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title: "Cambridgeshire County Council Children's External Placements Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)"
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# Cambridgeshire County Council Children's External Placements Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-57d308c3-b529-460f-a359-8792732ae3a4

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## Summary

Cambridgeshire County Council is inviting tenders for the Children's External Placements Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), aimed at providing a range of services including Independent Fostering Agencies, Residential Children's Homes, Independent Schools, and Out-of-School Tuition. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is active within the East of England. The contract commenced on 1st April 2019 and will run until 31st March 2024, with an anticipated total value of £470,184,791. The initial tender period concluded on 1st February 2019.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses in the health and social care sectors, particularly those specialising in child welfare services. Companies offering independent fostering, educational support services, or residential care are well-positioned to compete for this contract. Given that this procurement aims to improve service delivery and reduce costs through mini-competitions among successful providers, smaller and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find it advantageous to participate in this dynamic purchasing system.

## Notice

Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) (The "Authority") wishes to invite Tenders for the supply of services in respect of children's external placements. The services include: * Lot 1: Provision of Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) * Lot 2: Provision of Residential Children's homes * Lot 3: Provision of Independent Schools and Education providers (ISEP) * Lot 4: Provision of Out of School Tuition (OoST) These services will be available to children and young people aged 0-18 (up to 19 for children and adults with Special educational needs and disability - SEND) in Cambridgeshire, neighbouring authorities and where directed by specific care plans, nationally. The successful Providers will be responsible for providing this service and liaising closely with the Contract Manager identified by the Authority. The tender is led by Cambridgeshire County Council, however Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council (PCC) have made strategic decision to combine roles and departments to manage services across both local authorities. Peterborough will have access to the DPS in their own right. The DPS is open for an initial term of five (5) years commencing on 1st April 2019 and ending on 31st March 2024 with the options to extend for an initial period of two (2) years, then after further review, for another two-year-period to a final one (1) year extension (5+2+2+1), up to a maximum of ten (10) years from the date of the original contract date. The anticipated spend across PCC and CCC for the duration of the DPS is PS470,184,791.00. The spend is across the two local authorities for all four lots as listed above, however it is the local authorities' intention to reduce this spend through application of the new DPS, improving outcomes for individual children and the use of the mini competitions within the DPS over its lifetime. Additional information: https://procontract.due-north.com (Pro Contract Reference Number: DN380759)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/31b180dc-fb87-4d63-838c-3955acf84067 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 May 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Feb 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Mar 2019 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2019 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £470,184,791 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £470,184,791 |
| 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 | CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CAMBRIDGE |
| Post town | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB3 0AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Cambridge |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Cambridge |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 73 |
| Supplier names | 4D CARE; ACORN CARE AND EDUCATION; ALLIANCE FOSTER CARE; AMBERLEIGH CARE; ANGLIA FOSTERING AGENCY; BANYA FAMILY PLACEMENT; BDP SOCIAL CARE; BREAK; BRIGHTER FUTURES FOSTER CARE; BRYN MELYN CARE; BY THE BRIDGE; CHILDHOOD FIRST; COMPASS COMMUNITY; CREDO CARE; DIVERSE CARE; EAQ (EQUINE ASSISTED QUALIFICATIONS; EASTERN FOSTERING SERVICES - SOCIAL WORK; ESLAND; ETHELBERT CHILDRENS SERVICES; FLEET TUTORS; FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATES; FOSTERING; FOSTERING INNOVATIONS; FOSTERING OPTIONS; FOSTERING PEOPLE; FOSTERING SOLUTIONS; FOSTERPLUS; FUTURES FOR CHILDREN; GRETTON SCHOOL; HAVEN CARE GROUP; HEARTWOOD CARE GROUP; HEATH FARM FAMILY SERVICES; HESLEY GROUP; HEXAGON CARE SERVICES; HOMES 2 INSPIRE; INTEGRATED SERVICES PROGRAMME (ISP; KEDLESTON SCHOOLS; KEYS PCE; KISIMUL GROUP; LIONCARE - THE LIONCARE GROUP; LITTLE ACORNS FOSTERING; NATIONAL TEACHING & ADVISORY SERVICE; NEXT STEP FOSTERING; NEXUS FOSTERING; NORTH EAST SPECIALIST THERAPEUTIC SERVICES; ON TRACK EDUCATION; ORANGE GROVE FOSTERCARE; PARALLEL PARENTS; PATHWAY CARE SOLUTIONS GROUP; PJL HEALTHCARE; PLUS ONE (SOUTH WEST; PRIDE FOSTERING SERVICE; PROGRESS CARE SOLUTIONS; QUALITY FOSTER CARE; QUALITY PROTECTS CHILDREN; RANDSTAD; REFLEXIONS CARE GROUP LIMITED TRADING AS NEW REFLEXIONS; REGIONAL FOSTER PLACEMENTS; SEMI-INDEPENDENT HOUSE; SENSE; ST CHRISTOPHER'S FELLOWSHIP; STEP-A-SIDE CARE; THE ADOLESCENT AND CHILDREN'S TRUST; THE AURORA GROUP; THE CALDECOTT FOUNDATION; THE FOSTER CARE CO-OPERATIVE; THE NATIONAL FOSTERING AGENCY; THE RYES COLLEGE; TIME FOR CHILDREN; TO THE MOON AND BACK FOSTER CARE; TREE HOUSE CARE FOSTERING; UK FOSTERING; UNIQUE CARE HOMES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 12 May 2020 at 13:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/31b180dc-fb87-4d63-838c-3955acf84067
- 2 Jan 2019 at 15:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9cc64e2e-c8cb-4506-9e06-c5c23d624f4d
- 31 Dec 2018 at 11:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc8e41ad-1f7d-47b0-ae6d-69efb77fdf6d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/31b180dc-fb87-4d63-838c-3955acf84067
  11th May 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9cc64e2e-c8cb-4506-9e06-c5c23d624f4d
  2nd January 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc8e41ad-1f7d-47b0-ae6d-69efb77fdf6d
  31st December 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com

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