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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: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d09a29bd-5d0c-42e5-9b10-cf7c635f0adb

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## Summary

The Southampton City Council is leading a tender for Children's Residential Placements - Consortia Commissioning in the Health and social work services category. This opportunity involves a consortium of local authorities in the Southern Region of England to commission residential care for children. The tender deadline for submissions is September 11, 2023, with the contract period running from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024.

This tender provides opportunities for businesses offering services in health and social work sectors to engage with a consortium of local authorities for children's residential care. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are specifically suited to compete for this opportunity. Southampton City Council is the contracting authority leading this initiative, aiming to improve care for children and young people within the region.

## Notice

Southampton City Council has taken the lead for the purposes of tendering this opportunity. Local Authorities across the Southern Region of England have come together to commission children's residential care using a framework agreement, in order to fulfil their statutory duty to provide high quality residential care to looked after children within their Authority. Commissioning as a consortium of authorities allows us to meaningfully engage with the market whilst enabling us to achieve efficiencies in the purchasing and development of services and advocating better care on behalf of children and young people. Additional information: The other authorities included in this Consortium are Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, Bracknell Forest Council, Brighton and Hove City Council, Dorset County Council, East Sussex County Council, Isle of Wight Council, Medway Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Portsmouth City Council, Reading Borough Council, Slough Children's Trust, Southampton City Council, Surrey County Council, West Berkshire County Council, West Sussex County Council, Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Council Wokingham Borough Council, Bristol City Council, The Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Council and London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Council.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c99bf687-15d8-4ca5-94dd-0cfa422ed69a |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Light Touch Regime, Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2023 - 30 Sep 2024 |
| 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 | 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) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 5 Sep 2023 at 14:32 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c99bf687-15d8-4ca5-94dd-0cfa422ed69a
- 23 Aug 2023 at 10:33 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c99bf687-15d8-4ca5-94dd-0cfa422ed69a
- 7 Aug 2023 at 08:04 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c99bf687-15d8-4ca5-94dd-0cfa422ed69a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c99bf687-15d8-4ca5-94dd-0cfa422ed69a
  5th September 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login

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