--- title: "Children's Residential Placements" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2fe3a686-dfc6-447e-8bce-566e780c6035" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2fe3a686-dfc6-447e-8bce-566e780c6035" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2fe3a686-dfc6-447e-8bce-566e780c6035.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2fe3a686-dfc6-447e-8bce-566e780c6035.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2018-12-24" --- # Children's Residential Placements Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2fe3a686-dfc6-447e-8bce-566e780c6035 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2fe3a686-dfc6-447e-8bce-566e780c6035) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2fe3a686-dfc6-447e-8bce-566e780c6035.json) ## Summary Essex County Council is currently engaged in a procurement process for "Children's Residential Placements" within the health and social work services industry. The tender stage is active, with key market engagement sessions set for 24th January 2019 at Central Baptist Church, Chelmsford, Essex, and a subsequent event on 19th March 2019. The tender period will end on 27th February 2019, and the contract is expected to run from 12th April 2019 to 11th April 2023. Interested organisations are advised to contact the council before the specified deadline to reserve their space at the initial event. This procurement presents notable opportunities for businesses that provide services aimed at children with disabilities and those facing emotional and behavioural difficulties. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Participating organisations will have the chance to contribute ideas and suggestions during the market engagement events, which could enhance their competitive edge in delivering these essential services. ## Notice Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: Short description Instead of: The initial market engagement session is scheduled to take place on Thursday 24.1.2019 between 10:00 and 12:00 at a venue tbc. Read: The initial market engagement session is scheduled to take place on Thursday 24.1.2019 between 10:00 and 12:00 at Central Baptist Church - Upper Hall Victoria Road South Chelmsford Essex CM1 1LN Other additional information: Further to the recent market engagement PIN for children's residential placements, prospective candidates are advised that the location of the event on 24th January has since been confirmed as follows: Central Baptist Church - Upper Hall Victoria Road South Chelmsford Essex CM1 1LN Please use the following link for further details regarding the location of this venue and parking information: https://www.centralbaptistchelmsford.org/sundays/location/ In preparation for a forthcoming procurement opportunity, Essex County Council would like to invite organisations to participate in a series of market engagement events for those interested in delivering children's residential placements to children with disabilities and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties. The initial market engagement session is scheduled to take place on Thursday 24th January 2019 between 10:00 and 12:00 at a venue tbc. During this event, the Council will present an overview of the proposed referral mechanism and pricing matrix and providers will have the opportunity to discuss their ideas, views and suggestions for this service with commissioners and members of the project board. To reserve a space at this event please e-mail:rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk by 17:00 on Friday 18th January. The Council will publish details of the second market engagement event which is due to take place on Tuesday 19th March 2019 at 11:00 to 13:00 in due course. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/540cc98e-0c9e-4c67-b1aa-7354ac657676 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Dec 2018 | | Submission deadline | 27 Feb 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 11 Apr 2019 - 11 Apr 2023 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHELMSFORD | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM1 1QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Chelmsford | | Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central | | Westminster constituency | Chelmsford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 24 Dec 2018 at 18:06 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/540cc98e-0c9e-4c67-b1aa-7354ac657676 - 20 Dec 2018 at 09:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/540cc98e-0c9e-4c67-b1aa-7354ac657676 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/540cc98e-0c9e-4c67-b1aa-7354ac657676 24th December 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Chelmsford:-Health-and-social-work-services./37U6B74E4K Please follow this link to view the notice. ## Notice URLs - https://www.centralbaptistchelmsford.org/sundays/location/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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