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title: "Camden's Residential Children's Home for Children Looked After"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0402f3"
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buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN"
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# Camden's Residential Children's Home for Children Looked After

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0402f3

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## Summary

The London Borough of Camden has recently completed a procurement process to award a contract for an 8 bed Residential Children's Home for Children Looked After. The service has been awarded to KPMS UK Ltd and will commence on 1st April 2024 for a term of four years. The procurement process was conducted under the open procedure method, with a focus on social work services with accommodation for children aged between 12 and 17 years old in the borough of Camden. Key criteria included service model, staffing structure, social value, and price.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the social work services sector, particularly those experienced in providing care and support services for vulnerable children and young people. Suppliers with expertise in trauma-informed care, care planning, environmental sustainability, and partnership working are well-suited to compete. The contract value is £4,176,378.96 GBP, and the successful bidder, KPMS UK Ltd, demonstrated strengths in delivering outcomes that support children's recovery and holistic development, creating opportunities for their full potential achievement.

## Notice

A contract has been awarded following a tender process for an 8 bed Residential Children's Home for Children Looked After (CLA) aged between 12 and 17 years old based in the borough of Camden. The service has been awarded to KPMS UK Ltd. The strengths of their tender include; a model which addresses children's trauma and supports recovery, In-house social workers at the heart of care-planning and multiagency meetings, a strong focus on children and young people achieving their full potential, they are supported to develop structured ways of living to achieve goals such as employment and training, a creative approach to developing an environmentally sustainable service with residents including ecosystems for reusing waste, well supported staff with access psychotherapy, additional staff to support the service when needed. The contract is due to start on 1st April 2024 for a term of four (4) years.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The procurement fell under the light touch regime which allows the council to design their own procurement process. For this procurement, a one-stage process similar to the Open procedure was undertaken. Suppliers submitted responses to both Selection Criteria (assessing technical capacity and experience) and Award Criteria (assessing proposals for delivering the service). The service is for an 8 bed Residential Children's Home for Children Looked After (CLA) aged between 12 and 17 years old based in Camden. The children and young people referred to the service are 'Looked After' by the Council in line with the requirements of the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004. The service will also accommodate Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) who approach the local authority in line with our duties. The children utilising the service will have varying and complex needs. Many will have experienced family breakdown and or a history of unsuccessful placements. Alongside this they may have experienced physical, emotional sexual abuse, child criminal exploitation and or be at risk of significant harm. The children and young people will continue to have access to Looked After Children Camden Adolescent Mental Health Service and the Virtual School.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005815-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Jan 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,800,000 |
| Lots value | £4,800,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,176,378 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North London |
| Postcode | N1C 4AG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | King's Cross |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | TLI31 Camden and City of London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KPMS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 22 Feb 2024 at 13:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005815-2024
- 22 Sep 2023 at 10:23 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028016-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.camden.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/login

## Provenance

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