--- title: "Provision of Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement for the Provision of Childrens Residential & Foster Care Placements 2020" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8a5f5be6-7f66-4e9f-a65f-79db04e16700" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8a5f5be6-7f66-4e9f-a65f-79db04e16700" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8a5f5be6-7f66-4e9f-a65f-79db04e16700.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8a5f5be6-7f66-4e9f-a65f-79db04e16700.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2021-11-12" --- # Provision of Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement for the Provision of Childrens Residential & Foster Care Placements 2020 Buyer: HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8a5f5be6-7f66-4e9f-a65f-79db04e16700 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8a5f5be6-7f66-4e9f-a65f-79db04e16700) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8a5f5be6-7f66-4e9f-a65f-79db04e16700.json) ## Summary The procurement process for the "Provision of Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement for the Provision of Children's Residential & Foster Care Placements 2020" is managed by Halton Borough Council and falls under the social work and related services category. This arrangement aims to enhance children's social care placements throughout the Liverpool City Region. The contract value is set at £336 million, with the procurement method classified as selective, employing a restricted procedure. The contract period commenced on 19th October 2020 and is scheduled to end on 18th October 2030. The procurement stage has been marked as complete, with awards announced on 11th October 2021. This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses operating within the social care sector, particularly those offering children's residential care and foster care services. Companies that can demonstrate a commitment to high-quality service delivery and strong local community engagement will be well-suited to compete. As the application window for new providers may reopen at intervals, organisations looking to grow within the public sector should consider this contract as a key opportunity to establish partnerships with local authorities across the Liverpool City Region. ## 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/bf8fb244-94a6-48ee-bdf7-a1bfd994400b | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Nov 2021 | | Submission deadline | 26 Aug 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 10 Oct 2021 | | Contract period | 18 Oct 2020 - 18 Oct 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £336,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £168,000,000 | | 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 | 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) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 2 | | Supplier names | GOOD FOUNDATIONS; PIC CHILDREN'S SERVICES | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 12 Nov 2021 at 17:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf8fb244-94a6-48ee-bdf7-a1bfd994400b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bf8fb244-94a6-48ee-bdf7-a1bfd994400b 12th November 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV163113 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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