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Only CQC registered domiciliary care agencies to apply. A Market Engagement event will be held from 11:00-12:00 on Monday the 6th November 2023 for suppliers intending to participate and who are on the DPS.Qualification of Management and Delivery of Home Support (Domiciliary Care, Personal Assistants/Replacement Care) Services (via Adult Social Care DPS Lots 5, 8, 20, 21 specified in Stage 1 of the DPS.) Anyone intending to take part in the mini-competition must have applied for and been successful at the First Stage of the DPS. Please note that a Second Stage Mini Competition for this provision will be launched on or around the 5th December 2023 via the DPS route . Recommended deadline for participants to submit their completed SQ’s if not already on the DPS and to be able to participate and be able to reasonably develop their tender is the 17th November 2023

A Market Engagement event will be held for suppliers from 12:00noon to 13:00 on Monday the 13th November 2023. The meeting will be by invitation only. Please register your request to attend by emailing ASC.Commissioning@slough.gov.uk with DPS Support Event – Unregulated Support Services in the subject line. Qualification of Management and Delivery of Support Worker services in the community (you DO NOT have to be CQC qualified to apply ) ( via Adult Social Care DPS Lot 17 specified in Stage 1 of the DPS.) Only unregulated service providers should apply. (CQC regulated providers should apply for Home Support Services (Domiciliary Care/Personal Assistants/Replacement care) ).Anyone intending to take part in the mini-competition must have applied for and been successful at the First Stage of the DPS on Lot 17. Please note that a Second Stage Mini Competition for this provision will be launched on or around the 5th December 2023 via the DPS route .

Slough Borough Council (Authority) is seeking to recommission the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (HCP) comprising of Health Visiting Services and School Nursing Services (0-19) and (0-25 with SEND) and child weight management service.A market engagement event will take place on Thursday 7th September 2023 on Microsoft Teams. From 10am to 12pm on Microsoft Teams.

Qualification of Management and Delivery of Home Support (Domiciliary Care, Personal Assistants/Replacement Care) Services ( via Adult Social Care DPS Lots 5, 8, 20, 21 specified in Stage 1 of the DPS.) Anyone intending to take part in the mini-competition must have applied for and been successful at the First Stage of the DPS. Please note that a Second Stage Mini Competition for this provision will be launched on or around the 9th August 2022 via the DPS route . Recommended deadline for participants to submit their completed SQ’s and to be able to participate and be able to reasonably develop their tender is the 26th July 2022. Please submit your Selection Questionnaire (SQ) by Monday 26th July 2022 if you are interested to be qualified onto this particular opportunity, with a view to competing in this and further competitions via this route to source. This will be a refresh of our current supplier list.

Qualification of Management and Delivery of Home Support (Domiciliary Care, Personal Assistants/Replacement Care) Services ( via Adult Social Care DPS Lots 5, 8, 20, 21 specified in Stage 1 of the DPS.)Anyone intending to take part in the mini-competition must have applied for and been successful at the First Stage of the DPS. Please note that a Mini Competition for this provision has just been launched today via the DPS route which will close on the 3rd of May 2022 at 12 noon. Recommended deadline for participants to submit their completed SQ’s and to be able to participate and be able to reasonably develop their tender is 11th April 2022.Please submit your Selection Questionnaire (SQ) by 5pm on Monday 11th April 2022 if you are interested to be qualified onto this particular opportunity that has been launched today via the DPS with a view to competing in this further competitions via this route to source .

LOT 1. A 5 year contract with the option to increase for 2 plus 2 years so 9 years in total. This is for a New, All Age Integrated Substance misuse, treatment and recovery service. The service will support the key priorities contained within the new National 10 Year Drugs strategy and will:Increase numbers and quality of treatment placesStrengthen workforce skillsDecrease drug related deathsDecrease drug related crimeIncrease treatment places for every Borough resident offenderLot 2. A 1 year contract with the option to extend for a further 1 year so 2 Years in total This is for a new, Rough Sleepers and those a Risk of Rough Sleeping community outreach drugs and alcohol services. The aims of the service are to deliver harm reduction, engagement to structured treatment and recovery of substance us for Rough Sleepers and those at Risk of Rough Sleeping.

Provision of the Health Visting and School Nursing Services (0-25 years with SEND) delivering the Healthy Child Programme (HCP). Health Visitors specialise in working with families and children aged 0 to 5 years to identify needs as early as possible and improve health and wellbeing by promoting health, preventing ill health and reducing health inequalities and lead the 0 to 5 years elements of the Healthy Child Programme. School Nurses work with school aged children and their families to improve health and wellbeing by promoting health, preventing ill health and reducing inequalities and lead the 5 to 25 years (with SEND) elements of the Healthy Child Programme. Additional information: The Council`s full requirements and details of how to tender for this opportunity are available by clicking the Express Interest button. The deadline for tender submission is (12 NOON ) on 31st January 2024 How to obtain the Tender Documents Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Tenders/Current. The Tender documents can be accessed when logged into In-Tend by selecting 'View Details' on the relevant tender advert and clicking the 'Express Interest' tab. Once in the tender there are five tabs, namely 'Tender', 'ITT - documents', 'Correspondence', 'Clarifications' and 'History'. Select the 2nd tab (ITT - documents) where you will find useful information under 'Tender Details'. Continue to scroll down to the heading 'Tender Documents Received' where you will be able to view / download the documents. Please download all the documents and read very carefully. Opting In and Opting Out Please note you are required to 'Opt In' before you can access the 'My tender Return' to start populating your response. The 'Opt Out' functionality will also be available throughout the duration of the tender process. Opting out will give you the option of declaring you no longer want to receive any further communication in relation to this tender along with the opportunity of providing comments and feedback for this decision. You can choose to 'Opt In' at any time during the tender process if you initially decided to 'Opt Out'. Further Guidance In addition, guidance on how to participate in a tender, download and upload documents / returns and if required, register your company (free of charge) can be found on the In-tend site under the 'Help' or 'Information for Suppliers' buttons. Receiving Notification Emails To ensure you receive email alerts and notifications from our system, please add the email domain `@in-tendorganiser.co.uk` to your Safe Senders list. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Provision of the Health Visting and School Nursing Services (0-25 years with SEND) delivering the Healthy Child Programme (HCP). Health Visitors specialise in working with families and children aged 0 to 5 years to identify needs as early as possible and improve health and wellbeing by promoting health, preventing ill health and reducing health inequalities and lead the 0 to 5 years elements of the Healthy Child Programme. School Nurses work with school aged children and their families to improve health and wellbeing by promoting health, preventing ill health and reducing inequalities and lead the 5 to 25 years (with SEND) elements of the Healthy Child Programme.

Slough Borough Council operates a statutory waste recycling centre at our Chalvey depot and requires a total of four types of specialist plant machinery to undertake the sorting and loading of waste. One item of plant is required to be based at our Slough Crematorium depot (grounds dept) and operates primarily from 6 am – 5pm, 6 days per week, however, this machine will be required to support on a 24 hour call out basis as it used for emergency call outs as and when required. Both locations are key in delivering statutory and emergency requirements, and the plant machinery are vital tools in enabling this to be achieved. The contract will be for an initial three year duration with an option to extend for a further 2 years (3+1+1).

Slough Borough Council requires a suitable licensed provider to collect and dispose of food waste from all domestic properties within the borough (approx 55,000 homes). The Authority will provide four 11 tonne waste collection vehicles to be used for this contract. The Authority is currently operating a pilot food waste collection service for 5,000 homes and this will extend to another 5,000 homes over the coming months. On the commencement of the contract, the provider will adopt the pilot collection with a phased delivery service rolled out to 55,000 homes commencing from 1 April 2026. The contract will commence in January 2026, for five years with an option to extend for a further two years.