--- title: "Cross Authority Children's Residential Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-040778" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-040778" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-040778.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-040778.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING" published: "2023-10-03" --- # Cross Authority Children's Residential Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040778 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-040778) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-040778.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Ealing is seeking to establish a Cross Authority Children's Residential Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle for health and social work services. The procurement aims to provide high-quality residential care for children aged 0-18 by commissioning placements that meet their needs. The contract period is set between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2028, with a total value of £1.6 billion. The procurement method is selective, with a tender period ending on November 1, 2025, and an invitation date set for October 2, 2023. This tender presents opportunities for businesses involved in health and social work services catering to children and young people. Providers with expertise in offering transformative care and support to help children achieve positive outcomes would be well-suited to compete. Businesses that can deliver high-quality placements, promote emotional resilience, and facilitate community integration for children are likely to thrive in this competitive marketplace. The London Borough of Ealing is actively engaging to ensure sufficiency of placements while advocating for better care standards on behalf of children. ## Notice The purpose of this procurement is to establish a DPV for the provision of children's placements with Residential Homes. For the following service levels: Lot Service level /Placement type Age range Lot 1 Standard/Core 0-18 Lot 2 Therapeutic 0-18 ### Lot Information Lot 1 The purpose of this procurement is to establish a DPV for the provision of children's placements with Residential Homes. For the following service levels: Lot Service level /Placement type Age range Lot 1 Standard/Core 0-18 Lot 2 Therapeutic 0-18 The Contracting Authorities are participating in this DPV, in order to fulfil their statutory duty to provide high quality residential care to looked after Children for whom they are responsible. Commissioning as a consortium of Contracting Authorities allows us to meaningfully engage with the market whilst enabling us to achieve sufficiency of Placements, efficiencies in the purchasing and development of services and advocating better care on behalf of Children. Contracting Authorities seek to commission high quality Placements closer to home, that meet the needs of Children and young people. Our vision is that Children's Homes offer good quality and well-timed integrated support which help Children achieve their optimum outcomes. The knowledge and experience of Providers should help to transform the lives of Children, enabling them to break down barriers and turn challenging situations into positive ones. We want all our Children, to emerge emotionally resilient and as confident and competent citizens who are able to realise their full potential and contribute to and access the opportunities available to them within their communities. We believe this can be achieved by: Working with professionals to develop a greater understanding of a Child's needs and to agree an outcome focused care plan that is reviewed over time. Listening to and learning from the experiences of Children and their families/carers Ensure Children are linked into opportunities and community resources local to where they live Focusing on the long-term, including sustainability of Placement, school attendance and attainment ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029113-2023 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | 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 | 3 Oct 2023 | | Submission deadline | 1 Nov 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,600,000,000 | | Lots value | £1,600,000,000 | | 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 EALING | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | West London | | Postcode | W5 2HL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West | | ITL 3 | TLI73 Ealing | | Local authority | Ealing | | Electoral ward | Ealing Broadway | | Westminster constituency | Ealing Central and Acton | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 3 Oct 2023 at 13:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029113-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.ealing.gov.uk - http://www.wla.esourcingportal.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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