--- title: "Children Looked After (CLA) Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-359889c7-1d65-45ba-a19e-16be6bdb5b3f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-359889c7-1d65-45ba-a19e-16be6bdb5b3f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-359889c7-1d65-45ba-a19e-16be6bdb5b3f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-359889c7-1d65-45ba-a19e-16be6bdb5b3f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LAMBETH COUNCIL" published: "2022-12-06" --- # Children Looked After (CLA) Services Buyer: LAMBETH COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-359889c7-1d65-45ba-a19e-16be6bdb5b3f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-359889c7-1d65-45ba-a19e-16be6bdb5b3f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-359889c7-1d65-45ba-a19e-16be6bdb5b3f.json) ## Summary Lambeth Council is planning a tender for Children Looked After (CLA) Services, which falls under the Health and social work services industry category. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with an engagement end date set for 12th January 2023. The event will focus on seeking innovative ideas from providers to deliver services in London, covering areas such as Edge of Care services, Residential services for children with complex needs, and more. This market engagement exercise by Lambeth Council presents an opportunity for SMEs and VCSEs to contribute ideas for future service delivery in the CLA sector. Businesses well-suited to compete in this tender are those that can provide in-borough services in London within the specified categories. Interested providers should register for the event to discuss delivery options and collaborate with the council to shape potential new service offerings aligned with current commissioning practices. ## Notice This is a market engagement exercise to inform Lambeth Council's future procurement strategy for Children Looked After (CLA) services. An online event will be held on Thursday 12th January 2023 from 10am-12noon. To confirm your attendance please see details in Additional Information. This exercise will seek innovative ideas from the providers who may be able to deliver in-borough services relating to: 1. Edge of Care services, 2. Residential services for children with complex needs 3. Independent Fostering Arrangements (including emergency, short-term placements at short notice for police protection and remand for periods up to 28 days), 4. Step-down provision from secure welfare services. The above list is not exhaustive but illustrates key areas of provision that the council is seeking market input on, to inform future commissioning models. Ideally, the council is seeking input from providers who may be able to deliver services in-borough / London. Lambeth Council current commissions CLA services using a mixture of framework models and individualised contract placements. This engagement exercise will support the current review of commissioning to determine if current placement practices are still relevant and preferable. The council will also undertake co-production and co-design with service users and other stakeholders for a possible new service offering. Additional information: How your organisation can contribute. The purpose of this market engagement exercise is to ask suppliers how they currently deliver CLA Services and options for future delivery. An event will be hosted with interested providers to discuss options for the delivery of services in this area. Registration for this event will be through completion of the form accessed via the below link: https://forms.office.com/e/a9237KfuKQ ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2011e7f0-50cc-4d71-b42b-6bc9fae41850 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Dec 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 12 Jan 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LAMBETH COUNCIL | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW8 2LL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth | | Local authority | Lambeth | | Electoral ward | Vauxhall | | Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 6 Dec 2022 at 10:02 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2011e7f0-50cc-4d71-b42b-6bc9fae41850 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2011e7f0-50cc-4d71-b42b-6bc9fae41850 6th December 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/e/a9237KfuKQ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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