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title: "Children's Residential Placements - Consortia Commissioning"
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buyer: "SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL"
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# Children's Residential Placements - Consortia Commissioning

Buyer: SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-af306d88-0522-4c70-becb-59a933a05254

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## Summary

The Southampton City Council has awarded a contract for the Children's Residential Placements - Consortia Commissioning project in the Health and social work services category. The contract value is £2 billion in GBP, and the contract period runs from 1st October 2022 to 30th September 2024. The procurement method was an open procedure (above threshold), with the tender closing on 6th August 2022. The main procurement category is services for different lots like Planned and Same Day Residential Care, Crisis Care, and more, predominantly in the South East region of the United Kingdom.

This tender by the Southampton City Council presents opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to participate in providing children's residential care services. Businesses offering services such as residential care, education, and parenting assessments are well-suited to compete. The contracting authority intends to utilise a framework agreement to engage with the market efficiently and advocate better care for children and young people whilst achieving purchasing efficiencies.

## Notice

This procurement is for the reopening of the children's residential placement Consortia Commissioning framework originally let in 2018. Further information and guidance was found in the procurement documents. This procurement was being tendered in Lots. Providers had the opportunity to apply for one or more Lots. There was an opportunity to apply for additional Lots when the Framework re-opens annually. Additionally, the Councils intend to use the Framework to call off 'mini competitions' resulting in Block Contracts. Details can be found in the Call Off Procedure Schedule 2. The Lots for this procurement are detailed below: Lot 1 Planned and Same Day Residential Care Lot 2 Crisis Care Lot 3 Residential Care with DFE Regulated Education Lot 4 Residential Parenting Assessments Lot 5 Therapeutic Residential Care Lot 6 Children with Disabilities

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ecff9b1c-6fb7-4bd9-8d7e-5ae5eb8c6c10 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Aug 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2022 - 30 Sep 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,000,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| 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 | SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO14 7LY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Electoral ward | Bargate |
| Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | CATCH22; HAPPY GROUP (UK; HORIZON CARE MAYFIELD LODGE; PROGRESSIVE CARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 23 Jan 2023 at 15:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ecff9b1c-6fb7-4bd9-8d7e-5ae5eb8c6c10
- 6 Jul 2022 at 08:52 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd10c30f-c035-428a-a46b-148eaae35816
- 6 Jul 2022 at 08:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd10c30f-c035-428a-a46b-148eaae35816

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ecff9b1c-6fb7-4bd9-8d7e-5ae5eb8c6c10
  23rd January 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd10c30f-c035-428a-a46b-148eaae35816
  6th July 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login?cid=sout019
  Proactis Supplier Network

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