Home To School, Special Educational Needs And Vulnerable Adult Passenger Transport Services
Slough Borough Council (the "Council") invites Tenders for the Provision of Home To School, Special Educational Needs And Vulnerable Adult Passenger Transport Services
The Council is conducting this procurement using the Open procedure in accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023) for the purpose of procuring the Services. This Invitation to Tender (ITT) is issued for the purpose of establishing an open framework in accordance with the PA2023.
The framework will be established with an initial group of successful suppliers following this procurement process. In line with the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023, the framework will remain open for its duration, allowing for additional suppliers to apply to join the framework at defined intervals, subject to meeting the published selection and award criteria.
The contracting authority anticipates reopening the framework at one or more points during its term but reserves the right to determine the timing and frequency of any reopenings.
Provision, installation, and ongoing maintenance of new bus shelters across Slough Borough
This project involves the delivery of a fully managed bus shelter and billboard advertising service across Slough, a rapidly growing and densely populated town in Berkshire. The contract, awarded by Slough Borough Council, will run for 11 years with an optional 4-year extension.
The Contractor will be responsible for the supply, installation, maintenance, cleaning, and advertising of 176 bus shelters and 3 billboards, including the introduction of digital advertising screens. All associated costs, such as planning permissions, electricity, and business rates; will be covered by the Contractor.
The project also includes lifecycle management of assets and the generation of revenue for the Council through fixed annual payments, revenue share, and provision of digital advertising space for public messaging.
The Council will receive fixed annual income from advertising (£250,000 from bus shelters and £7,500 from billboards, index-linked), a share of advertising revenue (3% net), and 10% of digital screen time for Council messaging.
Shared Lives is a form of community-based adult social care in which individuals receive
support from a Shared Lives Carer, either by living in the carer's home on a short-term or long
term basis, or through day support and respite arrangements. It is not residential or nursing
care in the traditional sense, but offers a personalised, family-style alternative.
The requirement of publishing a UK 1 Pipeline Notice on Local Authorities is to prepare the market of our intention to go to market. This is an 18 month forward looking plan. Suppliers will be notified of upcoming tenders via the CDP when we issue either a UK 2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice or a UK 4 Tender Notice during this duration.
Block of Pathway 2 Beds within CQC registered nursing care homes located in Slough; these
beds will support people who no longer require acute hospital care but need short term,
outcome focused nursing support before returning home. The Council is seeking high quality
nursing care provision delivered within established care homes that can demonstrate strong
clinical oversight, safe staffing levels, and effective multidisciplinary working to support timely
discharge pathways, along with their own or commissioned therapy (OT and/or Physio) and a
dedicated GP to support the beds.
The requirement of publishing a UK 1 Pipeline Notice on Local Authorities is to prepare the market of our intention to go to market. This is an 18 month forward looking plan. Suppliers will be notified of upcoming tenders via the CDP when we issue either a UK 2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice or a UK 4 Tender Notice during this duration.
Home Based Reablement Service will provide time limited reablement support for people in
their homes with a focus on enabling individuals to achieve therapist-set goals over a period of
up to 6 weeks. Will support referrals from the community as well as hospital discharge
The requirement of publishing a UK 1 Pipeline Notice on Local Authorities is to prepare the market of our intention to go to market. This is an 18 month forward looking plan. Suppliers will be notified of upcoming tenders via the CDP when we issue either a UK 2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice or a UK 4 Tender Notice during this duration.
Short Term up to 2 weeks support in an individual's home to facilitate hospital discharge - Pathway 1.
The requirement of publishing a UK 1 Pipeline Notice on Local Authorities is to prepare the market of our intention to go to market. This is an 18 month forward looking plan. Suppliers will be notified of upcoming tenders via the CDP when we issue either a UK 2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice or a UK 4 Tender Notice during this duration.
Residential Respite (Short Breaks Service) for Adults with a Learning Disability aged 18-65 Years
A residential short breaks service for adults with learning disabilities, complex needs and
associated conditions, their carers and families; to achieve the outcomes set out in the
individuals care and support plan.
The requirement of publishing a UK 1 Pipeline Notice on Local Authorities is to prepare the market of our intention to go to market. This is an 18 month forward looking plan. Suppliers will be notified of upcoming tenders via the CDP when we issue either a UK 2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice or a UK 4 Tender Notice during this duration.
Slough Borough Council will be seeking to award a contract to an experienced Car Club operator to provide residents and businesses with a professional and value for money car club operation in the borough.
This project is being created to publish the mandatory UK1 notice. The requirement of publishing a UK 1 Pipeline Notice on Local Authorities is to prepare the market of the councils intention to go to market. Suppliers will be notified of upcoming tenders via the CDP when the council issues either a UK 2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice or a UK 4 Tender Notice during this duration.
Support for residents to access services during the day to support carers
The requirement of publishing a UK 1 Pipeline Notice on Local Authorities is to prepare the market of our intention to go to market. This is an 18 month forward looking plan. Suppliers will be notified of upcoming tenders via the CDP when we issue either a UK 2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice or a UK 4 Tender Notice during this duration.
Slough Borough Council (SBC) is re-tendering its maintenance services contract which covers all aspects of repairs, maintenance Planned and Major Works into its 6000 council-owned homes.
The requirement of publishing a UK 1 Pipeline Notice on Local Authorities is to prepare the market of our intention to go to market. This is an 18 month forward looking plan. Suppliers will be notified of upcoming tenders via the CDP when we issue either a UK 2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice or a UK 4 Tender Notice during this duration.
Supported Living Framework
Provision of care and support to individuals living in Supported Living Schemes in Slough; to
help people to live as independently as possible; personalised care and support are designed
and provided according to the needs of the individual, with a focus on maintaining, or if
appropriate, increasing independence.
Procurement of a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement and Server and Cloud Enrolment (SCE) licensing arrangement, including the provision, renewal, management, and support of Microsoft software licences, subscriptions, and associated cloud services.
The contract will cover Microsoft enterprise licensing requirements across the Council's ICT estate, including but not limited to Microsoft 365, Windows Server, SQL Server, Azure, user/device licences, server and cloud enrolments, software assurance, licence compliance, and related reseller support services.
