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title: "Provision of Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement for the Provision of Childrens Residential & Foster Care Placements 2020"
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# Provision of Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement for the Provision of Childrens Residential & Foster Care Placements 2020

Buyer: HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f605

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## Summary

The tender titled "Provision of Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement for the Provision of Childrens Residential & Foster Care Placements 2020," initiated by Halton Borough Council and supported by several authorities in the Liverpool City Region, is complete. This procurement falls under the social work and related services category and was conducted through a selective procurement method. The primary aim was to establish a collaborative arrangement for children's residential and foster care placements, ensuring a diverse range of high-quality service providers. Key dates include the contract sign date of 11th October 2021, and the PPA allows for periodic reopening of the application window to attract new providers.

This contract presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for organisations specialising in children's social care services. Companies that offer innovative solutions and have a strong commitment to social value will be well-positioned to compete effectively. The procurement's focus on sustainable pricing and high-quality service delivery highlights the demand for capable service providers in both the residential and foster care sectors across the Liverpool area. Additionally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find favourable conditions due to the nature of the bids received, which indicates a competitive landscape with a considerable interest from local providers.

## Notice

The LCR Market Reform programme is a multi-layered collaborative project designed to achieve strategic reform throughout the children's social care placements sector across the Liverpool City Region (Halton Borough Council, St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, Wirral Borough Council and Liverpool City Council). The aim is to ensure there is a diverse range of organisations committed to close working with LAs and which are best equipped to deliver high quality services and outcomes to our children and young people, sustainable long-term pricing and a greater social value contribution to our local communities. As part of this programme, agreement was reached across all LCR LAs to tender a sub-regional children's commissioning arrangement covering children's residential and foster care placements. This will be called the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Partner Provider Arrangement (PPA) 2020. It is intended to establish the LCR PPA in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, Regulations 74-76 (Light Touch). The LCR PPA includes two service categories. Category 1 - Children's Residential Care and Category 2 - Foster Care. At the discretion of the Purchasing Bodies, the application window for this PPA will reopen at regular intervals throughout the contract to allow new providers to apply. The PPA period can be amended (extended, shortened, terminated) subject to the notification on the relevant OJEU standard form. There is no specific minimum or maximum duration of the PPA.

### Lot Information

Category 1

Category 1 - Residential Care Providers Evaluation of Requests To Participate (RTP) will be undertaken as detailed in the published timeline. Additional information: It is intended to establish the LCR PPA in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, Regulations 74-76 (Light Touch). At the discretion of the Purchasing Bodies, the application window for this PPA will reopen at regular intervals throughout the contract to allow new providers to apply.

Category 2

Category 2 - Foster Care Providers Evaluation of Requests To Participate (RTP) will be undertaken as detailed in the published timeline. Additional information: It is intended to establish the LCR PPA in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, Regulations 74-76 (Light Touch). At the discretion of the Purchasing Bodies, the application window for this PPA will reopen at regular intervals throughout the contract to allow new providers to apply.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028312-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Nov 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Oct 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £168,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active, Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | KNOWSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL; LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL; SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL; ST HELENS METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL; WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | WIDNES |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA8 7DZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | City Centre North |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | TLD7 Merseyside |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | GOOD FOUNDATIONS; PIC CHILDREN'S SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 12 Nov 2021 at 10:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028312-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.halton.gov.uk
- http://www.knowsley.gov.uk
- http://www.liverpool.gov.uk
- http://www.sefton.gov.uk
- http://www.sthelens.gov.uk
- http://www.wirral.gov.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:360655-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0281
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0659
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA1225
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA1566
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA1966

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