Tender for the provision of a breaks for carers service

The London Borough of Merton invites tendersfrom suitably qualified and experiencedorganisations who wish to provide a Breaks ForCarers Service for adults.

The primary purpose of the service is to:

The council is introducing Individual Budgets over the next two years. ProspectiveTenderers will need to demonstrate the ability to deliver high quality, innovative andeffective support services together with an understanding of the potential impact ofIndividualised budgets on service delivery in their submissions.

The Contract will be awarded for an initial period of three years, with the option toextend (exercisable at the Council’s sole discretion), by two further increments ofone year (making a potential Contract Period of up to five years). It is anticipatedthat the Contract will commence on 6 April 2009.

Organisations tendering should note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protectionof Employment) Regulations 2006 may apply.

The tender process will be managed by the London Borough of Merton‘s electronictendering process, which may be accessed at http://procurement.merton.gov.uk

If you are not already registered then you will need to register your details.You should then e-mail sscontracts@merton.gov.uk informing us of your systemgenerated registration number. The number is required to grant approval to allowaccess to the tender documents. Once your registration has been approved youwill need to follow the prompts and download the tender and all the otherrelevant documents.

The reference number for this tender is GP/BFC/01

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If you have any problems with the system please call the support line on 020 8545 4582.For more information on procurement at LB Merton, please refer to our website at: http//www.merton.gov.uk/procurement

The closing date for tenders is: 23:59 pm on Friday 5th December 2008