Tenders
Please see below a list of our current tenders available. Please contact the tender writing team on: Tenders@blossombridge.co.uk
for more information or any queries you may have.

Provision of block contract for children with disabilities overnight short break placements via Derbyshire Council

The Council seeks to commission services from one Service Provider who is OFSTED registered for the supply of overnight short breaks in a single 3-bed residential setting, which shall be within 20 miles of the Derbyshire border, but ideally within Derbyshire’s boundaries. The service offer shall include the following requirements:
• One three-bed residential home for the sole use of the Council to offer short breaks for children with disabilities.
The placement aims to offer short break accommodation for children. The average usage per child would be 24 nights per year, and this should therefore
be able to offer this service for up to 45 children per year.
Please note: The home would provide short breaks for up to 1095 nights per annum (3 beds x 365 nights maximum). The above figures are averages and are
based on that alone, and therefore the number of children accommodated, would be dependent on the size of their overnight short break package (for example there
are children in DCC identified as requiring up to 70-night packages and therefore the numbers of children accessing the service would reduce).

Deadline: 19/02/25

Derbyshire County Council

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Achieving for Children Short Breaks 2025 via Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

It is our aim that children and young people with disabilities are provided with the opportunity to access any suitable Short Break activity that they choose in specialist or mainstream settings within the Kingston and Richmond boroughs.
This service is exclusively for the ‘Aiming High’ or ‘universal’ Short Breaks offer. That is for commissioned universal services that do not include overnight respite or specialist care. To be eligible for the Aiming High programme, children and young people must have a diagnosed disability, be aged between 4 and 17 years, and live in the boroughs.
Achieving for Children is seeking to appoint a provider or providers for the delivery of Aiming High Short Breaks Services across Operational Area 1 - London Borough of Kingston and Richmond.
The requirement is divided into Lots and Sub-Lots. Please see the tender documentation for further details.
The contract term will be for an initial period of Three (3) years with an option to extend for further two (2) periods of twelve (12 months) at the discretion of AfC.

Lot 1 Weekend
1a Kingston only: Moderate Needs
1b Richmond only: Moderate Needs
1c Kingston only: High Needs
1d Richmond only: High Needs

Lot 2: After School
2a Kingston only: Moderate Needs
2b Richmond only: Moderate Needs
2c Kingston only: High Needs
2d Richmond only: High Needs

Lot 3: Holiday & Half Term
3a Kingston only: Moderate Needs
3b Richmond only: Moderate Needs
3c Kingston only: High Needs
3d Richmond only: High Needs

Lot 4: Buddy Project - Moderate Needs Only
4a - Kingston only: Moderate Needs
4b - Richmond only: Moderate Needs

Deadline: 24/02/25

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

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Supported Accommodation for Young People 16 - 18 via Cambridgeshire County Council

Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) are commissioning supported accommodation services for young people in care aged 16 – 18 years, for whom the authority has a statutory responsibility for, in line with the new Ofsted requirements and regulations.
CCC are also commissioning HMO services of accommodation tailored specifically for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children/Young People (UASC) aged 18 to 25 who are care leavers without a decision to remain, who arrived in the UK seeking asylum and are Children in Care e.g., under Section 20 of the Children Act 1989 or are receiving support under Section 17 (Child in Need).
Lot 1 - Supported accommodation and support for eligible and relevant young people and young people in care, aged 16-18. 1 to 4 bedded properties, with specific needs led support determined per referral.
Lot 2 - Supported accommodation and support for eligible and relevant young people and young people in care, aged 16-18. 5+ bedded properties with generic needs led support model per property.
Lot 3 - Supported accommodation and support for separated migrant children . 1 to 4 bedded properties, with specific needs led support determined per referral.
Lot 4 - Supported accommodation and support separated migrant children. 5+ bedded properties with generic needs led support model per property.
Lot 5 - Properties up to five beds with 24/7 support, including sleep-in provision, Monday-Sunday for 16- and 17-year-old young people. Needs led daytime support per property.
Lot 6 - The service will deliver HMO accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children who when they turn 18 years of age do not have a decision from the home office regarding their status. The accommodation will have a maximum of 8 beds but can be lower.

Deadline: 28/02/25

Cambridge

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Care and Support for Adults and Young People Preparing for Adulthood service for Liverpool City Region

DN354645 A flexible purchasing system for Care and Support for Adults and Young People Preparing for Adulthood service for Liverpool City Region covering services under the following service streams:

~ Service Stream A (i) - CQC Registered Community Based Services which offer personal care and support either with or without accommodation for those with eligible needs under the Care Act.

~ Service Stream A (ii) - Non Registered Community Based Services which offer care and support either with or without accommodation for those with eligible needs under the Care Act.

~ Service Stream B - Registered Residential and Nursing Care Services for those with eligible needs under the Care Act.

~ Service Stream C - Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) for those with eligible needs under the Care Act. Aimed at providers with a distinct specialist PBS service offer, available to service users from the community.
There are no restrictions on providers of care and support applying, provided you can offer a standalone specialist PBS service.

~ Service Stream D - Connecting with Others/ Learning New Skills as wider prevention service or for those with eligible needs under the Care Act. Aimed at providers with a distinct specialist service offer, available to service users from the community.

~ Service Stream E - Independent Support Planning/ Brokerage Services for those with eligible needs under the Care Act. Aimed at providers with a distinct specialist brokerage service offer, available to service users from the community.

Deadline: 30/06/2025

Liverpool City Council

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Provision of a Specialised Care & Support Flexible Framework via North Somerset Council

The service is to be available throughout the area of North Somerset for those providers wishing to provide care and support services within the North Somerset Boundary. There will be times when clients will need to be supported outside the area of North Somerset and this contract will support these packages of care and support.
To be awarded a place on this framework you will need to have a local registered CQC office (an office if you are not a registered provider with CQC), where the Care and Support will be delivered from. By local North Somerset Council requires this to be within North Somerset, Bath and North-East Somerset, Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire.
Lot 1 – Supported Living
Lot 2 – Individualised Packages
Lot 3 – Building Based Day Services
Lot 4 – Complex Health & Behaviour

DEADLINE: 28/02/25

NORTH SOMERSET COUNCIL

Tenders@blossombridge.co.uk

Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle (DPV) for the Provision of Supported Living Services in Buckinghamshire

Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle (DPV) for the Provision of Supported Living Services in Buckinghamshire

The DPV will be divided into 4 lots, representing the range of services to be delivered.

The Lots are:
Lot 1: Visiting Support
Lot 2: Day Time Support
Lot 3: 24 Hour Support
Lot 4: Bespoke Support

There is no limit on the number of Suppliers that may be appointed to a Lot.

RE. CQC rating: There is no requirement that you must be inspected by CQC to apply for the DPV opportunity. The CQC registration will be sufficient if you are providing regulated services within the home.

RE. Insurance: It is not a requirement to currently have the levels of insurance specified in the tender in place. However, should you be successful in securing a place on the DPV, it is a requirement to have the correct cover in place prior to contract start date.

RE. Accommodation: We are looking for both. In some cases, a package of care and support may only be required as the Service user/s already have a home. In other instances, a property may also be required alongside a package of care and support. It depends upon the individual Service User’s needs.