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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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12 Nov 2021 at 17:45

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "Provision of Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement for the Provision of Children's Residential & Foster Care Placements 2020" is managed by Halton Borough Council and falls under the social work and related services category. This arrangement aims to enhance children's social care placements throughout the Liverpool City Region. The contract value is set at £336 million, with the procurement method classified as selective, employing a restricted procedure. The contract period commenced on 19th October 2020 and is scheduled to end on 18th October 2030. The procurement stage has been marked as complete, with awards announced on 11th October 2021.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses operating within the social care sector, particularly those offering children's residential care and foster care services. Companies that can demonstrate a commitment to high-quality service delivery and strong local community engagement will be well-suited to compete. As the application window for new providers may reopen at intervals, organisations looking to grow within the public sector should consider this contract as a key opportunity to establish partnerships with local authorities 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-b5fd17-8a5f5be6-7f66-4e9f-a65f-79db04e16700
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf8fb244-94a6-48ee-bdf7-a1bfd994400b
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
12 Nov 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
26 Aug 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Oct 20214 years ago
Contract Period
18 Oct 2020 - 18 Oct 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
2
Supplier Names

GOOD FOUNDATIONS

PIC CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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