External Foster Care Services Framework Re-opening - Existing Providers

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

6th November 2024 16:42:07 PM

Tender Deadline

6th December 2024 17:00:00 PM   13 days remaining

Contract Summary

Essex County Council and Southend City Council are re-opening the framework agreement for External Foster Care Services. This Framework Agreement sets out the procedure for Placements, the terms and conditions for the provision of the Services and the obligations of a Provider under this Framework Agreement. Existing IFAs, who are currently on the framework agreement, will be required to confirm either that there has been no change to its tender response or to confirm what changes have occurred since its tender response (including any changes to pricing - the Council may, at its sole discretion, place a maximum cap on any annual re-pricing which may be linked to the Consumer Price Index) and any changes will be subject to evaluation in accordance with the published criteria. Existing IFAs also have the opportunity to enter lots they are not currently apart of. It is important to note that despite entering the framework agreement, the Customers shall have no obligation to make placements with any particular IFA under this Framework Agreement and this Framework Agreement is not a commitment or guarantee from the Customers to procure any Services or any specific volume of Services from any particular IFA. Instead, the Customers shall only be committed under the terms of a valid and binding Individual Placement Agreement formed pursuant to this Framework Agreement. Each Individual Placement Agreement shall be an independent contract in its own right and therefore shall survive termination or expiry of this Framework Agreement with the relevant provisions of this Framework Agreement surviving as necessary until the expiry or earlier termination of any such Individual Placement Agreements.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-b5fd17-801e9af1-3079-4458-aba9-0f9d9bd6f066

Publication Source

Contracts Finder

Procurement Stage

Tender

Procurement Method

Open

Procurement Method Details

Open Procedure (above Threshold)

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

SME VCSE

Framework / DPS

Framework

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

85300000

CPV Division(s)

85 - Health and social work services

Awarding Authority

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

Buyer Name

Ken Muteweri

Buyer Email

ken.muteweri@essex.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

+44 333

Buyer Address

County Hall, Market Road

Chelmsford

CM1 1QH

United Kingdom