--- title: "Children's Residential Services - Short term emergency regulated mainstream provision for children under 18 - Essex County Council" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f090515c-396e-46be-b541-c5d110087a7d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f090515c-396e-46be-b541-c5d110087a7d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f090515c-396e-46be-b541-c5d110087a7d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f090515c-396e-46be-b541-c5d110087a7d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2022-06-24" --- # Children's Residential Services - Short term emergency regulated mainstream provision for children under 18 - Essex County Council Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f090515c-396e-46be-b541-c5d110087a7d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f090515c-396e-46be-b541-c5d110087a7d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f090515c-396e-46be-b541-c5d110087a7d.json) ## Summary Essex County Council is seeking expressions of interest for a tender titled "Children's Residential Services - Short term emergency regulated mainstream provision for children under 18". This procurement is in the planning stage and aims to provide urgent residential placements for children with high-level needs under 18 years old. The tender process is classified under the social work and related services industry and involves a block contract arrangement for a period of 24 months, with potential break clauses every six months. Interested parties must submit their expressions of interest by 5pm on 11th July 2022. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in children's residential care, particularly those equipped to handle high needs cases. Providers who can demonstrate the capacity to deliver high-quality care and meet the regulatory standards outlined by the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 will be well-suited for this contract. The expectation of immediate availability or within the next three months further implies a need for businesses that can mobilise resources swiftly to fulfil these urgent care requirements. ## Notice Essex County Council (ECC) are seeking expressions of interest from providers in the Children's Residential Home space in Essex, this will be for short term emergency regulated mainstream provision for high level needs children under the age of 18 with Children and Families Support Services. The purpose of such provision would be to provide a crisis response/short term residential placement where a child or young person can receive high quality care until a longer term registered care setting can be found for the child. This would be specifically for a block contract with an arrangement for ECC to block beds within a Solo Provision. Such provisions will be available immediately, or within the next three months. This requirement is for a 24 month period with 6 month break clauses throughout. This requirement is in conjunction with the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and accompanying guidance. The Provider must adhere to the quality standards as set out within the Regulations when delivering children's residential placements under this provision. These requirements includes but are not limited to the provision of appropriately trained staff. Where you think your organisation could meet the challenges of delivering the above requirement, please send your expression of interest to the below by 5pm Monday 11th July 2022. Anne-Lise Nicol: Annelise.Nicol@essex.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4838ba66-0d66-43ea-bc86-7719b9d163e2 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Jun 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 11 Jul 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHELMSFORD | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM1 1QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Chelmsford | | Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central | | Westminster constituency | Chelmsford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 24 Jun 2022 at 16:11 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4838ba66-0d66-43ea-bc86-7719b9d163e2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4838ba66-0d66-43ea-bc86-7719b9d163e2 24th June 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.essex.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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