Notice Information
Notice Title
Fostering Agency Framework Agreement 2022
Notice Description
Norfolk County Council wished to revise the current Framework for Fostering Agencies for existing and new providers. Further to Paragraph 3 of the Best Value Statutory Guidance issued by the Secretary of State for Local Government in September 2011, the Council engaged with the market to further understand options for delivery. The meetings informed providers of our intentions and what we hope to achieve, to ascertain what potential providers see as areas of risk, to discuss the specifications, contractual terms and what (if anything) would stop interested parties from applying. Notes and slides from these meetings were published as clarifications.
Lot Information
Standard Foster Placement
Standard Foster Placement aged 0-10 and Standard Foster Placement aged 11+
Renewal: The framework agreement may be extended by for a period or periods of time up to a further 60 months.
Enhanced Foster PlacementEnhanced Foster Placement aged 0-10 and Enhanced Foster Placement aged 11+
Renewal: The framework agreement may be extended by for a period or periods of time up to a further 60 months
ComplexComplex - This lot is for 3a CWD aged 0-10, 3a CWD aged 11+, 3b Parent and Child Foster Placement (all ages)and 3c Step Down (Premium)
Renewal: The framework agreement may be extended for a period or periods of time up to a further 60 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02ffa8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004832-2022
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £50,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £50,000,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Feb 20224 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Jan 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Feb 20224 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2027 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- We may wish to reopen the framework and invite new Providers to apply. The timeline for this will depend on client need.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Annie Southgate
- Contact Email
- sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORWICH
- Postcode
- NR1 1DH
- Post Town
- Norwich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH5 Norfolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
- Delivery Location
- TLH15 Norwich and East Norfolk, TLH16 North and West Norfolk, TLH17 Breckland and South Norfolk
-
- Local Authority
- Norwich
- Electoral Ward
- Thorpe Hamlet
- Westminster Constituency
- Norwich South
Supplier Information
Further Information
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