Award

Provision of Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement for the Provision of Childrens Residential & Foster Care Placements 2020

HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Award

21 Dec 2020 at 17:45

Summary of the contracting process

The Halton Borough Council is conducting the procurement for the "Provision of Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement for the Provision of Childrens Residential & Foster Care Placements 2020". This initiative falls under the social work and related services category and involves a procurement method classified as a selective tendering process, with initial contracts starting on 1 December 2020 and lasting until 30 November 2030. Key dates include the tender period closing on 26 August 2020. The service aims to ensure diversity among providers to enhance the quality of children's social care placements within the Liverpool City Region, which encompasses several borough councils.

This procurement presents extensive opportunities for businesses in the children's residential care and foster care sectors, particularly for larger organisations capable of contributing to high-quality service delivery. Companies that specialise in social work services, foster care management, or those with extensive experience in child welfare are well-suited to compete for this contract. By participating, these businesses can strengthen their market presence, enhance their reputations, and contribute to impactful community care initiatives across the Liverpool City Region.

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Notice Title

Provision of Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement for the Provision of Childrens Residential & Foster Care Placements 2020

Notice Description

The LCR Market Reform programme is a multi-layered collaborative project designed to achieve strategic reform throughout the children's social care placements sector across the Liverpool City Region (Halton Borough Council, St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, Wirral Borough Council and Liverpool City Council).The aim is to ensure there is a diverse range of organisations committed to close working with LAs and which are best equipped to deliver high quality services and outcomes to our children and young people, sustainable long-term pricing and a greater social value contribution to our local communities.As part of this programme, agreement was reached across all LCR LAs to tender a sub-regional children's commissioning arrangement covering children's residential and foster care placements. This will be called the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Partner Provider Arrangement (PPA) 2020.It is intended to establish the LCR PPA in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, Regulations 74-76 (Light Touch).The LCR PPA includes two service categories. Category 1 - Children's Residential Care and Category 2 - Foster Care.At the discretion of the Purchasing Bodies, the application window for this PPA will reopen at regular intervals throughout the contract to allow new providers to apply.The PPA period can be amended (extended, shortened, terminated) subject to the notification on the relevant OJEU standard form. There is no specific minimum or maximum duration of the PPA.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-228efb67-3d7a-4be4-a2b2-fb757598a176
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c487029-3518-49bc-9804-75f80e1cbed4
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£336,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£168,000,000 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Dec 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
26 Aug 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Nov 20205 years ago
Contract Period
1 Dec 2020 - 30 Nov 2030 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@halton.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3033334300

Buyer Location

Locality
WIDNES
Postcode
WA8 7DZ
Post Town
Warrington
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD71 East Merseyside
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)

Local Authority
Halton
Electoral Ward
Central & West Bank
Westminster Constituency
Widnes and Halewood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
22
Supplier Names

APEX CHILDRENS SERVICES

BARNARDOS

COMPASS FOSTERING NORTH

CONTINUUM SUPPORT CARE SERVICES

FIVE RIVERS CHILD CARE LIMITED - FOSTER CARELINE

FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATES

FOSTERING PEOPLE

FOSTERING SOLUTIONS

INSPIRE CHILDRENS SERVICES

KEYS PCE

LYTHAM CARE

NEW START CHILDCARE

OMEGA CARE GROUP

ORANGE GROVE FOSTERCARE

PEBBLES CARE

SUPPORTING FUTURES

TEEN WORKS CARE

THE ADOLESCENT AND CHILDRENS TRUST (TACT

THE FOSTER CARE COOPERATIVE

THE NATIONAL FOSTERING AGENCY

THREE CIRCLES FOSTERING

UK FOSTERING

Further Information

Notice Documents

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