse in Dudley Borough. The service must provide at least 33 units of self-contained and en suite accommodation that meets the Government Decent Homes Standard which includes a main refuge staffed 24 hours a day containing a minimum of 14 self-contained units. Additional accommodation can include some ensuite provision and needs to range in size in order to meet needs including those of larger families and those with older males and have available staff cover 9am-5pm. At least one self-contained flat must be suitable for a wheel-chair user. The length of occupancy for all types of accommodation ranges from one night to up to two years.

The Authority is looking to engage with a contractor to design, build and fit-out a new school for children with severe learning difficulties, catering for a minimum of 110 children between 3 and 19 years old. The expectation is that the school will operate from a single site, and include a hydro pool, parking and a green space equivalent to that already provided. The site is located at DY8 5ST. The school will focus on the following outcomes: • Deliver strong education for pupils aged 3-19 years who have complex needs, severe learning difficulties, including autism and pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties • Deliver an appropriate level of attainment in line with each child's expected level recognising every child is different and clearly focusing on achieving their full potential • Deliver a holistic approach to driving the life and career chances for each child in line for preparing each child for adulthood