local government contracts

Slough Borough Council, referred to in this Specification as the Council, requires a high quality, safe, responsive, locally accessible and outcomes focused Responder Service. The Service shall provide a timely physical response to residents who use Technology Enabled Care, telecare alarms, digital alarms, falls detectors, environmental sensors, connected care devices and other Council authorised care technology. The Service shall operate as part of the wider Slough care technology pathway and shall not operate in isolation from the Council, adult social care, the existing call handling and monitoring provider, installation and maintenance provider, health partners, voluntary and community sector partners, carers, families and local communities.

Slough Borough Council (Council) requires a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to undertake: Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA).

The Preliminary Market Engagement exercise aims to identify the potential to increase the number and type of organisations who would be interested in tendering for the Project Sponge: Granville Flood Alleviation Scheme

Slough Borough Council is seeking expression of interest from suitably qualified contractors with relevant experience in delivering this type of contract, in scope and value, to attend a market engagement event. Interested organisations are required to provide responses to the below questions and submit by the 13th July 2026 via the messaging section of the Intend portal. See link below https://in-tend.co.uk If you intend to attend the market engagement event, please, send an email confirmation of your attendance along with names, roles, and email addresses of all attendees from your organisation, using the below email address. The event will be via teams. Once your confirmation is received, an invite will be forwarded to the list of names/emails received. Details of the market engagement event are: Evant date: 16 July 2026 Time: 11:30 – 1pm Location: Via teams Contact Name: Henrietta Jacobs Email contact: [email protected] QUESTIONNAIRE: (Please provide responses to the below questions and send via the messaging section of the portal by Monday 13th July, prior to the market engagement event scheduled for Thursday 16th July 2026). Digital Systems and Data • What digital systems do you use for repairs management, scheduling, customer communication, and reporting? o Are these compatibles with common housing management systems? o How do you ensure data accuracy, transparency, and real time reporting? Procurement Route • The Council is proposing a Competitive Flexible Procedure. Have you participated in this procedure (or similar) within the last two years? o Please explain the reasons for your view (e.g., flexibility, dialogue, ability to refine solutions). o If no, please outline any concerns or limitations you foresee. Contract Form • The Council is considering a TPC (Term Partnering Contract). Do you have experience delivering under TPC or similar partnering contracts (e.g., PPC, NEC, JCT partnering)? o Do you have experience with TPC or similar partnering contracts, and do you have any feedback on benefits or challenges associated with this form?

Slough Borough Council is conducting Pre-Market Engagement to undertake the market's advice on the Daytime Activities provision and opportunities for autistic adults and adults with learning disabilities. A Day Activity is defined as a service or community activity provided for the purpose of delivering outcomes specified in an individual’s support plan. Adult Social Care currently utilises both spot purchase arrangement and direct payments to meet the Care Act duty to meet the need for daytime activities. The intention is to recommission the Learning Disability and Autism daytime activities offer to ensure services are fit for purpose, aligned with current and future need and consistent with strengths-based, outcomes-focused practice. The recommissioned services will support adults to live well, independently and inclusively within their local communities, reducing inequalities and preventing escalation of need. The recommissioning supports delivery of the Adult Learning Disability Strategy 2023–2028 and the Adult Autism Strategy 2024–2029. The project aims to ensure Daytime Activities services are in place that deliver • high-quality, safe and person-centred support • enable adults to live fulfilling lives in their communities • ensure future provision supports adults to live healthier, safer and more independent lives. • ensure sustainability and value for money • promote ordinary family and community life • reduce health inequalities and social isolation

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 Council is seeking the views from the provider market on this future procurement opportunity.