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title: "Children's Residential Block Contract - Caring in Partnership"
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# Children's Residential Block Contract - Caring in Partnership

Buyer: PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fc2fefa9-6b39-498f-a686-b129b2e4b4b4

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## Summary

Plymouth City Council has issued a tender for the Children's Residential Block Contract, named Caring in Partnership. This procurement opportunity falls under health and social work services, with a contract value of £20 million. The contract period is from April 3, 2023, to April 2, 2026, with an option to extend. The tender deadline is January 23, 2023. The Council is looking to contract a maximum of 20 beds under this opportunity.

This tender from Plymouth City Council presents an opportunity for businesses in the health and social work services sector, particularly those involved in providing residential children's homes. The Council is seeking a variety of providers to offer existing and new provision within or near Plymouth. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. The procurement process involves partnership working and aims to enhance the quality of care for children and young people in need across local authorities, including Torbay, Devon, and Somerset.

## Notice

Plymouth City Council is looking to procure a Children's Residential Home Block Contract, known as the Caring in Partnership contract. This ITT is issued as part of the procurement process. The Caring in Partnership residential children's home block contract was first commissioned in 2018 and has been successful in securing and growing the number of children's homes operating within Plymouth and in being aspirational for the children placed. It has also contributed to successful partnership working between placement providers and the Council and its partners, and between providers themselves. The aim of the service is to provide local homes for local children, supported by a network of good quality provision and underpinned by partnership working across agencies. We want Plymouth children and young people to remain as close to the city as possible, and to be able to support those who are placed outside their home area to safely return. Children and young people in the care of Plymouth City Council require a range of placements to meet their needs. Among these are residential children's homes, used for the most complex children and young people who struggle to manage the relationships in a family home. The Council wants to place in children's homes based on a model of care which is as close to a family environment as possible; with a consistent staff team skilled in working with children and young people with attachment difficulties and other challenges from adverse childhood experiences. The work specified within this tender has been split into Lots Lot 1 - Existing provision in and near to Plymouth Lot 2 - Homes to be added to the contract at a later date We are seeking to contract with a range of providers, both those who already have provision in or within 10 miles of the Plymouth city boundary, and those who wish to develop such provision. The spend for 2021 / 2022 on block contracted placements within the city boundary was approximately GBP 4million. The Council is seeking to contract a maximum of 20 beds for Lot 1. The contract will be managed through a range of meetings between the Council and providers and partners to encourage partnership working; these will include individual contract management meetings as well as group provider forums to share good practice and collectively resolve issues. The following local authorities are parties to the contract and will be offered the option to express an interest in any vacant beds the Council is unable to fill Torbay Council Devon County Council Somerset County Council The anticipated duration of the contract is for 3 years plus options to extend on a 1 year + 1 year basis. For further details and to access this opportunity please visit www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5df61114-ef2c-42d4-bd19-2c2c3e1cc764 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 2 Apr 2023 - 2 Apr 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £20,000,000 |
| 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 | PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | PLYMOUTH |
| Post town | Plymouth |
| Postcode | PL6 5UF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK41 Plymouth |
| Local authority | Plymouth |
| Electoral ward | Budshead |
| Westminster constituency | Plymouth Moor View |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | BEAUFORT CARE GROUP; FIVE RIVERS CHILD CARE; KEYS PCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 11 May 2023 at 12:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5df61114-ef2c-42d4-bd19-2c2c3e1cc764
- 16 Dec 2022 at 08:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7185075b-2d9b-42a3-8da4-06aac00aa644

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5df61114-ef2c-42d4-bd19-2c2c3e1cc764
  11th May 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7185075b-2d9b-42a3-8da4-06aac00aa644
  16th December 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/

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