Contract for Fostering Placements in Devon
This contract is for the provision of fostering placements for children in care and Staying Put arrangements for young adults.
United Kingdom-Exeter: Health and social work services
2016/S 219-399171
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
UKK
County Hall, The Annexe, Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
United Kingdom
Contact person: Mrs Becky Meaton
Telephone: +44 1392383000
E-mail: becky.meaton@devon.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKK4
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
I.1)Name and addresses
UKK
County Hall, The Crescent
Taunton
TA1 4DY
United Kingdom
E-mail: becky.meaton@devon.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKK23
I.1)Name and addresses
UKK
Plymouth
PL1 3BJ
United Kingdom
E-mail: becky.meaton@devon.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKK41
I.1)Name and addresses
UKK
Town Hall
Torquay
TQ1 3DR
United Kingdom
E-mail: becky.meaton@devon.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKK42
I.1)Name and addresses
UKK
Old County Hall,
Truro
TR1 3AY
United Kingdom
E-mail: becky.meaton@devon.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKK3
I.2)Joint procurement
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
CP1350-16 Peninsula Family Based Care.
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
This contract is for the provision of fostering placements for children in care and Staying Put arrangements for young adults.
The proposed Framework Agreement will increase the supply of high quality, locally available placements in a family setting. In order to achieve positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people, there is a focus on supporting placement stability and permanence for children and young people. The Framework Agreement will also aim to achieve improved value for money for placing authorities through greater transparency of pricing and competition through call-off.
This contract will replace the current Peninsula Framework contract for fostering (all Peninsula Authorities), and the Cost and Volume for Fostering contract (Plymouth, Devon and Torbay).
The Framework Agreement will contain multiple providers, who will be listed against individual Lots.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.1)Title:
Lot 1 Somerset
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
This contract is for the provision of fostering placements for children in care and Staying Put arrangements for young adults in the region of Somerset.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Lot 2 Devon (including Torbay and Plymouth)
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
This contract is for the provision of fostering placements for children in care and Staying Put arrangements for young adults in the regions of Devon (including Torbay and Plymouth).
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Lot 3 Cornwall
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
This contract is for the provision of fostering placements for children in care and Staying Put arrangements for young adults in the region of Cornwall.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
III.2.1)Information about a particular profession
Providers must be registered with Ofsted to provide Fostering services and staying put arrangements.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.3)Additional information:
For the avoidance of doubt, this contract does not include the provision of parent and child placements or arrangements, with or without assessment. This contract does not include foster placements for children and young people which will be commissioned through the Care Together Peninsula specification (currently in development).
VI.4.1)Review body
Exeter
United Kingdom
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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