Planning

Children's Residential Care - Hampshire

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

05 Aug 2024 at 09:42

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Hampshire County Council is initiating a procurement process for Children's Residential Care services in the South East region of England. The focus is on health and social work services, classified under CPV code 85000000, with a specific requirement for residential placements for children aged 12 to 18, particularly those with complex or challenging needs. The process is currently in the planning stage, with a market engagement event scheduled for 14th August 2024 at 1:30pm via MS Teams. Suppliers are invited to register and attend, and a questionnaire is to be completed and returned by 23rd August 2024.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in residential care services for children with social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties, as well as those with poor mental health and neurodiverse conditions. The Council is looking to commission four new children's homes, including solo homes and multi-bed settings, thereby ensuring a rapid mobilisation period. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE) are particularly encouraged to participate, providing a unique chance to contribute to addressing a critical social need while expanding their service offerings in a strategically important sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Children's Residential Care - Hampshire

Notice Description

In Hampshire, like the national picture, we are seeing a growing need for children's residential placements. Specifically, we have an increasing need for residential care for those children between the ages of 12 (and most commonly 14) - 17, up to the age of 18. We have seen an increase in children who have higher needs due to trauma, dysregulated or challenging behaviour and poor mental health. For this cohort of children it takes much longer to find a suitable residential setting, which can mean these children spend time in temporary placements and/or arrangement that do not meet their needs. Over the last year the Council have been progressively more required to commission CQC placement due to the lack of available Ofsted setting that are able to meet the child's needs. Our aim is always to identify suitable placements, close to the child's family home, where appropriate, enabling the child to maintain their social and support networks, including access to health and education. In Hampshire circa. 60% of the approximate 190 children we care for in Residential settings are placed outside of Council's geographical area. What we are looking to do To address our sufficiency duty strategy we are looking to commission four new children's homes specifically for Hampshire children with complex or challenging needs. We anticipate undertaking a tender exercise to commission: * 2 x solo homes for children with the highest / most complex needs (either one or two providers) * 1 x solo home linked to a multi bed setting for children who due to their needs, initially, cannot live alongside other children, and therefore require interventions or a period of stability before transitioning. * 1 x multi bed setting with a focus on supporting children with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties which may also include challenging behaviours, poor mental health and/or neurodiverse conditions. We would be looking at a rapid mobilisation period to increase sufficiency and enable placements as soon as possible. Hampshire County Council are seeking the views of the market on the development of the services outlined in the service description. To do this the Council has developed a questionnaire and is hosting a supplier event. The market engagement event will be at 1:30pm on Wednesday 14th August via MS Teams. Suppliers who wish to attend should register with intend, express an interest in the project CS24772 and message the Council with the name of the attendee, their email address and the organisation they will be representing. Meeting invitations will be sent out on the 13th August The Council is also seeking feedback on specific areas of the service and would welcome responses from suppliers. Suppliers can access the questionnaire via intend and need to return it by Friday the 23rd August.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0ff7e85-f885-4191-9ed6-21fa89baab81
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Aug 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WINCHESTER
Postcode
SO23 8ZB
Post Town
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ36 Central Hampshire
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Winchester
Electoral Ward
St Michael
Westminster Constituency
Winchester

Further Information

Notice Documents

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