Notice Information
Notice Title
Commissioning Homes for Children Looked After and Care leavers PDPS - Lot 4
Notice Description
The London Borough of Newham wishes to establish a Pseudo-Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) for the supply of services in respect of children's externally commissioned care, accommodation and support services. The services include: Lot 1: Provision of Semi-Independent Living Services - already established Lot 2: Provision of Children's Homes regulated by Ofsted - already established Lot 3: Provision of Supported Lodgings Lot 4: Provision of Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) regulated by Ofsted These services will be available to looked after children, care leavers and young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness . Potential Suppliers are invited to Tender for one or more of the Lots. This PDPS is open for use to the following (and subject to Section 3 Scope of Agreement of LAC PDPS Agreement Processor): * any Public Body outlined in either Part I or Part II of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) Order 1972. Details of these can be found at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/853/made The Procurement is being procured by the Authority for the benefit of the Authority and the Partner Organisations. The procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement is subject to the light-touch regime under Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services. Under Regulation 76 the Council is free to establish a procedure, provided that procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (Suppliers). The Authority has created a tender process outlined below, as part of the PDPS applying the award criteria specified in this contract notice. Any interested organisation/consortium with relevant experience may submit a Bid in response to this ITT. The Council is using the one stage procedure for admission onto the PDPS The Light Touch PDPS will be conducted in staged Rounds. The initial Round for Lot 3 and Lot 4 for this Light Touch PDPS will close on 20/05/2022. Rounds will open and close throughout the lifetime of the PDPS at the Authorities discretion. The initial Round for Lot 3 and lot 4 for this PDPS will be open for 52 calendar days. Following on from this, each Round will be open to new or previously unsuccessful Suppliers to submit their bid. A new Round will be opened within 48 hours (excluding bank holidays and weekends) of a Round closing. Please note from time to time there may be a further delay in opening a new Round within the stated 48 hours. This means that applications can be submitted throughout the duration of the PDPS, but the Council will only process the applications as and when the round is closed. Please note the length of Rounds will vary throughout the lifetime of the PDPS. The Council intends to publish further opportunities as part of its Rounds, during the lifetime of the PDPS, relating to Children's commissioned care, accommodation and support services, for example the Provision of Supported Lodgings and the Provision of Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) regulated by Ofsted. Further Rounds will be communicated within the tender documents at time of publication. Any changes to the procurement Timetable shall be notified to all Tenderers as soon as practicable A Supplier wanting to join the PDPS will be required to apply through the Council's procurement e-tendering portal; Fusion. Suppliers who are unsuccessful in a specific Round may apply to be admitted to the PDPS in a subsequent or later Round The Council will add Potential Suppliers to the PDPS throughout its duration, providing Potential Suppliers meet the requirement as outlined in the ITT and submit an Application, which is found to be compliant. Please see Additional Information in Section VI for timescale and value of the PDPS.
Lot Information
Supported Lodgings
Lot 3 Supported Lodgings - Accommodation and support in an approved family home is provided to young people aged 16 - 25 years old under a private licence agreement. This lot has been added to grow the Supported Lodgings Market and provide a future procurement platform. There is one sub-category in this Lot: - Lot 3a: Supported Lodgings Further information will be included in tender documents at time of publication of this Lot. Estimated Total Aggregate Value for Newham across the lifetime of the PDPS for Lot 3 is PS1,680,000. This figure is indicative and based on the first year of spend extrapolated across the 8 years. However, the Authority anticipates an increase in the spend over the lifetime of the PDPS. Estimated Total Aggregate Value across all local authorities across the lifetime of the PDPS for Lot 3 is PS3,900,000,000.00. We have divided this figure equally over the 4 lots for simplicity. The demand across Lots will fluctuate over the lifetime of the PDPS so this figure is indicative and dependent on all other local authorities joining the PDPS.
Renewal: This PDPS is open for an initial term of 4 (four) years commencing on 25/06/2021 and ending on 24/06/2025 with the option to extend for a further 4 (four) years
Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) regulated by OfstedLot 4 - Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) regulated by Ofsted When a looked after child lives in a family home where care and support is provided by an Ofsted regulated service. The sub categories are: 4a Core Foster Placements - The provision of foster care placements for children and young people as per services outlined within the minimum requirements. 4b Specialist Foster Placements - The provision of specialist foster care placements for children and young assessed as having more significant complex and/or specialist needs. 4c Parent and Child Placements - The provision of foster care for parent(s) and child/children with additional requirements in accordance with child's individual assessed needs. Further information will be included in tender documents at time of publication of this Lot. Estimated Total Aggregate Value for Newham across the lifetime of the PDPS for Lot 4 is PS64,800,000.00 Estimated Total Aggregate Value across all local authorities across the lifetime of the PDPS for Lot 4 is PS3,900,000,000.00. We have divided this figure equally over the 4 lots for simplicity. The demand across Lots will fluctuate over the lifetime of the PDPS so this figure is indicative and dependent on all other local authorities joining the PDPS.
Renewal: This PDPS is open for an initial term of 4 (four) years commencing on 25/06/2021 and ending on 24/06/2025 with the option to extend for a further 4 (four) years.
Lot 1Lot 4 - Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) regulated by Ofsted When a looked after child lives in a family home where care and support is provided by an Ofsted regulated service. The sub categories are: 4a Core Foster Placements - The provision of foster care placements for children and young people as per services outlined within the minimum requirements. 4b Specialist Foster Placements - The provision of specialist foster care placements for children and young assessed as having more significant complex and/or specialist needs. 4c Parent and Child Placements - The provision of foster care for parent(s) and child/children with additional requirements in accordance with child's individual assessed needs. Further information will be included in tender documents at time of publication of this Lot. Estimated Total Aggregate Value for Newham across the lifetime of the PDPS for Lot 4 is PS64,800,000.00 Estimated Total Aggregate Value across all local authorities across the lifetime of the PDPS for Lot 4 is PS3,900,000,000.00. We have divided this figure equally over the 4 lots for simplicity. The demand across Lots will fluctuate over the lifetime of the PDPS so this figure is indicative and dependent on all other local authorities joining the PDPS.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03221e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000288-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £15,600,000,000 Over £10B
- Lots Value
- £7,800,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £3,900,000,000 £1B-£10B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Jan 20233 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 May 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 29 Mar 2022Expired
- Award Date
- 15 Dec 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active, Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E16 2QU
- Postcode Area
- East London
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI41 Hackney and Newham
- Delivery Location
- TLI London, TLI41 Hackney and Newham
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- Local Authority
- Newham
- Electoral Ward
- Royal Albert
- Westminster Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
Supplier Information
- Number of Suppliers
- 25
- Supplier Names
Capstone Foster Care South East
CareTech Community Services Limited
Five Rivers Child Care Limited
Fusion Fostering - The Midlands
Fusion Fostering South Central
Orange Grove Fostercare - London and Essex
Sunmbeam Fostering Agency Ltd - London & South
Further Information
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