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title: "005600 - NEPO Education, Health & Social Care"
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# 005600 - NEPO Education, Health & Social Care

Buyer: NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-556148ac-3d91-4207-a7b5-2537ba0355b2

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## Summary

Newcastle City Council is overseeing a procurement process titled "005600 - NEPO Education, Health & Social Care", which falls under the health and social work services category. The current procurement stage is at the award phase, with the contract valued at £300 million GBP. The contract period commenced on 1st February 2018 and is set to conclude on 31st January 2021. This tender was originally published on 31st July 2017, with a tender period that ended on 9th October 2017. The services will primarily be delivered in the North East region of the United Kingdom, aiming to provide placements for children and young people in various educational and care settings.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in social care, particularly those specialising in services for children and young people, including education providers and care organisations. SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) would find a conducive environment to compete in this contract, as the buyer has indicated suitability for both categories. Businesses with expertise in providing residential placements, special education services, or related support services can leverage this procurement to expand their operations and contribute to critical community needs.

## Notice

This bespoke flexible procurement solution (FPS) is under the Social and Other Specific Services EU procurement route ('Light Touch Regime'), and will be known as the Open Framework Agreement (the Contract) for the provision of placements for: A) Independent special schools and colleges; day placements, weekly boarder placements and 52-week residential placements. All placements in these settings for Children and Young People Pre-16, B) ndependent special schools and colleges; day placements, weekly boarder placements and 52-week residential placements. All placements in these settings for Children and Young People Post-16, C) Residential Children's Homes for Children and Young People aged 0 - 18 years, D) Ofsted Registered Residential Short Break Services for Children and Young People 0 - 18 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd29338c-2bda-4a75-af7e-72e005d6b523 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Feb 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Oct 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Dec 2017 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2018 - 31 Jan 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £300,000,000 |
| 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 | NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 8QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 33 |
| Supplier names | ABERLOUR CHILD CARE TRUST; ACTION FOR CHILDREN SERVICES; APPLETREE TREATMENT CENTRE; BRYN MELYN CARE; CHAIGELEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION; CRUCKTON HALL; EDUCATION AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM; GET U STARTED TRAINING; GROVE HOUSE; HARBOUR SCHOOLS GROUP; HILLSIDE SCHOOL (ABERDOUR; HOLME FARM RESIDENTIAL VILLAGE; HOWARD HOUSE CARE; HUNTERCOMBE HOUSE; ID SUPPORT; KEDLESTON SCHOOLS; KISIMUL GROUP; MEADOWS CARE; NORTH EAST AUTISM SOCIETY; NORTH LAKES CHILDRENS SERVICES; NUGENT; PARKSIDE HOUSE SCHOOL; PARTNERS IN CARE; PATHWAYS CARE GROUP; PEAR TREE PROJECTS; PEBBLESCARE; RADICAL SERVICES; RITE DIRECTIONS; SPARK OF GENIUS; ST CUTHBERTS CARE; ST JOHN'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF; SUNDERLAND CARE AND SUPPORT; TALBOT HOUSE SCHOOL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 5 Feb 2018 at 13:23 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd29338c-2bda-4a75-af7e-72e005d6b523
- 31 Jul 2017 at 10:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd29338c-2bda-4a75-af7e-72e005d6b523

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd29338c-2bda-4a75-af7e-72e005d6b523
  31st July 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

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