COV - West Midlands Children's Regional Residential Care Framework
Description: This framework is for the provision of children's residential care across the West Midlands region. Coventry City Council is the lead local authority for the framework, which can be accessed by the 14 West Midlands Local Authorities/Trusts and their successors/any successor bodies of any of the 14 entities. The West Midlands Children's Residential Care Framework aims to be the primary means by which residential care placements are sourced in the region from the independent market. This is a framework re-opening and Tenderers are invited to bid for one or more of the Lots. Providers that are already on the framework can apply to be added to an additional Lot(s) and/or apply to add further Children's Residential Homes to the Framework. For example, if a Provider has already been (read more...)
Summary: Coventry City Council is procuring children’s residential care services across the West Midlands through a regional framework. The six service areas are planned residential care, crisis care, residential care with Department for Education-regulated education, residential parenting assessments, therapeutic residential care, and placements for children with disabilities. The framework is intended to source residential care placements from independent providers for children in care. Coventry is the lead authority, and the framework can be used by 14 West Midlands local authorities and trusts, including their successor bodies. Services may be delivered across the West Midlands, covering Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Herefordshire, Sandwell, Shropshire, Solihull, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Walsall, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton and Worcestershire. The procurement is classified as health and social work services (CPV 85000000).