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Children's Residential Placements

Essex County Council

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27 Feb 2020 at 14:40

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Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council has completed a procurement process for the contract titled "Children's Residential Placements", primarily focused on delivering health and social work services. This project aims to provide stable residential placements for children, supporting their transition to independent living. The contract, valued at £60 million, is operable under a framework that includes three specific lots: assistance for children with disabilities, social emotional mental health, and emergency placements. The procurement method employed was an open procedure, with the contract period running from 24th February 2020 to 20th February 2024. The delivery addresses for this service are located within the East of England region.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth for businesses involved in social care, particularly those that focus on children's services such as residential care, mental health support, and emergency placements. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community sectors (VCSEs) are especially encouraged to compete, as the procurement framework is designed to be inclusive. Businesses with expertise in providing effective and reliable children’s residential placements and related support services will find a conducive environment to submit their bids and potentially expand their service provision in collaboration with Essex County Council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Children's Residential Placements

Notice Description

Essex County Council ('the Council') undertook a procurement to secure a range of effective, reliable and efficient providers to deliver children's residential placements to enable the Council to fulfil its statutory duties under section 22A of the Children's Act 1989. The overarching aims of this service are to provide stable placements in suitable accommodation which supports young people to attain their own aspirations and develop the requisite life skills in preparation for their transition to adulthood and progression to independent living. This procurement was conducted under the light touch regime and incorporate the following 3 lots: Lot 1: Children with disabilities; Lot 2: Social emotional mental health (SEMH); Lot 3: Same day emergency placements, potentially with assessment for CWD or SEMH where further assessment is required. This contract award notice details the successful bidders who were awarded a position on the framework within the aforementioned lots.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-dfe81d24-a137-40ac-b3bf-2c8477585a06
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4881e4d-c496-4310-9df1-1878ee68ecd9
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£60,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£60,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Feb 20206 years ago
Submission Deadline
21 Feb 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Feb 20206 years ago
Contract Period
24 Feb 2020 - 20 Feb 2024 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Essex County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Postcode Area
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
21
Supplier Names

Acorn Care and Education Ltd

Action for Children Services Ltd

CF Support Services Limited

Compass Community Limited

Consensus Support Services Ltd

Flying Spur Ltd T/a Filby Hall Children's Home

GS Social Care Solutions Limited

Hillcrest Childrens Services (2) Limited

Hillcrest Childrens Services Limited

Kedleston (Wood Grove Childcare) Limited T/a Kedlestone (Wings)

Keys PCE Limited

Kites Children's Services Limited

Little Belsteads Care Home Limited

Options Autism (1) Limited

Options Autism (5) Limited

PJL Healthcare Limited

Pathways Care Group Limited

Personal Security Service Ltd T/a PSS Care Group

Priory Education Services Limited

Semi-Independent House Limited

The Caldecott Foundation Limited

Further Information

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