Published date: 25 June 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 16 July 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£99,999.99

Procurement reference

MEDWAY001-DN484184-62059947

Published date

25 June 2020

Closing date

16 July 2020

Contract start date

1 August 2020

Contract end date

31 January 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Medway Council invite proposals for the provision of an emergency foster bed service.
The bed service will be for children/young people between the ages of 10 and 17 who need immediate and short term (one week) access to a foster placement where direct placement into an appropriate long term placement cannot be made. This situation would include:
• emergency respite where substantive placements need a period of respite
• emergency respite where regular respite arrangements have fallen through unexpectedly
• where a child is new into care, to enable additional time to source the right placement for them when they come into care as an emergency.
The service should be available for six months from the date of award of contract. The rationale for the duration of the contract is to establish the need for the service to inform future commissioning intentions. It is also intended to serve as a mitigation in relation to any potential unforeseen negative impact of the COVID19 pandemic as the lockdown measures are eased up.
To apply for this opportunity please visit the Kent Business Portal https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/ and under Current Opportunities use the drop down menu under Organisations to find Medway Council, then click on the relevant opportunity to express an interest and download the necessary documentation.

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About the buyer

Contact name

James Welch

Address

Medway Council
Gun Wharf, Dock Road
Chatham
ME4 4TR
England

Email

james.welch@medway.gov.uk

Website

http://www.medway.gov.uk/