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title: "Children's Residential Care, Fostering and Therapeutic Education Service"
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# Children's Residential Care, Fostering and Therapeutic Education Service

Buyer: SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4a434601-eaae-48c0-856e-27be2f2a132a

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## Summary

Somerset County Council is seeking a strategic partner for the delivery of the "Children's Residential Care, Fostering and Therapeutic Education Service," aimed at addressing the needs of complex children and young people. This contract, valued at £60 million, falls within the education and training services sector and also encompasses health and social work services. The procurement process, which transpired through a selective procurement method employing competitive dialogue, reached its end date for tenders on 23 September 2021, with the contract period effective from 5 October 2021 to 4 October 2031. The service will be located in the South West of England.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in education, social work, and care services, particularly those that can offer innovative solutions for complex care needs. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, benefiting from a competitive environment fostering collaboration and service delivery improvements. Companies that excel in delivering tailored educational and therapeutic services may find a strong fit in this procurement, which aims to create a responsive and effective service for vulnerable children and young people.

## Notice

Somerset is seeking a strategic partner to deliver homes for our most complex children and young people (children's homes, high needs fostering and therapeutic education). This new innovative service will be co-designed with the strategic partner to meet the needs of these children and young people.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/20108fa1-c2c5-4252-bf6a-ca2059d97600 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive dialog |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Jan 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Sep 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Oct 2021 |
| Contract period | 26 Oct 2021 - 26 Oct 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £60,000,000 |
| 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 | SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | TAUNTON |
| Post town | Taunton |
| Postcode | TA1 4DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Bishop's Hull & Taunton West |
| Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HOMES 2 INSPIRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 21 Jan 2022 at 11:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/20108fa1-c2c5-4252-bf6a-ca2059d97600

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/20108fa1-c2c5-4252-bf6a-ca2059d97600
  21st January 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=2c54a78d-9bd5-eb11-810c-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

## Provenance

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