--- title: "Children in Care & Care Leavers Flexible DPS" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03a4f5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03a4f5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a4f5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a4f5.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON" published: "2023-02-10" --- # Children in Care & Care Leavers Flexible DPS Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a4f5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03a4f5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a4f5.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Sutton is seeking to commission services for Children in Care & Care Leavers through a Flexible Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). This procurement process involves establishing key trusted partner relationships to improve placement quality and sufficiency. The DPS includes multiple lots catering to different age groups within specified regions, with opportunities for suppliers to submit placement offers. This tender presents opportunities for businesses in the social work services sector, specifically those providing fostering placements and support services for children and young people. Suppliers capable of offering high-quality services within the specified regions are well-suited to compete in this tender. The procurement stage is currently active, with a selective procurement method and a tender period ending on 9th February 2030. ## Notice The London Borough of Sutton have developed a commissioning strategy to build and strengthen the Authority's successful accommodation and support offer for children and young people in our care and care-experienced young people. A priority is to ensure good quality, local provision of placements, accommodation and support, informed by our children and young people, which offers choice and makes best use of available resources. The Authority is seeking to develop key trusted partner relationships to address market challenges. We will introduce a differentiated provider relationship model to enable and incentivise targeted investment of resources and partnership working with key trusted providers to support continued improvement of placement quality and sufficiency. The Authority is setting up a Flexible DPS for the delivery of Children in Care and Care Leavers services which will be commissioned in accordance with Regulation 74 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Light Touch Regime for Health and Social Care) which provide that Contracting Authorities can deviate from the standard procurement procedures and design their own procedures (according to their own needs). The DPS is Lot based and will provide successful suppliers with opportunities for individual placement referrals throughout the term of the DPS. There will also be opportunities to tender for contracts for Directly Commissioned Services by way of mini competitions inviting successful Suppliers within the Lots to which the opportunity applies. Calling off Services from the Flexible DPS During the Term: Services will be called off from the DPS by issuing Independent Placement Referrals to DPS Suppliers via email where they will be invited to respond with placement offers which will be selected via a matching process. The Authority provides no guarantee of any work to any successful Tenderer appointed to the flexible framework agreement. The Authority anticipates that during the term of the DPS agreement Directly Commissioned Contracts may also be called off subject to a mini-competition process the details of which, including a detailed mini-specification will be published at the point of mini-competition via the E-Tendering System. These mini competitions for targeted service offers for groups of children and young people with a shared placement need will be run using the list of providers established on each lot of the DPS. This is different to the individual placements that will be made from the DPS. ### Lot Information Lot 1 - Nationwide Independent Fostering Agencies Nationwide Independent Fostering Agencies Renewal: The DPS will end on 9th February 2030 unless otherwise terminated earlier, or extended by the Authority. The Authority reserves the right to terminate this (or any) individual Lot earlier than the intended DPS end date of 9th February 2030. Lot 2 - IFA Fostering Placement within Sutton and 20 miles radius of Sutton Civic Centre 0-2 years of age Lot 2 - IFA Fostering Placement within Sutton and 20 miles radius of Sutton Civic Centre 0-2 years of age Renewal: The DPS will end on 9th February 2030 unless otherwise terminated earlier, or extended by the Authority. The Authority reserves the right to terminate this (or any) individual Lot earlier than the intended DPS end date of 9th February 2030. Lot 3 - IFA - Fostering Placement within Sutton and 20 miles radius of Sutton Civic Centre 3 - 9 years of age Lot 3 - IFA - Fostering Placement within Sutton and 20 miles radius of Sutton Civic Centre 3 - 9 years of age Renewal: The DPS will end on 9th February 2030 unless otherwise terminated earlier, or extended by the Authority. The Authority reserves the right to terminate this (or any) individual Lot earlier than the intended DPS end date of 9th February 2030. Lot 4 - IFA - Fostering Placement within Sutton and 20 miles radius of Sutton Civic Centre 10-17 years of age Lot 4 - IFA - Fostering Placement within Sutton and 20 miles radius of Sutton Civic Centre 10-17 years of age Renewal: The DPS will end on 9th February 2030 unless otherwise terminated earlier, or extended by the Authority. The Authority reserves the right to terminate this (or any) individual Lot earlier than the intended DPS end date of 9th February 2030. Lot 5 - Parent and Baby Foster Placement within Sutton and 20 mile radius of Sutton Civic Centre Lot 5 - Parent and Baby Foster Placement within Sutton and 20 mile radius of Sutton Civic Centre Renewal: The DPS will end on 9th February 2030 unless otherwise terminated earlier, or extended by the Authority. The Authority reserves the right to terminate this (or any) individual Lot earlier than the intended DPS end date of 9th February 2030. Lot 6 - Standard Children Home placement Standard Children Home placement Renewal: The DPS will end on 9th February 2030 unless otherwise terminated earlier, or extended by the Authority. The Authority reserves the right to terminate this (or any) individual Lot earlier than the intended DPS end date of 9th February 2030. Lot 7 - Standard Children Home placement within Sutton and 20 miles radius of Sutton Civic Centre Standard Children Home placement within Sutton and 20 miles radius of Sutton Civic Centre Renewal: The DPS will end on 9th February 2030 unless otherwise terminated earlier, or extended by the Authority. The Authority reserves the right to terminate this (or any) individual Lot earlier than the intended DPS end date of 9th February 2030. Lot 8 - Residential Family Centres (Parent and Baby Residential) Residential Family Centres (Parent and Baby Residential) Renewal: The DPS will end on 9th February 2030 unless otherwise terminated earlier, or extended by the Authority. The Authority reserves the right to terminate this (or any) individual Lot earlier than the intended DPS end date of 9th February 2030. Lot 9 - Semi-Independent Accommodation Semi-Independent Accommodation Suspended at time of opening DPS Suppliers are invited to express interest The Authority will update Notice at such time that this Lot is opened for applications Renewal: The DPS will end on 9th February 2030 unless otherwise terminated earlier, or extended by the Authority. The Authority reserves the right to terminate this (or any) individual Lot earlier than the intended DPS end date of 9th February 2030. Lot 10 - Registered Semi-Independent Accommodation for 16+ Registered Semi-Independent Accommodation for 16 Suspended at time of opening DPS Suppliers are invited to express interest The Authority will update Notice at such time that this Lot is opened for applications Renewal: The DPS will end on 9th February 2030 unless otherwise terminated earlier, or extended by the Authority. The Authority reserves the right to terminate this (or any) individual Lot earlier than the intended DPS end date of 9th February 2030. Supported Lodgings - Semi Independent Accommodation Supported Lodgings - Semi Independent Accommodation Renewal: The DPS will end on 9th February 2030 unless otherwise terminated earlier, or extended by the Authority. The Authority reserves the right to terminate this (or any) individual Lot earlier than the intended DPS end date of 9th February 2030. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004278-2023 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic, Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 9 Feb 2030 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON | | Locality | SUTTON | | Post town | Sutton | | Postcode | SM1 1EA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South | | ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton | | Local authority | Sutton | | Electoral ward | Sutton Central | | Westminster constituency | Sutton and Cheam | | Delivery location | TLI London, TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation ## Release History - 10 Feb 2023 at 18:37 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004278-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.sutton.gov.uk/ - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=9f32d28c-8237-ed11-8119-005056b64545 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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