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title: "Provision of Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement for the Provision of Childrens Residential & Foster Care Placements 2020"
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# Provision of Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement for the Provision of Childrens Residential & Foster Care Placements 2020

Buyer: HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-228efb67-3d7a-4be4-a2b2-fb757598a176

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## Summary

The Halton Borough Council is conducting the procurement for the "Provision of Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement for the Provision of Childrens Residential & Foster Care Placements 2020". This initiative falls under the social work and related services category and involves a procurement method classified as a selective tendering process, with initial contracts starting on 1 December 2020 and lasting until 30 November 2030. Key dates include the tender period closing on 26 August 2020. The service aims to ensure diversity among providers to enhance the quality of children's social care placements within the Liverpool City Region, which encompasses several borough councils.

This procurement presents extensive opportunities for businesses in the children's residential care and foster care sectors, particularly for larger organisations capable of contributing to high-quality service delivery. Companies that specialise in social work services, foster care management, or those with extensive experience in child welfare are well-suited to compete for this contract. By participating, these businesses can strengthen their market presence, enhance their reputations, and contribute to impactful community care initiatives across the Liverpool City Region.

## Notice

The LCR Market Reform programme is a multi-layered collaborative project designed to achieve strategic reform throughout the children's social care placements sector across the Liverpool City Region (Halton Borough Council, St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, Wirral Borough Council and Liverpool City Council).The aim is to ensure there is a diverse range of organisations committed to close working with LAs and which are best equipped to deliver high quality services and outcomes to our children and young people, sustainable long-term pricing and a greater social value contribution to our local communities.As part of this programme, agreement was reached across all LCR LAs to tender a sub-regional children's commissioning arrangement covering children's residential and foster care placements. This will be called the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Partner Provider Arrangement (PPA) 2020.It is intended to establish the LCR PPA in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, Regulations 74-76 (Light Touch).The LCR PPA includes two service categories. Category 1 - Children's Residential Care and Category 2 - Foster Care.At the discretion of the Purchasing Bodies, the application window for this PPA will reopen at regular intervals throughout the contract to allow new providers to apply.The PPA period can be amended (extended, shortened, terminated) subject to the notification on the relevant OJEU standard form. There is no specific minimum or maximum duration of the PPA.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c487029-3518-49bc-9804-75f80e1cbed4 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Dec 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Aug 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Nov 2020 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2020 - 30 Nov 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £336,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £168,000,000 |
| 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 | HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | WIDNES |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA8 7DZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside |
| Local authority | Halton |
| Electoral ward | Central & West Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Widnes and Halewood |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 22 |
| Supplier names | APEX CHILDRENS SERVICES; BARNARDOS; COMPASS FOSTERING NORTH; CONTINUUM SUPPORT CARE SERVICES; FIVE RIVERS CHILD CARE LIMITED - FOSTER CARELINE; FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATES; FOSTERING PEOPLE; FOSTERING SOLUTIONS; INSPIRE CHILDRENS SERVICES; KEYS PCE; LYTHAM CARE; NEW START CHILDCARE; OMEGA CARE GROUP; ORANGE GROVE FOSTERCARE; PEBBLES CARE; SUPPORTING FUTURES; TEEN WORKS CARE; THE ADOLESCENT AND CHILDRENS TRUST (TACT; THE FOSTER CARE COOPERATIVE; THE NATIONAL FOSTERING AGENCY; THREE CIRCLES FOSTERING; UK FOSTERING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 21 Dec 2020 at 17:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c487029-3518-49bc-9804-75f80e1cbed4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c487029-3518-49bc-9804-75f80e1cbed4
  21st December 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC161059
  NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.halton.gov.uk

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