Notice Information
Notice Title
Residential Children's Home Services (block bed purchase) Westmorland and Furness
Notice Description
This Service is being commissioned to ensure that the Council has direct access to residential children's homes placements within its local area. This will reduce the number of Cared for Children placed at a distance from their homes and local connections. When children are unable to continue to live with their family and need to be cared for by the Council, foster care is often the best option, where they can continue to live and thrive in a family environment. However, in some situations foster care may not be the right option to meet a child's needs, and a residential children's home is more suitable at that time in a child's life. In most circumstances, whether moving to foster or residential care, it is preferable for a child to remain living within their local area close to family, friends, contacts, and education. Children often choose to return to live in their home area when they get older, which can be a smoother transition if they have remained living close. 5.5 The Provider will have responsibility to provide high quality care for all children placed under this Contract, including their ongoing care, wellbeing and progress. 5.6 The Council will retain overall responsibility for the child. The Provider must work closely with the Council to ensure that the care provided is in line with Child's Care and Placement Plans, monitoring progress against their plans. The Provider will also work in line with any other relevant plans in place for the child. Provider's staff must be qualified, trained and experienced, led by a highly skilled management team with robust oversight by senior managers, the Responsible Individual and Directors. The residential children's home will be within the Westmorland and Furness Council area boundaries. The accommodation be high of quality including the building, outdoor space, furnishings, equipment and decoration, with a high standard of cleanliness so that children are proud of and enjoy their home
Lot Information
Lot 1
This Service is being commissioned to ensure that the Council has direct access to residential children's homes placements within its local area. This will reduce the number of Cared for Children placed at a distance from their homes and local connections. When children are unable to continue to live with their family and need to be cared for by the Council, foster care is often the best option, where they can continue to live and thrive in a family environment. However, in some situations foster care may not be the right option to meet a child's needs, and a residential children's home is more suitable at that time in a child's life. In most circumstances, whether moving to foster or residential care, it is preferable for a child to remain living within their local area close to family, friends, contacts, and education. Children often choose to return to live in their home area when they get older, which can be a smoother transition if they have remained living close. 5.5 The Provider will have responsibility to provide high quality care for all children placed under this Contract, including their ongoing care, wellbeing and progress. 5.6 The Council will retain overall responsibility for the child. The Provider must work closely with the Council to ensure that the care provided is in line with Child's Care and Placement Plans, monitoring progress against their plans. The Provider will also work in line with any other relevant plans in place for the child. Provider's staff must be qualified, trained and experienced, led by a highly skilled management team with robust oversight by senior managers, the Responsible Individual and Directors. The residential children's home will be within the Westmorland and Furness Council area boundaries. The accommodation be high of quality including the building, outdoor space, furnishings, equipment and decoration, with a high standard of cleanliness so that children are proud of and enjoy their home
Renewal: 1 x 24 month extension avaiavle
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050ca2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020351-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Jun 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Ms Lisa Measures
- Contact Email
- lisa.measures@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1228226456
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KENDAL
- Postcode
- LA9 4DQ
- Post Town
- Lancaster
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD1 Cumbria
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD14 Westmorland and Furness
- Delivery Location
- TLD North West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Electoral Ward
- Kendal Strickland and Fell
- Westminster Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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