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title: "DCYP Dual Residential Placements"
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# DCYP Dual Residential Placements

Buyer: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04a670

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## Summary

Suffolk County Council has completed the procurement process for the "DCYP Dual Residential Placements" contract in the Health and Social Work Services category. The contract, awarded on 7th October 2024, involved the negotiation for exclusive access to a modified 2-bedroom bungalow suitable for two disabled children with complex medical needs. This tender aims to place two siblings together in a specialised residential facility in Ipswich, UKH14 region, with Achieving Aspirations Community Interest Company (CIC) as the chosen supplier. The procurement stage is at the award and contract phase, with an intended finalisation date by 18th October 2024.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, particularly those adept at supporting children with complex medical requirements. Companies with expertise in providing residential care for disabled young people can find valuable growth prospects in such specialised contracts. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like Achieving Aspirations CIC, which have established experience in providing tailored care, are well-suited to compete for similar procurements, ensuring that the specific needs of vulnerable populations are met effectively and compassionately.

## Notice

Suffolk County Council have negotiated exclusive access to a 2-bedroom bungalow that had previously been unavailable to disabled children and young people within our remit in order to meet sufficiency for two disabled children with significant medical health needs. The property has been modified in such a way that it is able to accommodate children with complex medical needs, including those who are wheelchair users. The council now has a requirement to place two young people in this home, due to the specialist equipment and skills/expertise needed to meet their medical requirements and the need to place them together as siblings. Our research has concluded that there are no other suitable providers in the local area that can fully meet the needs of these two young people. Therefore, the council intends to award a contract directly to Achieving Aspirations Community Interest Company (CIC) for this service.

### Procurement Information

The Council is content that PCR 2015 Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) can be complied with in awarding a contract to Achieving Aspirations CIC because: Works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator (i.e., competition is absent for technical reasons). Suffolk County Council has determined that competition is absent due to the lack of suitable providers in the region who can cater for the complex medical needs of siblings to be accommodated together with the highly specialist nature of the services required. As such, the council intend to commence negotiations with Achieving Aspirations CIC to enter into a new agreement, on largely the same terms used in previous contracts for similar services. Our intention is to finalise these negotiations by Friday 18th October 2024. Achieving Aspirations CIC has been supporting the council to care for Disabled Children and Young People through a series of contracts for over 10 years, and they currently operate a Short Breaks and Shared Care service in the county. This gives them a good understanding of the young people we want them to care for through this contract, and gives us confidence in their ability to support them. Whilst the Council is confident that its analysis of these circumstances is correct, it remains committed to meeting its public procurement obligations and, in particular, commitments to transparency and equal treatment. If you have any queries concerning this notice, please contact us via neil.holland@suffolk.gov.uk in the first instance.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032103-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Oct 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 | £3,011,949 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | IPSWICH |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP1 2BX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich |
| Local authority | Ipswich |
| Electoral ward | Gipping |
| Westminster constituency | Ipswich |
| Delivery location | TLH14 Suffolk CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACHIEVING ASPIRATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2024 at 14:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032103-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.suffolk.gov.uk

## Provenance

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