--- title: "Childrens Residential Care Home" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-039bcd" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-039bcd" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-039bcd.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-039bcd.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL" published: "2023-01-30" --- # Childrens Residential Care Home Buyer: SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-039bcd [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-039bcd) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-039bcd.json) ## Summary The South Tyneside Council is planning a tender titled "Childrens Residential Care Home" in the services industry category. They are seeking expressions of interest to develop children's residential care services within the South Tyneside borough. The procurement stage is currently at the planning phase, with a future notice date of 1st May 2023. The tender involves creating regulated children's homes for up to 6 children/young people within the borough, meeting national requirements and registered with Ofsted. This tender by South Tyneside Council presents an opportunity for organisations experienced in providing residential care services for children with various needs, including emotional, behavioural, physical disabilities, and mental disorders. The tender is aimed at businesses capable of delivering 24/7 accommodation and care in accordance with The Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015. Participating in the Soft Market Testing Exercise can help organisations assess suitability, provide valuable feedback, and influence the subsequent procurement process to develop high-quality and sustainable residential care services. ## Notice South Tyneside Council is seeking expressions of interest to further develop our children's residential care services within the borough. Currently we have limited levels of service and capacity to meet the needs of our children and young people who require residential care in borough. Many of our children who are in residential care, are cared for outside of South Tyneside and away from their families and communities. The current children's residential care market means it is increasingly difficult to place our children and young people who require residential care either in or out of borough. We are looking to develop our capacity in borough for the provision of high quality and sustainable residential care services. We would welcome your input on the best approach to accommodation and are open to exploring the potential for South Tyneside Council to provide the building/accommodation. Any new residential care services must meet the national requirements for the provision of children's residential care provision and be registered with Ofsted. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/541/contents/made https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofsted-and-cqc-joint-registration-guidance-childrens-homes-and-health-care/childrens-homes-and-health-care-registration-with-ofsted-or-cqc Regulated Childrens Home's providing care for between 1 and 6 Children/Young People. The Childrens Home must be located within the South Tyneside borough. Primary needs of the Children and Young People may vary, we would encourage consideration of the categories of registration in relation to your organisational experience of working within these. The categories are: * children with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties (EBD) * children with physical disabilities (PD) * children with learning disabilities (LD) * children with mental disorders, excluding learning disability (MD) * children with present drug dependence (D) * children with present alcohol dependence (A) * children with sensory impairment (SI) The Children's Home will provide 24/7 accommodation and care, delivered by experienced and qualified staff, under The Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015. The key principles for residential childcare should be embedded within the culture and ethos of the Home (Guide to the Children's Homes Regulations, including the quality standards) ### Lot Information Lot 1 South Tyneside Council is conducting a Soft Market Testing Exercise (SMTE) in order to seek the market's views on the provision of a children's residential care home within South Tyneside. The SMTE is for information only and in no way forms part of any competitive tendering process, it is only to assess the reaction of the market and thus make any potential procurement process more focused and efficient. Written submissions will therefore not be evaluated, scored or taken into assessment of tenders in any future process in any way. The information that you provide will help inform the procurement process for a children's residential care service in South Tyneside. The benefits to your organisation in participating in this process include; * The chance to assess whether the opportunity will be suitable and of interest to you. * Ensuring that specifications and budgets are realistic and market-focused. * The chance to raise any risks, concerns or issues regarding the potential opportunity. Your responses are highly valued and will assist us in determining the most appropriate approach to the market and in creating a procurement process which is well-framed, focused, feasible and likely to be of interest to the market. The Council will consider all information supplied in response to this SMTE, however it cannot commit to using all the information and suggestions received to inform any future procurement. There is no commercial advantage or disadvantage to your organisation as a result of being involved in this SMTE. This process focuses on the market as a whole, rather than on the merits of individual suppliers. It involves no element of supplier selection or bid evaluation. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002745-2023 | | Notice type | Planning 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 | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Apr 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £4,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL | | Locality | SOUTH SHIELDS | | Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne | | Postcode | NE33 2RL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside | | Local authority | South Tyneside | | Electoral ward | Beacon and Bents | | Westminster constituency | South Shields | | Delivery location | TLC22 Tyneside | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 30 Jan 2023 at 11:14 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002745-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=850477d4-7ea0-ed11-811f-005056b64545&p=1c9e782c-541e-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofsted-and-cqc-joint-registration-guidance-childrens-homes-and-health-care/childrens-homes-and-health-care-registration-with-ofsted-or-cqc - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/541/contents/made - https://www.southtyneside.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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