Tender

Peninsula Fostering in Independent Fostering Agency Placements

DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

12 Dec 2024 at 12:18

Summary of the contracting process

Devon County Council, along with Somerset Council, Torbay Council, and Plymouth City Council, is initiating a tender for "Peninsula Fostering in Independent Fostering Agency Placements" under the health and social work services category. This procurement aims to secure high-quality, local fostering placements to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and young people. Key dates include a launch event on 9th January 2025 held over Teams and the tender submission deadline on 20th January 2025. Potential suppliers must register through electronic submission, adhering to the process outlined by Devon County Council.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for fostering agencies, especially those capable of providing specialised and comprehensive fostering services across multiple categories, including standard fostering, enhanced foster care, parent and child arrangements, family-based short breaks, and emergency fostering. Businesses well-suited for this tender include independent fostering agencies with experience in delivering tailored support for children with complex needs and those capable of scaling services across various local authorities. Successful bidders will benefit from a structured framework agreement designed to foster placement stability, support positive outcomes, and ensure value for money.

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Notice Title

Peninsula Fostering in Independent Fostering Agency Placements

Notice Description

The proposed Fostering Framework Agreements will increase the supply of high quality, locally available placements in a family setting. In order to achieve positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people, there is a focus on supporting placement stability and permanence for children and young people. The Framework Agreement will also aim to achieve improved value for money for placing authorities through greater transparency of pricing and competition through call-off.

Lot Information

Standard Fostering Services

This lot is for the delivery of fostering services to be provided by Independent Fostering Agencies (IFAs) for children and young people aged 0-18 years in the care of the Peninsula Authorities. Fostering services means provision of a family home with a foster family where children and young people in our care are supported to achieve the best possible outcomes and have their needs supported. Foster families providing care and support for children and young people identified will be registered with an IFA operating on the Peninsula fostering Framework. Staying Put services and arrangements will be provided for children and young people aged 18 and above.

Enhanced Foster Care Services

This lot sets out the requirements for the delivery of fostering services to be provided by Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA's) for children and young people aged 0-18 years with complex needs who require support moving from residential care to living with a foster family (Step Forward arrangement); and/ or require a bespoke fostering arrangement to best support their complex needs, which could include a requirement for specialist therapeutic intervention whilst living with a foster family. Once children and young people have been enabled to live with a foster family and it is agreed bespoke and specialist therapeutic support can be decreased, it is expected the child or young person's arrangement will then move to that of a Standard Fostering arrangement.

Parent and Child Arrangements

This lot sets out the requirements for the delivery of parent and child arrangements, placements and/or assessments. These placements, arrangements or assessments must take place in a fostering household supported by registered foster carers, or in the community, monitored by outreach support delivered by professionals. These placements or arrangements aim to enable parent/s and their child, where it is safe to do so, to have the opportunity to undertake a parenting capacity assessment, whilst being guided and supported by experienced and appropriately skilled foster carers.

Family Based Short Break Services

This lot sets out the requirements for the delivery of family based short breaks for disabled children and children and young people with SEND aged from 0-18 years. Services will be provided by foster carers supported by Independent Fostering Agencies (IFAs) who are operating on the Peninsula Framework Agreement for fostering services. Children and young people and families supported by these services will be identified by Peninsula Authorities. Peninsula Authorities include: - Devon County Council, Somerset Council, Torbay Council and Plymouth City Council.

Emergency Fostering

The Peninsula partnership are looking to develop and co-design emergency fostering with interested Independent Fostering Agencies. This specification has been written with the intention to co-design specific sections and elements with interested providers.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c779
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040071-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Jan 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL

SOMERSET COUNCIL

TORBAY COUNCIL

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX2 4QD
Post Town
Exeter
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK62 Somerset
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Westminster Constituency
Taunton and Wellington

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