Award

Shared Accommodation Services for Children in Care and Care Leavers

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

22 Feb 2023 at 08:49

Award

11 May 2022 at 14:35

Summary of the contracting process

The Kent County Council has awarded a contract for "Shared Accommodation Services for Children in Care and Care Leavers" to Clearsprings Ready Homes Ltd. The procurement process used a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £7,000,000, was signed on 17th February 2023, with the intention to provide stable, safe accommodation for young people in need by 31st March 2023. The procurement stage was in the Award phase, with the contract active and ongoing in Maidstone, United Kingdom, under the services industry category.

This tender for "Shared Accommodation Services for Children in Care and Care Leavers" offers business growth opportunities for companies providing property and facilities management, accommodation brokerage, and move-in arrangements services. Businesses catering to housing services, particularly for children in care and care leavers aged 16-21, would be well-suited to compete for this type of contract. The upcoming full tender exercise in 2022/23, with an award slated for April 2023, presents a chance for relevant businesses to secure future contracts in the accommodation sector with Kent County Council.

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Notice Title

Shared Accommodation Services for Children in Care and Care Leavers

Notice Description

The Shared Accommodation service for Children in Care and Care Leavers is to provide a full range of stable, safe, well maintained accommodation for Service Users nominated by the Council. Shared Accommodation in the context is residential property units to accommodate Page 3 to 6 individual young people. The service has 3 main aspects; 1 Accommodation Brokerage 2 Property and Facilities Management 3 Move In Arrangements

Lot Information

Lot 1

Property only county wide model. Cohort 16-21 year old young people, children in care and care leavers. Quantity is based on demand.

Procurement Information

The Shared Accommodation contract is due to expire on the 31 March 2023. KCC has a statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of Kent Children in Care and ensure best value for money it spends on behalf of the Kent population. It also has a statutory responsibility to ensure there is safe and sufficient accommodation for Children in Care. There is no provision in the contract to extend. Following full analysis of the provision data, market position and engagement with key stakeholders, a Business Case and Commissioning Plan were developed and were due to be presented to the Children, Young People and Education Cabinet Committee in January 2022. However, the announcement by Ofsted in December 2021 to require regulation in a previously unregulated accommodation market has significantly impacted the proposed direction of travel.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-033698
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005243-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

70 - Real estate services


CPV Codes

70333000 - Housing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£9,500,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Feb 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Mar 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Miss Sian Fox
Contact Email
sian.fox@kent.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME14 1XQ
Post Town
Rochester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
TLJ4 Kent

Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Penenden Heath
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

CLEAR SPRINGS READY HOMES

CLEARSPRINGS READY HOMES

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