--- title: "SLCP Second Refresh 2021 - Residential and Independent Fostering Agency Provision" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037505" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-037505" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037505.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037505.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CROYDON COUNCIL" published: "2022-10-12" --- # SLCP Second Refresh 2021 - Residential and Independent Fostering Agency Provision Buyer: CROYDON COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037505 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-037505) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037505.json) ## Summary The Croydon Council has issued a tender titled "SLCP Second Refresh 2021 - Residential and Independent Fostering Agency Provision" in the health and social work services industry category. The procurement process is at the tender stage, with a submission deadline of 14th November 2022. This tender opportunity is for providers to bid to join an existing contractual arrangement for the delivery of residential and independent fostering agency services for children and young people aged 0–18 years. This tender provides an opportunity for qualified providers to bid for services in Lot 1: Residential Child Care Provision and Lot 2: Independent Fostering Agency Provision. Businesses in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland meeting specific quality standards can participate. Providers have the flexibility to bid for some or all of the lots and sub-lots listed. The Croydon Council is the buying organisation, and the procurement method is an open procedure. The contract duration for successful bidders is 1080 days for Lot 1 and 2880 days for Lot 2, offering prospects for long-term business growth and service provision. ## Notice This is the second refresh tender opportunity for suitably qualified providers to bid to join an existing contractual arrangement for the delivery of residential and independent fostering agency services for children and young people aged 0 -- 18 years. The arrangement is known as Approved Provider Panel Agreement (APPA) and has an initial term of 3 years with an option to extend for a further 5 years (2 years +2 years +1 year), unless otherwise terminated in line with the conditions of contract. The APPA has been established under the Light Touch Regime (LTR); the procurement rules applicable to the procurement of health, social and other services listed at Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This offers the flexibility to admit additional providers to increase capacity. The services under the APPA have been categorised into Lot 1: Residential Child Care Provision [sub-lots: standard and specialist]; and Lot 2: Independent Fostering Agency Provision [sub-lots: standard, specialist and emergency]. Applicants have the option to bid for services in Lot 1, Lot 2 or both. The tender opportunity is open to providers in England: rated 'Good or 'Outstanding' by Ofsted, Providers in Scotland: rated 'good', 'very good' or 'outstanding' by the Scottish Care Inspectorate, Providers in Wales: registered with the Wales Care Inspectorate and Providers in Northern Ireland registered with the Northern Ireland Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (NIRQIA). The APPA will be accessed by the London Boroughs of Croydon and Lambeth. In time, the APPA may be accessed by the London Boroughs of Bromley, Richmond, Wandsworth and Kingston. ### Lot Information Residential Child Care Provision Residential Child Care Provision have been categorised into: (a) standard provision [standard placements] (b) specialist provision [disabilities placements, solo placements]. Age bands for pricing are Under 1, 1- 4 years, 5-9 years, 10-15 years and 16-18 years. The tender opportunity is open to Providers in England: rated 'Good or 'Outstanding' by Ofsted, Providers in Scotland: rated 'good', 'very good' or 'outstanding' by the Scottish Care Inspectorate, Providers in Wales: registered with the Wales Care Inspectorate and Providers in Northern Ireland registered with the Northern Ireland Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (NIRQIA). The Council may periodically re-open the APPA to admit new providers as approved providers. Where the Council decides to reopen the APPA it shall do so on the basis of the selection criteria as outlined in the Council's original ITT. Options: Providers have the option to bid for some or all of the lots and sub-lots listed. Independent Fostering Agency Provision Independent Fostering Agency Provision has been subcategorised into: (a) standard provision (b) specialist provision [disabilities placements, parent and child placements, solo placements, remand placements] (c) emergency provision. Age bands for pricing are Under 1, 1- 4 years, 5-9 years, 10-15 years and 16-18 years. The tender opportunity is open to Providers in England: rated 'Good or 'Outstanding' by Ofsted, Providers in Scotland: rated 'good', 'very good' or 'outstanding' by the Scottish Care Inspectorate, Providers in Wales: registered with the Wales Care Inspectorate and Providers in Northern Ireland registered with the Northern Ireland Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (NIRQIA). The Council may periodically re-open the APPA to admit new providers as Approved Providers. Where theCouncil decides to reopen the APPA it shall do so on the basis of the selection criteria as outlined in theCouncil's original ITT. Options: Providers have the option to bid for some or all of the Lots and sub-lots listed. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028678-2022 | | 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 | 12 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | 14 Nov 2022 | | 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 | £350,000,000 | | 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 | CROYDON COUNCIL | | Locality | CROYDON | | Post town | Croydon | | Postcode | CR0 1EA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South | | ITL 3 | TLI62 Croydon | | Local authority | Croydon | | Electoral ward | Fairfield | | Westminster constituency | Croydon West | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 12 Oct 2022 at 11:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028678-2022 ## Notice URLs - http://www.croydon.gov.uk - http://www.londontenders.org - https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:481438-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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