Tender

Cross Authority Children's Residential Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle

LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING

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03 Oct 2023 at 13:01

Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Ealing is seeking to establish a Cross Authority Children's Residential Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle for health and social work services. The procurement aims to provide high-quality residential care for children aged 0-18 by commissioning placements that meet their needs. The contract period is set between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2028, with a total value of £1.6 billion. The procurement method is selective, with a tender period ending on November 1, 2025, and an invitation date set for October 2, 2023.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses involved in health and social work services catering to children and young people. Providers with expertise in offering transformative care and support to help children achieve positive outcomes would be well-suited to compete. Businesses that can deliver high-quality placements, promote emotional resilience, and facilitate community integration for children are likely to thrive in this competitive marketplace. The London Borough of Ealing is actively engaging to ensure sufficiency of placements while advocating for better care standards on behalf of children.

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Notice Title

Cross Authority Children's Residential Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle

Notice Description

The purpose of this procurement is to establish a DPV for the provision of children's placements with Residential Homes. For the following service levels: <br/> <br/>Lot Service level /Placement type Age range<br/>Lot 1 Standard/Core 0-18<br/>Lot 2 Therapeutic 0-18

Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of this procurement is to establish a DPV for the provision of children's placements with Residential Homes. For the following service levels:

Lot Service level /Placement type Age range
Lot 1 Standard/Core 0-18
Lot 2 Therapeutic 0-18

The Contracting Authorities are participating in this DPV, in order to fulfil their statutory duty to provide high quality residential care to looked after Children for whom they are responsible.

Commissioning as a consortium of Contracting Authorities allows us to meaningfully engage with the market whilst enabling us to achieve sufficiency of Placements, efficiencies in the purchasing and development of services and advocating better care on behalf of Children.

Contracting Authorities seek to commission high quality Placements closer to home, that meet the needs of Children and young people. Our vision is that Children's Homes offer good quality and well-timed integrated support which help Children achieve their optimum outcomes.

The knowledge and experience of Providers should help to transform the lives of Children, enabling them to break down barriers and turn challenging situations into positive ones. We want all our Children, to emerge emotionally resilient and as confident and competent citizens who are able to realise their full potential and contribute to and access the opportunities available to them within their communities. We believe this can be achieved by:

Working with professionals to develop a greater understanding of a Child's needs and to agree an outcome focused care plan that is reviewed over time.
Listening to and learning from the experiences of Children and their families/carers
Ensure Children are linked into opportunities and community resources local to where they live
Focusing on the long-term, including sustainability of Placement, school attendance and attainment

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040778
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029113-2023
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
£1,600,000,000 £1B-£10B
Lots Value
£1,600,000,000 £1B-£10B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2028 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING
Contact Name
Preeti Virk
Contact Email
virkp@ealing.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2088256097

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W5 2HL
Post Town
West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI73 Ealing
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Ealing
Electoral Ward
Ealing Broadway
Westminster Constituency
Ealing Central and Acton

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