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title: "S1639 - Independent Inspection Visits For Salford City Council's Residential Children's Homes & Secure Care Centre"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0470d4"
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# S1639 - Independent Inspection Visits For Salford City Council's Residential Children's Homes & Secure Care Centre

Buyer: SALFORD CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0470d4

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## Summary

The Salford City Council has awarded contracts for independent inspection visits to its residential children's homes and Secure Children's Centre to GRAHAMS CONSULTANTS LTD and THE NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY SERVICE. The procurement process, initiated via tender with ID DN710444, focused on social work services with accommodation under the main procurement category of services. The contracts were signed on May 16th and May 23rd, 2024, respectively.

This tender by Salford City Council presents business growth opportunities for companies providing services related to social work and child welfare. Businesses involved in independent inspection services or social care provision would be well-suited to compete for similar contracts in the future. The procurement method used was an open procedure, with award criteria including quality, social value, and price considerations to ensure the best providers are selected.

## Notice

In Salford we want every child and young person to achieve their potential. Salford City Council are inviting bids for the independent inspection visits for the authority's residential children's homes (RCH's) and Secure Childrens Centre in accordance with the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015, Regulation 44 (Reg 44). The successful provider/s will continue to meet the authority's statutory duty to ensure the inspection visits for residential children's homes are commissioned and conducted independently of itself. The contract will be split into two lots:- Lot 1: Undertaking of statutory Reg 44 Children's Homes Regulations (2015) to Salford's five children's homes, and the Route 29 provision. Lot 2: Undertaking of statutory Reg 44 Children's Homes Regulations (2015) to Salford's Secure Children's Home.

### Lot Information

Undertaking of statutory Reg 44 Children's Homes Regulations (2015) to Salford's five children's homes, and the Route 29 provision.

Undertaking of statutory Reg 44 Children's Homes Regulations (2015) to Salford's five children's homes, and the Route 29 provision.

Undertaking of statutory Reg 44 Children's Homes Regulations (2015) to Salford's Secure Children's Home.

Undertaking of statutory Reg 44 Children's Homes Regulations (2015) to Salford's Secure Children's Home.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018773-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 May 2024 |
| 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 | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SALFORD CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | SALFORD |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M27 5AW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Electoral ward | Swinton & Wardley |
| Westminster constituency | Worsley and Eccles |
| Delivery location | TLD3 Greater Manchester |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | GRAHAMS CONSULTANTS; THE NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY SERVICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 18 Jun 2024 at 14:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018773-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.salford.gov.uk/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:605305-2024:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.nyas.net/

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