--- title: "NEPO603 - Tyne-Tees Independent Foster Care Services (C-012130) - Opening 3" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5ad10e9f-913f-41d7-9920-f54a72b0858a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5ad10e9f-913f-41d7-9920-f54a72b0858a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5ad10e9f-913f-41d7-9920-f54a72b0858a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5ad10e9f-913f-41d7-9920-f54a72b0858a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL" published: "2023-11-16" --- # NEPO603 - Tyne-Tees Independent Foster Care Services (C-012130) - Opening 3 Buyer: NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5ad10e9f-913f-41d7-9920-f54a72b0858a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5ad10e9f-913f-41d7-9920-f54a72b0858a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5ad10e9f-913f-41d7-9920-f54a72b0858a.json) ## Summary The Newcastle City Council is seeking multiple providers to deliver Independent Foster Care Services as part of a Flexible Procurement Agreement under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The procurement process, titled NEPO603 - Tyne-Tees Independent Foster Care Services, is at the tender stage. Interested parties can apply until 30th November 2023, with a contract period starting from 15th January 2024 to 30th June 2025. The procurement falls under the Health and social work services category and is open to SMEs and VCSEs. This public procurement opportunity by Newcastle City Council offers a chance for businesses providing Health and social work services to expand their operations. SMEs and VCSEs are well-suited to compete in this open tender process. The contract period presents a window for sustainable growth and collaboration with various local authorities and organisations across the UK. ## Notice The Participating Local Authorities are seeking to appoint multiple Providers to deliver Services for the provision of Independent Foster Care Services on a non-exclusive basis. The Provider acknowledges that, in entering this Flexible Procurement Agreement (the Contract), no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee has been granted by the Participating Authorities for Services from the Provider and that the Participating Organisations are at all times entitled to enter into other contracts and agreements with other Providers for the provision of any of the Services. The Lead Authority are carrying out the Opening of this bespoke Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract) under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended), within the Social and Other Specific Services Procurement Route. This means that the Lead Authority will invite all interested parties to tender as a single stage. This is the second Opening of the Flexible Procurement Agreement NEPO603 - Tyne-Tees Independent Foster Care Services (C-012130) for which an Award Notice was published on 29.06.2022. This is the second Opening of the Flexible Procurement Agreement which can be found on Find a Tender Award Notice 2022/S 000-017849, and subsequent corrigendum 2022/S 000-018030. Applications for this Opening can be made at www.nepo.org Additional information: Newcastle City Council (''the Lead Authority'') is acting as the lead authority on behalf of the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) and its Member Authorities, in respect of the procurement of this Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract). The North East regional governance arrangements have determined that this is a non-mandatory collaborative exercise, and as a result, Local Authorities can 'opt-in' to the six different elements of the solution, with some Local Authorities choosing to continue to purchase some of these services through other local arrangements. The Participating Local Authorities 'opting in' to the initial phase of this solution are detailed in the tender pack. Local Authorities who have 'opted out' for any Lot at this initial period of the solution may 'opt-in' to use the solution during its term. The agreement will be available for use by all NEPO Members. A list of member organisations is available in the About section of the NEPO website at: www.nepo.org. This agreement will also be made available to all current and future NEPO Associate Members. Current Associate Members are listed in the Associate Member section of the NEPO website at: www.nepo.org/associate-membership/list. NEPO intends to make the resulting agreement available for use by all Contracting Authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK (as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) including but not limited to Government Departments and their Agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies, Central Government, NHS Bodies, Local Authorities, Emergency Services, Coastguard Emergency Services, Educational Establishments, Registered Social Landlords and Registered Charities who have a need to purchase the above services. A complete list of permissible users is shown on the NEPO website below: https://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissible-users Organisations wishing to access the NEPO agreement will be required to register as a NEPO Associate Member in the first instance. Further information can be found at: www.nepo.org ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/541967ae-0ed8-41a0-ac78-64e17bc56c90 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Nov 2023 | | Submission deadline | 30 Nov 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 15 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 2025 | | 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 | 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) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 16 Nov 2023 at 13:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/541967ae-0ed8-41a0-ac78-64e17bc56c90 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/541967ae-0ed8-41a0-ac78-64e17bc56c90 16th November 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/permissible-users ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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