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title: "Children and Young People Placements for Residential and Fostering Special Educational Needs"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02e3e2"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2021-09-23"
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# Children and Young People Placements for Residential and Fostering Special Educational Needs

Buyer: CORNWALL COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e3e2

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## Summary

The procurement process pertains to the Cornwall Council's tender titled "Children and Young People Placements for Residential and Fostering Special Educational Needs." This procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is located in Truro, UK. The current stage of this process is the Award phase, having been completed on 23rd September 2021. The contracting authority, Cornwall Council, is actively seeking suppliers who can provide specialised placements for children and young people, with a significant emphasis on outcomes-focused care. The procurement method used is selective, following a restricted procedure, with a total contract value of £150 million.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses operating within the residential care and fostering sectors, particularly those specialising in services for children and those with special educational needs. Companies that focus on collaborative and personalised care approaches will be well-suited to compete, especially as the Cornwall Council aims to increase local service provision to avoid relocating young individuals away from their home authority. Firms ready to engage in the dynamic purchasing system and those that can offer innovative and effective care solutions may find this tender particularly appealing.

## Notice

Children and Young People Placements for Residential and Fostering Special Educational Needs Contract Award Notice Due to portal restrictions placement call-off contract award notices are being published on the Cornwall Council website: https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/childrens-services/commissioning/current-commissioning-opportunities/

### Lot Information

Residential Care for Children and Young People

Cornwall Council are looking for providers who can meet the needs of Cornish children. The service should meet the needs of young people who require residential care and produce good outcomes. The aim is to increase providers in Cornwall so we are not moving young people far away from their home authority. Cornwall is also opening its first adolescent mental health unit in Bodmin and we are likely to need residential provision to support the transition to the community.

Fostering Placements for Children and Young People

Cornwall Council are looking to providers to continue to meet the needs of Cornish children in Cornwall. We are looking for a range of placements to meet the needs of Cornwall's children. This includes Adolescents, sibling 3 / 4 groups, same day placements, Family and child placements, step down from residential and placements with younger children. The service should be outcomes focus and place children in the boundaries of Cornwall or immediate surrounding area. We are looking for a collaborative approach with providers.

Special Educational Needs (SEN) Placements for Children and Young People (Pre-16)

Cornwall Council deploys a full range of provision to meet the educational needs of children and young people with SEN. One part of this continuum is independent special schools placements (ISP). In comparison with other Local Authorities Cornwall's use of ISP is very low, 3% individuals who have education, health and care (EHC) plans. We are committed to children and young people living at home and attending school on a daily basis in Cornwall whenever possible. Our ongoing SEN provision review does not indicate an expansion in the use of ISP. For a few children and young people with highly complex needs very high quality, cost effective ISP are sought. Provision for our children and young people needs to be highly individualised and focussed on delivery of the outcomes in pupils' EHC plans. ISP provision has to focus on mainstream opportunities, sometimes this is a return to mainstream education, but for everyone engagement with, and preparedness for, mainstream life is key.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023663-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Aug 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £150,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CORNWALL COUNCIL |
| Locality | TRURO |
| Post town | Truro |
| Postcode | TR1 3AY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Electoral ward | Truro Boscawen & Redannick |
| Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth |
| Delivery location | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DPS - MULTIPLE TENDERS TO JOIN THE DPS RECEIVED (AS PUBLISHED ON THE CONTRACTS REGISTER). CALL-OFF CONTRACT AWARD NOTICES ARE BEING PUBLISHED ON THE CORNWALL COUNCIL WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.CORNWALL.GOV.UK/HEALTH-AND-SOCIAL-CARE/CHILDRENS-SERVICES/COMMISSIONING/CURRENT-COMMISSIONING-OPPORTUNITIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2021 at 10:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023663-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cornwall.gov.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:436305-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/childrens-services/commissioning/current-commissioning-opportunities/

## Provenance

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