--- title: "Provision of Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement for the Provision of Childrens Residential & Foster Care Placements 2020" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5a87e507-b381-4266-86e7-bfc672f452b6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5a87e507-b381-4266-86e7-bfc672f452b6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5a87e507-b381-4266-86e7-bfc672f452b6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5a87e507-b381-4266-86e7-bfc672f452b6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2020-07-29" --- # Provision of Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement for the Provision of Childrens Residential & Foster Care Placements 2020 Buyer: HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5a87e507-b381-4266-86e7-bfc672f452b6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5a87e507-b381-4266-86e7-bfc672f452b6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5a87e507-b381-4266-86e7-bfc672f452b6.json) ## Summary The procurement process, titled "Provision of Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement for the Provision of Childrens Residential & Foster Care Placements 2020," is initiated by Halton Borough Council. This tender falls under the social work and related services industry category and is located in the North West region of the United Kingdom. Currently in the tender stage, the submission deadline is set for 26th August 2020. The procurement is being conducted using a selective (restricted) procedure, and the resulting contract is intended to commence on 19th October 2020, running for a maximum period until 18th October 2030. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses engaged in children's residential care and foster care services to expand their operations in the Liverpool City Region. Companies that possess experience in social care and have a commitment to collaboration with local authorities will be particularly well-suited to compete for this arrangement. The successful bidders will play a pivotal role in contributing to the strategic reform of children's social care placements, thus enhancing their service offerings and potential market reach. ## Notice The LCR Market Reform programme is a multi-layered collaborative project designed to achieve strategic reform throughout the children's social care placements sector across the Liverpool City Region (Halton Borough Council, St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, Wirral Borough Council and Liverpool City Council).The aim is to ensure there is a diverse range of organisations committed to close working with LAs and which are best equipped to deliver high quality services and outcomes to our children and young people, sustainable long-term pricing and a greater social value contribution to our local communities.As part of this programme, agreement was reached across all LCR LAs to tender a sub-regional children's commissioning arrangement covering children's residential and foster care placements. This will be called the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Partner Provider Arrangement (PPA) 2020.It is intended to establish the LCR PPA in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, Regulations 74-76 (Light Touch).The LCR PPA includes two service categories. Category 1 - Children's Residential Care and Category 2 - Foster Care.At the discretion of the Purchasing Bodies, the application window for this PPA will reopen at regular intervals throughout the contract to allow new providers to apply.The PPA period can be amended (extended, shortened, terminated) subject to the notification on the relevant OJEU standard form. There is no specific minimum or maximum duration of the PPA. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b9f54a95-2e15-4847-8ec9-a5f471a3d245 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Jul 2020 | | Submission deadline | 26 Aug 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 18 Oct 2020 - 18 Oct 2030 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | WIDNES | | Post town | Warrington | | Postcode | WA8 7DZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside | | Local authority | Halton | | Electoral ward | Central & West Bank | | Westminster constituency | Widnes and Halewood | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 29 Jul 2020 at 16:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b9f54a95-2e15-4847-8ec9-a5f471a3d245 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b9f54a95-2e15-4847-8ec9-a5f471a3d245 29th July 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL160159 NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided. ## Notice URLs - http://www.halton.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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