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title: "CP2216-22 Peninsula Residential Children's Homes Flexible Purchasing System (FPS)"
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buyer: "DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2023-02-21"
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# CP2216-22 Peninsula Residential Children's Homes Flexible Purchasing System (FPS)

Buyer: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-51f0d3f1-7878-4269-9ade-7dcfcd9015c0

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## Summary

The Devon County Council is conducting a public procurement process for the CP2216-22 Peninsula Residential Children's Homes Flexible Purchasing System. The system aims to deliver residential children's services across Devon, Somerset, Torbay, and Plymouth. The procurement stage is at the award phase with a contract value of £436,443,000 GBP. The contract period spans from February 1, 2023, to January 31, 2028. This opportunity falls under the Health and social work services category, and the procurement method is 'Other.' The deadline for the tender period was November 4, 2022, end date for contract period is January 31, 2028.

This public procurement contract presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the health and social work services sector. The Devon County Council is seeking multiple partners to provide high-quality residential children's services, focusing on placement stability and permanence. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. The competitive process aims to increase transparency and improve value for money for placing authorities. Interested businesses can visit the Devon County Council website for further details and participation guidelines.

## Notice

To put in place a Flexible Purchasing System, with multiple partners across the Peninsula of Devon, Somerset, Torbay and Plymouth, to deliver residential children's services. The aim of this service is to increase sufficiency of high quality placements to enable children and young people to remain as close to their home community as possible. This is based on the principle of accessing the right placement at the right time. Placements offer an asset-based model of service, where the child or young person is supported to achieve positive outcomes, with a focus on supporting placement stability and Permanence. The Flexible Purchasing System aims to achieve improved value for money for placing authorities through greater transparency of pricing and competition through call-off. The proposal is for this to be a continually open framework, the aim to speed up the process for new homes to become available for placements by the authorities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/992266b5-4749-4410-9d5e-2faa3fd17b0f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | 22 Oct 2022 |
| Award date | 27 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jan 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £224,541,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £436,443,000 |
| 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 | DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 4QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Newtown and St Leonard's |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 12 |
| Supplier names | ACORN EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES; ASPRIS CHILDREN'S SERVICES; BIRCHWOOD INDEPENDECE; CAMBIAN CHILDCARE; CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HOMES; FIVE RIVERS CHILD CARE; G WARING CONSULTING; HEADWAY; KEYS PCE; MUTUAL CARE; NSI; PHOENIX LEARNING AND CARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 21 Feb 2023 at 13:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/992266b5-4749-4410-9d5e-2faa3fd17b0f
- 5 Oct 2022 at 12:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1a71c6e-268c-45e2-ad4e-f71748017438
- 23 Sep 2022 at 09:34 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5c8c83ae-1a24-4afd-9764-01cbe25ddaf8
- 26 Jul 2022 at 13:58 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c13ce4ef-929b-4c34-99a9-292ba7850d7f
- 25 Jul 2022 at 08:07 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ffec5320-5602-4514-a577-3fef6dec9d01

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/992266b5-4749-4410-9d5e-2faa3fd17b0f
  21st February 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1a71c6e-268c-45e2-ad4e-f71748017438
  5th October 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5c8c83ae-1a24-4afd-9764-01cbe25ddaf8
  23rd September 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c13ce4ef-929b-4c34-99a9-292ba7850d7f
  26th July 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ffec5320-5602-4514-a577-3fef6dec9d01
  25th July 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=1a4af183-020c-ed11-8116-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- http://www.devon.gov.uk

## Provenance

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