--- title: "CS1525 - Residential Children's Homes" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-100a713f-bbc2-4cba-bbc3-d238da75bab4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-100a713f-bbc2-4cba-bbc3-d238da75bab4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-100a713f-bbc2-4cba-bbc3-d238da75bab4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-100a713f-bbc2-4cba-bbc3-d238da75bab4.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WILTSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2023-02-10" --- # CS1525 - Residential Children's Homes Buyer: WILTSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-100a713f-bbc2-4cba-bbc3-d238da75bab4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-100a713f-bbc2-4cba-bbc3-d238da75bab4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-100a713f-bbc2-4cba-bbc3-d238da75bab4.json) ## Summary The Wiltshire Council is seeking suppliers for a Residential Children's Homes contract, valued at £25 million. The contract entails providing 12 residential placements, including crisis care and short-notice admissions, for children and young people in Wiltshire. The deadline for tender submissions is 20th March 2023, with the contract period running from 1st April 2024 to 9th February 2029. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the main procurement category is services in the welfare industry for children and young people. This tender offers opportunities for SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to provide homely accommodation and care services to meet the diverse needs of Wiltshire children. Businesses in the South West region of the UK may find this tender particularly suitable. Suppliers must be capable of offering same-day placements and collaborating closely with Wiltshire Council services to ensure effective care delivery and support plans for each child and young person involved. ## Notice Wiltshire Council's Residential Block Contract is for the provision of 12 residential placements for children and young people, including at least 2 assessment placements to ensure capacity and availability in Wiltshire to meet the needs of Wiltshire Children. As part of this Contract the Supplier will ensure that in addition to the 3 properties that will be offered at peppercorn rent by Wiltshire Council as part of the Contract, they will have additional residential children's home capacity and availability in Wiltshire to meet the needs of the 12 Wiltshire children. It is expected that the Supplier could operate from a number of locations across the county, covering a variety of homes, up to a maximum size of 5 placements per home. The service will include 24 hour, 7 days per week supervised and 'homely' accommodation and care that meets the child or young person's needs. The Supplier will work collaboratively with Wiltshire Council services to ensure delivery of the care package and support plans for every child or young person. Additionally, the Supplier must be able to provide same day placements at all times, unless the contracted number of placements is at capacity. This will be utilised for children and young people who require same day, crisis care or short notice admission to a residential provision. A child or young person must be able to access the home within 6 hours of agreement of the placement. The spend over the lifetime of the contract period is expected to be in the range of PS25m ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/83a56e4c-c765-4a13-9fd5-0f2f4e1adea4 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 20 Mar 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 9 Feb 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £25,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WILTSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | TROWBRIDGE | | Post town | Bath | | Postcode | BA14 8JN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK72 Wiltshire | | Local authority | Wiltshire | | Electoral ward | Trowbridge Central | | Westminster constituency | South West Wiltshire | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people ## Release History - 10 Feb 2023 at 15:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/83a56e4c-c765-4a13-9fd5-0f2f4e1adea4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/83a56e4c-c765-4a13-9fd5-0f2f4e1adea4 10th February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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