--- title: "CCC Children's External Placements DPS" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7e4ca87e-e812-4d54-accb-4d514c55a3ad" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7e4ca87e-e812-4d54-accb-4d514c55a3ad" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7e4ca87e-e812-4d54-accb-4d514c55a3ad.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7e4ca87e-e812-4d54-accb-4d514c55a3ad.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2019-12-05" --- # CCC Children's External Placements DPS Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7e4ca87e-e812-4d54-accb-4d514c55a3ad [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7e4ca87e-e812-4d54-accb-4d514c55a3ad) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7e4ca87e-e812-4d54-accb-4d514c55a3ad.json) ## Summary The procurement process titled "CCC Children's External Placements DPS" is being led by Cambridgeshire County Council, targeting health and social work services in the East of England. The tender is currently in the open stage and is set to conclude on 29 March 2024. The Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will provide services related to children's external placements and aims to significantly reduce anticipated expenditure of approximately £470 million across both Cambridgeshire and Peterborough City Councils during its duration, which began on 1 April 2019 and may extend up to a maximum of ten years. This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses involved in child welfare services, including independent fostering agencies, residential children's homes, independent schools, and out-of-school tuition providers. Companies of various sizes, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), are encouraged to participate, particularly those with the capacity to work collaboratively with local authorities and adapt to the specific needs of children and young people aged 0-19, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. ## Notice Please disregard the contract start date listed, this DPS started 1 Apr 2019. 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. The DPS is open for new applications, rounds will close periodically through out the life of the DPS, please refer to the tender for the closing date of the next round. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7a20abf2-cf9f-4dfb-8ebf-5ec39c9b3628 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Dec 2019 | | Submission deadline | 29 Mar 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £470,184,791 | | 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 | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 5 Dec 2019 at 15:53 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7a20abf2-cf9f-4dfb-8ebf-5ec39c9b3628 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7a20abf2-cf9f-4dfb-8ebf-5ec39c9b3628 5th December 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=65cf6068-f00c-e911-80f0-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - https://www.lgss.co.uk/about/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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