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title: "Eastern Region Foster Care Rolling Select List"
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buyer: "SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Eastern Region Foster Care Rolling Select List

Buyer: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1c75c339-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

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## Summary

The Suffolk County Council is currently managing the Eastern Region Foster Care Rolling Select List tender, which provides opportunities for various external providers in the social work industry, specifically focused on foster care services. This procurement process involves four local authorities: Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk, and Thurrock, with a collective annual budget of £32 million. The tender submission period ended on 25th January 2017, and the contract will commence on 1st April 2017, lasting until 31st March 2018, with an option for a 15-month extension thereafter.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in foster care and related services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs). Companies that can offer innovative solutions, high-quality care, and demonstrate a capacity for collaborating effectively with local authorities will be well-positioned to compete. Firms interested in joining the Rolling Select List will have the chance to do so at the next review point on 1st April 2017, which will assess provider tiers for the subsequent year.

## Notice

Providers are invited to participate in the Eastern Region Foster Care Rolling Select List. Collectively the annual spend across the four participating authorities for the provision of foster care with external providers is PS32m per annum (based on figures for the last financial year). We are inviting providers to express an interest for inclusion on the Rolling Select Lists for the provision of foster care for children and young people (including parent and child placements) in the following four Eastern Region Authorities:- * Cambridgeshire County Council * Essex County Council * Suffolk County Council * Thurrock Council. The Rolling Select Lists in each participating council have been established from the 1st October 2013 (Essex County Council Rolling Select List commenced 21 November 2013). The Rolling Select Lists are for a period of up to 4 years to the 30th September 2017, with the option to extend the agreement for a further period of up to 15 months. New entrants will have the opportunity to join the Rolling Select List at the next review point 1st April 2017 when the provider tiers will be reviewed for the period from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018. This online process is being conducted to invite new entrants to the Rolling Select List and to review the tiering of Rolling Select List providers. No guarantee or representation shall be deemed to have been made by the participating Councils in respect of the total quantities or values of the Services to be ordered. Any enquiries to Dawn Richardson E-mail: Dawn.richardson@suffolk.gov.uk Tel: 01473 260728. Providers must register on Suffolk sourcing in order to submit an expression of interest and download the Business Questionnaire - www.suffolksourcing.co.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/48daa0f6-94d2-45ab-bcd4-c086d637a165 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Mar 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Jan 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Dec 2015 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | IPSWICH |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP1 2DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich |
| Local authority | Ipswich |
| Electoral ward | Gipping |
| Westminster constituency | Ipswich |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 55 |
| Supplier names | AFFINITY FOSTERING; ALLIANCE FOSTER CARE; ARCHWAY CARE; BANYA FAMILY PLACEMENT AGENCY; BRIGHTER FUTURES FOSTER CARE; BY THE BRIDGE; CALDECOTT FOSTERING; CAPSTONE FOSTERCARE; CHANNELS AND CHOICES; CHILDREN FIRST FOSTERING AGENCY; COMPASS CHILDREN'S SERVICES; CORE ASSETS; CREDO CARE; DIVERSE CARE; EASTERN FAMILY SERVICES; ETHELBERT CHILDRENS SERVICES; FIVE RIVERS CHILD CARE; FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATES; FOSTERING OPTIONS; FOSTERING PEOPLE; FOSTERING PEOPLE TOO; FOSTERING SOLUTIONS; FOSTERING SUPPORT GROUP; FOSTERPLUS; FUTURES FOR CHILDREN; INTEGRATED SERVICES PROGRAMME (ISP; KASPER FOSTERING; KINDERCARE FOSTERING; LITTLE ACORNS FOSTERING; MOMENTS FOSTERING AGENCY; MOSAIC FOSTER CARE; NEXT STEP FOSTERING SERVICES; NEXUS FOSTERING; OPTIONS GROUP; ORANGE GROVE FOSTERCARE; OUTLOOK FOSTERING SERVICES; PRIDE FOSTERING SERVICE; PRIDE FOSTERING SERVICES; QUALITY FOSTER CARE; REGIONAL FOSTER PLACEMENTS; RYANCARE FOSTERING; SAFEHOUSES; SCOPE; ST CHRISTOPHER'S FELLOWSHIP; ST CHRISTOPHER'S FOSTERING; SUNBEAM FOSTERING AGENCY; SUPPORTED FOSTERING SERVICES; SWIIS INTERNATIONAL; THE ADOLESCENT AND CHILDREN'S TRUST; THE FOSTER CARE CO-OPERATIVE; THE NATIONAL FOSTERING AGENCY; TIME FOR CHILDREN; UK FOSTERING; XCEL 2000 FOSTERING SERVICES; YOUNG PEOPLE AT HEART |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 21 Mar 2017 at 14:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/48daa0f6-94d2-45ab-bcd4-c086d637a165
- 6 Dec 2016 at 16:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3a718e2-2470-496b-8e22-fd1ace523f6d
- 18 Nov 2016 at 20:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1e0e0da7-df34-4b21-9deb-8117cfc0682c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/48daa0f6-94d2-45ab-bcd4-c086d637a165
  21st March 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3a718e2-2470-496b-8e22-fd1ace523f6d
  6th December 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1e0e0da7-df34-4b21-9deb-8117cfc0682c
  15th December 2015 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.suffolksourcing.co.uk

## Provenance

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