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title: "Strategic Partner for Children's Residential Group Care"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02eeb0"
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# Strategic Partner for Children's Residential Group Care

Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02eeb0

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## Summary

Essex County Council is currently conducting a tender for the contract titled "Strategic Partner for Children's Residential Group Care" within the health and social work services industry category. This procurement process, classified under open procedure, aims to identify a strategic partner to collaboratively design outcome-based solutions for children's residential care in Essex. The tender is active, with a submission deadline set for 12 November 2021, and the contract value is estimated at £150,000, lasting for a duration of 270 days.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses within the social care sector, particularly those with expertise in designing and delivering residential care solutions for children. Companies that can demonstrate a commitment to quality and social value, alongside competitive pricing, will be well-positioned to participate. Additionally, as the tender involves collaborative work with a local authority, firms that have experience working with public sector organisations may find a strategic advantage in this opportunity.

## Notice

This is a tender to award a contract for a Strategic Partner to work collaboratively with Essex County Council to form a Joint Strategic Design Team to design outcome-based solutions that will deliver children's residential care capacity in Essex.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a tender to award a contract for a Strategic Partner to work collaboratively with Essex County Council to form a Joint Strategic Design Team to design outcome-based solutions that will deliver children's residential care capacity in Essex. Further details on the scope of this procurement will be detailed in the Tender pack. This can be accessed free of charge via the Council's E-Sourcing Portal as detailed in section 1 above. Additional information: Please note that the stated contractual value for this service incorporates a range to enable suitable flexibility depending on the scope of specialist support which may be required during the contractual term. Please note that full details of the Evaluation criteria is available in the Tender pack which is published on the Council's E-Sourcing Portal ProContract and can be accessed via https://procontract.due-north.com/Login

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026435-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

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

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| 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 | TLH3 Essex |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2021 at 15:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026435-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
- https://www.essex.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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