--- title: "Cambridgeshire County Council Children's External Placements Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Round 2" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f1381e33-4757-4d7d-943e-26ae39ab76a5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f1381e33-4757-4d7d-943e-26ae39ab76a5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f1381e33-4757-4d7d-943e-26ae39ab76a5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f1381e33-4757-4d7d-943e-26ae39ab76a5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "LGSS" published: "2019-03-21" --- # Cambridgeshire County Council Children's External Placements Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Round 2 Buyer: LGSS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f1381e33-4757-4d7d-943e-26ae39ab76a5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f1381e33-4757-4d7d-943e-26ae39ab76a5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f1381e33-4757-4d7d-943e-26ae39ab76a5.json) ## Summary The Cambridgeshire County Council, through LGSS (Legal Services Shared), is conducting a tender for the "Children's External Placements Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Round 2." This procurement process focuses on the health and social work services industry and is located in the East of England, specifically in Cambridgeshire. The tender period is set to close on 17th May 2019, with the contract commencing on 18th May 2019 and running until 31st March 2024, with possible extensions. The anticipated value of the contract is £470,184,791, aimed at providing various children's services including fostering, residential care, and educational support. This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses operating within the health and social work services sector, particularly those specialising in fostering agencies, residential children's homes, independent schools, and out-of-school tuition services. Companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), could benefit from participating in this procurement, as the new DPS aims to enhance service quality and reduce overall spending across the local authorities while improving services for children and young people. Successful providers will have the chance to establish a long-term relationship with the local authority, contributing to positive outcomes for vulnerable children in the region. ## Notice Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) (The "Authority") wishes to invite Tenders for the supply of services in respect of children's external placements. The services include: Lot 1: Provision of Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) Lot 2: Provision of Residential Children's homes Lot 3: Provision of Independent Schools and Education providers (ISEP) Lot 4: Provision of Out of School Tuition (OoST) These services will be available to children and young people aged 0-18 (up to 19 for children and adults with Special educational needs and disability - SEND) in Cambridgeshire, neighbouring authorities and where directed by specific care plans, nationally. The successful Providers will be responsible for providing this service and liaising closely with the Contract Manager identified by the Authority. The tender is led by Cambridgeshire County Council, however Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council (PCC) have made strategic decision to combine roles and departments to manage services across both local authorities. Peterborough will have access to the DPS in their own right. The DPS is open for an initial term of five (5) years commencing on 1st April 2019 and ending on 31st March 2024 with the options to extend for an initial period of two (2) years, then after further review, for another two-year-period to a final one (1) year extension (5+2+2+1), up to a maximum of ten (10) years from the date of the original contract date. The anticipated spend across PCC and CCC for the duration of the DPS is PS470,184,791.00. The spend is across the two local authorities for all four lots as listed above, however it is the local authorities' intention to reduce this spend through application of the new DPS, improving outcomes for individual children and the use of the mini competitions within the DPS over its lifetime. This advert for Round 2 of the DPS, which closes on Friday 17th May, 2019 at 12 Noon. (OJEU Contract Notice: 2019/S 002-002333) ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d71a41f-a08a-4ffa-b140-4581b93110e6 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Mar 2019 | | Submission deadline | 17 May 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 17 May 2019 - 31 Mar 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £470,184,791 | | 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 | LGSS | | Locality | CAMBRIDGE | | Post town | Cambridge | | Postcode | CB3 0AP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | Cambridge | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Cambridge | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 21 Mar 2019 at 17:59 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d71a41f-a08a-4ffa-b140-4581b93110e6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d71a41f-a08a-4ffa-b140-4581b93110e6 21st March 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=65cf6068-f00c-e911-80f0-005056b64545 Cambridgeshire County Council Children's External Placements Dynamic Purchasing System Advert ## Notice URLs - https://www.lgss.co.uk/about/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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