--- title: "Children in Care & Care Leavers Flexible DPS" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8b193545-4015-4efd-8051-cab8e321ef82" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8b193545-4015-4efd-8051-cab8e321ef82" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8b193545-4015-4efd-8051-cab8e321ef82.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8b193545-4015-4efd-8051-cab8e321ef82.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON" published: "2023-02-10" --- # Children in Care & Care Leavers Flexible DPS Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8b193545-4015-4efd-8051-cab8e321ef82 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8b193545-4015-4efd-8051-cab8e321ef82) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8b193545-4015-4efd-8051-cab8e321ef82.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Sutton is seeking to develop key partner relationships to strengthen accommodation and support services for children in care and care-experienced young people through a Flexible Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) under the Light Touch Regime for Health and Social Care. The DPS procurement method allows for individual placement referrals and mini competitions within Lots. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender period ending on 9th February 2030 and a contract period starting on 10th February 2030. This procurement process presents opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs in the social work services sector, with a focus on delivering quality local provision of placements and support services. Suitable businesses looking to compete should have expertise in social work services with accommodation and the capacity to partner with the public sector to improve service quality and sufficiency in caring for vulnerable children and young people. ## Notice The London Borough of Sutton have developed a commissioning strategy to build and strengthen the Authority's successful accommodation and support offer for children and young people in our care and care-experienced young people. A priority is to ensure good quality, local provision of placements, accommodation and support, informed by our children and young people, which offers choice and makes best use of available resources. The Authority is seeking to develop key trusted partner relationships to address market challenges. We will introduce a differentiated provider relationship model to enable and incentivise targeted investment of resources and partnership working with key trusted providers to support continued improvement of placement quality and sufficiency. The Authority is setting up a Flexible DPS for the delivery of Children in Care and Care Leavers services which will be commissioned in accordance with Regulation 74 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Light Touch Regime for Health and Social Care) which provide that Contracting Authorities can deviate from the standard procurement procedures and design their own procedures (according to their own needs). The DPS is Lot based and will provide successful suppliers with opportunities for individual placement referrals throughout the term of the DPS. There will also be opportunities to tender for contracts for Directly Commissioned Services by way of mini competitions inviting successful Suppliers within the Lots to which the opportunity applies. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cd34beba-b9a9-4a26-8f14-fbcccc43f2ac | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 9 Feb 2030 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 10 Feb 2030 - 11 Feb 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 | LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON | | Locality | SUTTON | | Post town | Sutton | | Postcode | SM1 1EA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South | | ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton | | Local authority | Sutton | | Electoral ward | Sutton Central | | Westminster constituency | Sutton and Cheam | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation ## Release History - 10 Feb 2023 at 18:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cd34beba-b9a9-4a26-8f14-fbcccc43f2ac ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cd34beba-b9a9-4a26-8f14-fbcccc43f2ac 10th February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.sutton.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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