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title: "Children with Complex Lives"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03acdd"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Children with Complex Lives

Buyer: WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03acdd

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## Summary

The West Sussex County Council has launched a public procurement process titled "Children with Complex Lives" in the welfare services category. The procurement is at the active stage and involves working together with other authorities to commission residential services for children and young people with complex needs. The tender is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime with a total value of £130,000,000 across three lots in West Sussex, Kent, and Southampton. The deadline for tender submissions is 31st May 2023.

This tender provides business growth opportunities for providers of welfare services for children and young people who can form effective partnerships with the Participating Authorities. Businesses skilled in innovative care and able to collaborate closely with public authorities are well-suited to compete. The procurement method is a selective competitive procedure with negotiation, and interested businesses can find more details on the West Sussex County Council's website. The process aims to address sufficiency challenges by co-producing residential care through shared values and beliefs.

## Notice

The Participating Authorities are working together to commission residential services for children and young people with complex lives. We want to find new ways to develop effective partnerships with providers to meet the needs of this group of children and young people. The authorities are developing this procurement based on a strategic needs analysis and it is designed to help address part of the sufficiency challenges they are experiencing.Central to the specification is a plan to develop a model of residential care based on an effective relationship between the Participating Authorities and provider(s). We are looking to co-produce innovative care through a relationship in which all parties bring their skills, expertise and imagination to a shared mission, underpinned by a shared set of values and beliefs.

### Lot Information

Lot 1: West Sussex

Please see supporting documentation. Additional information: This tender is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime. Please see supporting documentation for details.

Lot 2: Kent

Please see supporting documentation. Additional information: This tender is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime. Please see supporting documentation for details.

Renewal: Initial contract term of 3 years with an option or options to extend by up to two years.

Lot 3: Southampton

Please see supporting documentation. Additional information: This tender is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime. Please see supporting documentation for details.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014099-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 31 May 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 May 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £130,000,000 |
| Lots value | £130,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Unsuccessful |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | EUROPEAN UNION |
| Locality | CHICHESTER |
| Post town | Portsmouth |
| Postcode | PO19 1RQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) |
| Local authority | Chichester |
| Electoral ward | Chichester Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chichester |
| Delivery location | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West), TLJ28 West Sussex (North East), TLJ32 Southampton, TLJ4 Kent |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 17 May 2023 at 14:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014099-2023
- 28 Feb 2023 at 14:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005853-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Tenders/Current
- https://in-tendorganiser.co.uk/
- https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/business-and-consumers/supplying-wscc-with-goods-or-services/

## Provenance

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