--- title: "CS1525 - Residential Children's Homes" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03a4d7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03a4d7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a4d7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a4d7.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WILTSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2023-02-10" --- # CS1525 - Residential Children's Homes Buyer: WILTSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a4d7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03a4d7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a4d7.json) ## Summary Wiltshire Council has issued a tender with the title "CS1525 - Residential Children's Homes" under the main procurement category of services. The tender seeks a supplier to provide 12 residential placements for children and young people in Wiltshire, including assessment placements. The contract involves ensuring additional residential children's home capacity beyond the properties offered at peppercorn rent by Wiltshire Council. The contract value is £25 million, with a duration of 1800 days. The tender submission deadline is March 20, 2023, and the bid opening is scheduled for the same date. This procurement opportunity by Wiltshire Council for residential children's homes presents a lucrative chance for businesses in the welfare services for children and young people category. Companies with experience in providing 24/7 care and accommodation for children, with the ability to offer same-day crisis care and short notice placements, would be well-suited to compete. The open procedure allows for fair competition, with the submission method being electronic. Interested parties should review the detailed requirements on the supplyingthesouthwest website and consider collaborating with Wiltshire Council to meet the needs of Wiltshire children as specified in the tender. ## Notice Wiltshire Council is seeking a supplier to provide 12 residential placements for children and young people, including at least 2 assessment placements. As part of this Contract the Supplier will ensure that in addition to the 3 properties that will be offered at peppercorn rent by Wiltshire Council as part of the Contract, they will have additional residential children's home capacity and availability in Wiltshire to meet the needs of the 12 Wiltshire children. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Wiltshire Council's Residential Block Contract is for the provision of 12 residential placements for children and young people, including at least 2 assessment placements to ensure capacity and availability in Wiltshire to meet the needs of Wiltshire Children. As part of this Contract the Supplier will ensure that in addition to the 3 properties that will be offered at peppercorn rent by Wiltshire Council as part of the Contract, they will have additional residential children's home capacity and availability in Wiltshire to meet the needs of the 12 Wiltshire children. It is expected that the Supplier could operate from a number of locations across the county, covering a variety of homes, up to a maximum size of 5 placements per home. The service will include 24 hour, 7 days per week supervised and 'homely' accommodation and care that meets the child or young person's needs. The Supplier will work collaboratively with Wiltshire Council services to ensure delivery of the care package and support plans for every child or young person. Additionally, the Supplier must be able to provide same day placements at all times, unless the contracted number of placements is at capacity. This will be utilised for children and young people who require same day, crisis care or short notice admission to a residential provision. A child or young person must be able to access the home within 6 hours of agreement of the placement. The spend over the lifetime of the contract period is expected to be in the range of PS25m ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004235-2023 | | 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 | 10 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 20 Mar 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £25,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | 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 | WILTSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | TROWBRIDGE | | Post town | Bath | | Postcode | BA14 8JN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK72 Wiltshire | | Local authority | Wiltshire | | Electoral ward | Trowbridge Central | | Westminster constituency | South West Wiltshire | | Delivery location | TLK15 Wiltshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people ## Release History - 10 Feb 2023 at 15:38 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004235-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk - http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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