--- title: "Children's Residential Care - Hampshire" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-40e6a544-f215-4880-841c-9406dfd5a843" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-40e6a544-f215-4880-841c-9406dfd5a843" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-40e6a544-f215-4880-841c-9406dfd5a843.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-40e6a544-f215-4880-841c-9406dfd5a843.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2024-08-05" --- # Children's Residential Care - Hampshire Buyer: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-40e6a544-f215-4880-841c-9406dfd5a843 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-40e6a544-f215-4880-841c-9406dfd5a843) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-40e6a544-f215-4880-841c-9406dfd5a843.json) ## Summary Hampshire County Council is initiating a procurement process for Children's Residential Care services in the South East region of England. The focus is on health and social work services, classified under CPV code 85000000, with a specific requirement for residential placements for children aged 12 to 18, particularly those with complex or challenging needs. The process is currently in the planning stage, with a market engagement event scheduled for 14th August 2024 at 1:30pm via MS Teams. Suppliers are invited to register and attend, and a questionnaire is to be completed and returned by 23rd August 2024. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in residential care services for children with social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties, as well as those with poor mental health and neurodiverse conditions. The Council is looking to commission four new children's homes, including solo homes and multi-bed settings, thereby ensuring a rapid mobilisation period. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE) are particularly encouraged to participate, providing a unique chance to contribute to addressing a critical social need while expanding their service offerings in a strategically important sector. ## Notice In Hampshire, like the national picture, we are seeing a growing need for children's residential placements. Specifically, we have an increasing need for residential care for those children between the ages of 12 (and most commonly 14) - 17, up to the age of 18. We have seen an increase in children who have higher needs due to trauma, dysregulated or challenging behaviour and poor mental health. For this cohort of children it takes much longer to find a suitable residential setting, which can mean these children spend time in temporary placements and/or arrangement that do not meet their needs. Over the last year the Council have been progressively more required to commission CQC placement due to the lack of available Ofsted setting that are able to meet the child's needs. Our aim is always to identify suitable placements, close to the child's family home, where appropriate, enabling the child to maintain their social and support networks, including access to health and education. In Hampshire circa. 60% of the approximate 190 children we care for in Residential settings are placed outside of Council's geographical area. What we are looking to do To address our sufficiency duty strategy we are looking to commission four new children's homes specifically for Hampshire children with complex or challenging needs. We anticipate undertaking a tender exercise to commission: * 2 x solo homes for children with the highest / most complex needs (either one or two providers) * 1 x solo home linked to a multi bed setting for children who due to their needs, initially, cannot live alongside other children, and therefore require interventions or a period of stability before transitioning. * 1 x multi bed setting with a focus on supporting children with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties which may also include challenging behaviours, poor mental health and/or neurodiverse conditions. We would be looking at a rapid mobilisation period to increase sufficiency and enable placements as soon as possible. Hampshire County Council are seeking the views of the market on the development of the services outlined in the service description. To do this the Council has developed a questionnaire and is hosting a supplier event. The market engagement event will be at 1:30pm on Wednesday 14th August via MS Teams. Suppliers who wish to attend should register with intend, express an interest in the project CS24772 and message the Council with the name of the attendee, their email address and the organisation they will be representing. Meeting invitations will be sent out on the 13th August The Council is also seeking feedback on specific areas of the service and would welcome responses from suppliers. Suppliers can access the questionnaire via intend and need to return it by Friday the 23rd August. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0ff7e85-f885-4191-9ed6-21fa89baab81 | | 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 | 5 Aug 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Aug 2024 | | 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 | HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | WINCHESTER | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO23 8ZB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire | | Local authority | Winchester | | Electoral ward | St Michael | | Westminster constituency | Winchester | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 5 Aug 2024 at 09:42 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0ff7e85-f885-4191-9ed6-21fa89baab81 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0ff7e85-f885-4191-9ed6-21fa89baab81 5th August 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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