--- title: "PROCUREMENT PROCESS DISCONTINUED HCC02/24 - Emergency Residential Placements for One (1) Child/ Young Person Aged 7-18 With Highly Challenging Behaviour and Complex Needs- Hertford Hub" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-300d23ee-0f97-4b65-9605-8f9d5200ee9a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-300d23ee-0f97-4b65-9605-8f9d5200ee9a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-300d23ee-0f97-4b65-9605-8f9d5200ee9a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-300d23ee-0f97-4b65-9605-8f9d5200ee9a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL - CHILDREN'S SERVICES" published: "2024-06-25" --- # PROCUREMENT PROCESS DISCONTINUED HCC02/24 - Emergency Residential Placements for One (1) Child/ Young Person Aged 7-18 With Highly Challenging Behaviour and Complex Needs- Hertford Hub Buyer: HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL - CHILDREN'S SERVICES Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-300d23ee-0f97-4b65-9605-8f9d5200ee9a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-300d23ee-0f97-4b65-9605-8f9d5200ee9a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-300d23ee-0f97-4b65-9605-8f9d5200ee9a.json) ## Summary The Hertfordshire County Council - Children's Services initiated a procurement process for the 'Block Contract' arrangement aiming to provide an emergency residential home for children and young people aged 7 to 18 with challenging behaviour and complex needs at Hertford Hub, East Hertfordshire. This procurement seeks to commission bespoke quality care and support services on an emergency short-term basis, offering potential Contract duration of up to five years with an estimated minimum annual value of GBP 488,917.00. This tender opportunity by Hertfordshire County Council can be advantageous for businesses in welfare services for children and young people, health and social work services, community health services, and social work services with accommodation. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement method chosen is an open procedure above the threshold, with deadlines and key dates outlined for interested parties to take note of for successful participation. ## Notice THIS PROCUREMENT PROCESS WAS DISCONTINUED Contract Award-Abandoned Notice 2024/S 000-019394 Hertfordshire County Council (the 'Council') wish to procure a 'Block Contract' arrangement with a single Provider to provide an O F S T E D registered One (1) bed emergency residential home utilising the Council's existing property for children and young people aged 7 to 18 with high levels of challenging behaviour and complex needs. Needs may include trauma, attachment, mental health including hospital step down, neurodevelopment (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder- A D H D and or Autism Spectrum Disorder A S D), substance use and child criminal or sexual exploitation presenting high levels of risk. The Council is looking to commission the following: - One independent residential provider who will O F S T E D register, manage and run an emergency residential children's home for one (1) Child or Young Person to be located at Hertford Hub, Hertford, Hertfordshire. Hertford is situated in East Hertfordshire. - To offer bespoke, excellent quality care and support for Children or Young People with highly complex needs, on an emergency short-term basis in line with the Young Person's care plan including eventual step down. The Service must be able to respond to urgent referrals, supporting Children and Young People in immediate crisis, creating stability in the short-term allowing for a swift move-on to a longer-term placement. The home will offer provision which always has a minimum of two (2) Staff during the day and one (1) waking night and one (1) sleep in during the night. - The duration of the stay at the provision will be led by the needs of the Child or Young Person and part of their care planning into other services. It is not intended as a long-term home but will be used flexibly to support Children and Young People in immediate crisis in order to return home or to come back into Hertfordshire so a longer-term solution can be found. - Placements will be block purchased for the exclusive use of the Council and the Council will have the final decision on who will be placed, in collaboration with the Registered Manager and in line with their regulatory responsibilities. - The Council may at times offer any potential voids on a spot purchase basis to other local authorities. In this instance a set process will be managed by the Council to facilitate this. The duration for this Contract will be for an initial period of two (2) years from the agreed Service Commencement Date which is the date of the first Individual Placement Agreement (I P A) with the option to extend subject to review for a further period or periods of up to a total of a further three (3) years. Therefore, the maximum duration of this Contract could be five (5) years. The estimated minimum annual value of this contract is G B P 488,917.00 per annum. Therefore the estimated total minimum value of the Contract ... Additional information: Hertfordshire County Council went out to procurement for an emergency residential placement service contract. This is an Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed. Please be further advised that this procurement was discontinued- as the tender responses were either failed on financial thresholds or failed to meet the Councils requirement for 'Best Value'- the contract was not awarded. Delivery Notes Hertfordshire County Council went out to procurement for an emergency residential placement service contract. This is an Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed. Please be further advised that this procurement was discontinued- as the tender responses were either failed on financial thresholds or failed to meet the Councils requirement for 'Best Value'- the contract was not awarded. Funding Description Hertfordshire County Council went out to procurement for an emergency residential placement service contract. This is an Award Notice and this opportunity has now closed. Please be further advised that this procurement was discontinued- as the tender responses were either failed on financial thresholds or failed to meet the Councils requirement for 'Best Value'- the contract was not awarded. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e642eb40-0bff-48cf-95da-1157ddbb6497 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Jun 2024 | | Submission deadline | 26 Jun 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 27 Dec 2024 - 26 Dec 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,850,755 | | 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 | HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL - CHILDREN'S SERVICES | | Locality | HERTFORDSHIRE | | Post town | Stevenage | | Postcode | SG13 8DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire | | Local authority | East Hertfordshire | | Electoral ward | Hertford Castle | | Westminster constituency | Hertford and Stortford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation - 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 25 Jun 2024 at 12:06 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e642eb40-0bff-48cf-95da-1157ddbb6497 - 13 Mar 2024 at 16:28 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e642eb40-0bff-48cf-95da-1157ddbb6497 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e642eb40-0bff-48cf-95da-1157ddbb6497 25th June 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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