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title: "Children's Residential Services - Short term emergency regulated mainstream provision for children under 18 - Essex County Council"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-035181"
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published: "2022-07-13"
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# Children's Residential Services - Short term emergency regulated mainstream provision for children under 18 - Essex County Council

Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-035181

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## Summary

Essex County Council is currently seeking expressions of interest for a tender titled "Children's Residential Services - Short term emergency regulated mainstream provision for children under 18". This procurement is categorised under social work and related services, with the process at the planning stage. The relevant services are required in Essex, UK, for an initial contract period of 24 months, inclusive of break clauses every six months. Interested providers must submit their expressions of interest by 5pm on 20th July 2022, as the deadline has been extended from an earlier date.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses that specialise in children's residential care services, particularly those experienced in high-need intervention and crisis response settings. Providers that can demonstrate compliance with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations, including the ability to deliver high-quality care with appropriately trained staff, will be well-suited to compete. Companies focusing on social work services and care provision for vulnerable children may find this opportunity particularly beneficial for business growth within the public sector.

## Notice

Essex County Council (ECC) are seeking expressions of interest from providers in the Children's Residential Home space in Essex, this will be for short term emergency regulated mainstream provision for high level needs children under the age of 18 with Children and Families Support Services. The purpose of such provision would be to provide a crisis response/short term residential placement where a child or young person can receive high quality care until a longer term registered care setting can be found for the child. This would be specifically for a block contract with an arrangement for ECC to block beds within a Solo Provision. Such provisions will be available immediately, or within the next three months. This requirement is for a 24 month period with 6 month break clauses throughout. This requirement is in conjunction with the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and accompanying guidance. The Provider must adhere to the quality standards as set out within the Regulations when delivering children's residential placements under this provision. These requirements includes but are not limited to the provision of appropriately trained staff. Where you think your organisation could meet the challenges of delivering the above requirement, please send your expression of interest to the below by 5pm Wednesday 20th July 2022. Anne-Lise Nicol: Annelise.Nicol@essex.gov.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019160-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Jul 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 13 Jul 2022 at 12:10 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019160-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://www.essex.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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