--- title: "Children's Residential Placements - Consortia Commissioning" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-1cc82877-0146-40d0-80f4-7b60dfc4bae9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1cc82877-0146-40d0-80f4-7b60dfc4bae9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1cc82877-0146-40d0-80f4-7b60dfc4bae9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1cc82877-0146-40d0-80f4-7b60dfc4bae9.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL" published: "2024-05-21" --- # Children's Residential Placements - Consortia Commissioning Buyer: SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1cc82877-0146-40d0-80f4-7b60dfc4bae9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1cc82877-0146-40d0-80f4-7b60dfc4bae9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1cc82877-0146-40d0-80f4-7b60dfc4bae9.json) ## Summary The Southampton City Council is leading a tender process for Children's Residential Placements under a Consortium Commissioning framework. The procurement involves various lots such as Planned Residential Care, Crisis Care, and Therapeutic Residential Care. The framework has optional extensions, and local authorities can join the consortium, with quarterly bid evaluations planned after the commencement date. This public procurement presents opportunities for businesses in the health and social work services sector to provide high-quality residential care services within the Southern Region of England. SMEs and VCSEs are encouraged to participate, given the framework's potential contract duration of 8 years. Businesses specialising in children's residential care and related services would be well-suited to compete in this open procedure above the threshold. ## Notice Southampton City Council has taken the lead for the purposes of tendering this opportunity. This procurement is a tender for a Children's Residential Care Services Framework- Consortium Commissioning. Local authorities across the Southern Region of England have come together to commission children's residential care using a framework agreement, in order to fulfil their statutory duty to provide high-quality residential care to looked after children within their authority. Commissioning as a consortium of authorities allows us to meaningfully engage with the market whilst enabling us to achieve efficiencies in the purchasing and development of services and advocating better care on behalf of children and young people. Lot 1 - Planned Residential Care and Same Day Residential Care Lot 2 - Crisis Care Lot 3 - Residential Care with DFE Regulated Education Lot 4 - Residential Parenting Assessments Lot 5 - Therapeutic Residential Care Lot 6 - Children with Disabilities Additional information: The framework duration has optional extensions of two periods of 2 years, making a potential total contract duration of 8 years. The authorities included in the consortium are: * Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council * Bracknell Forest Council * Brighton and Hove City Council * Bristol City Council * East Sussex County Council * Hampshire County Council * Isle of Wight Council * London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Council * Medway Council * Milton Keynes Council * Oxfordshire County Council * Portsmouth City Council * Reading Borough Council * Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Council * Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Council * Slough Children's Trust * Southampton City Council * Surrey County Council * West Berkshire County Council * West Sussex County Council * Wokingham Borough Council The range value of the framework is an estimate only, as this is a Framework Agreement and spend cannot be guaranteed, a more accurate indication of values will only be available either retrospectively or when Block Contracts are awarded. The option for other Local Authorities to join the consortium is available. The framework will remain open for new or improved applications to join, but the evaluation of the bids after the framework commencement date will be quarterly. Further details are included in the tender documents. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/068b4922-dc88-4390-a1b9-8e3dc87b855d | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | 25 Jun 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2024 - 1 Oct 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,345,237,300 | | 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 | SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | SOUTHAMPTON | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO14 7LY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton | | Local authority | Southampton | | Electoral ward | Bargate | | Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 21 May 2024 at 07:32 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/068b4922-dc88-4390-a1b9-8e3dc87b855d - 21 May 2024 at 07:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/068b4922-dc88-4390-a1b9-8e3dc87b855d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/068b4922-dc88-4390-a1b9-8e3dc87b855d 21st May 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login Tender Portal - https://www.southampton.gov.uk/business-licensing/supply-council/supply-portal-instructions/ Tender Portal Guidance ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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