Published date: 21 December 2020

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 26 August 2020, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£336,000,000

Procurement reference

MT221464

Published date

21 December 2020

Closing date

26 August 2020

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 December 2020

Contract end date

30 November 2030

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The LCR Market Reform programme is a multi-layered collaborative project designed to achieve strategic reform throughout the children's social care placements sector across the Liverpool City Region (Halton Borough Council, St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, Wirral Borough Council and Liverpool City Council).The aim is to ensure there is a diverse range of organisations committed to close working with LAs and which are best equipped to deliver high quality services and outcomes to our children and young people, sustainable long-term pricing and a greater social value contribution to our local communities.As part of this programme, agreement was reached across all LCR LAs to tender a sub-regional children's commissioning arrangement covering children's residential and foster care placements. This will be called the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Partner Provider Arrangement (PPA) 2020.It is intended to establish the LCR PPA in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, Regulations 74-76 (Light Touch).The LCR PPA includes two service categories. Category 1 - Children's Residential Care and Category 2 - Foster Care.At the discretion of the Purchasing Bodies, the application window for this PPA will reopen at regular intervals throughout the contract to allow new providers to apply.The PPA period can be amended (extended, shortened, terminated) subject to the notification on the relevant OJEU standard form. There is no specific minimum or maximum duration of the PPA.

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Award information

Awarded date

25 November 2020

Contract start date

1 December 2020

Contract end date

30 November 2030

Total value of contract

£336,000,000

This contract was awarded to 22 suppliers.

Apex Childrens Services Ltd

Address

, Birkenhead

Reference

Companies House number: 10344525

Value of contract

£168,000,000

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Continuum Support Care Services Ltd

Address

, Liverpool

Reference

Companies House number: 08517549

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Inspire Childrens Services Ltd

Address

, St Helens

Reference

Companies House number: 06968122

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Keys PCE Ltd

Address

, Halesowen

Reference

Companies House number: 10660100

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Lytham Care

Address

, Liverpool

Reference

Companies House number: 07744717

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

New Start Childcare

Address

, Liverpool

Reference

Companies House number: 03452521

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Omega Care Group Ltd

Address

, Liverpool

Reference

Companies House number: 09596061

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Pebbles Care Limited

Address

, Leeds

Reference

Companies House number: 04854937

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Supporting Futures Limited

Address

, Liverpool

Reference

Companies House number: 06398979

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Teen Works Care Ltd

Address

, Liverpool

Reference

Companies House number: 06889613

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Barnardos

Address

, Ilford

Reference

Companies House number: 00061625

Value of contract

£168,000,000

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Five Rivers Child Care Limited - Foster Careline Limited

Address

, Ellesmere Port

Reference

Companies House number: 06703132

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Compass Fostering North Limited

Address

, Loughborough

Reference

Companies House number: 07054121

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Foster Care Associates Ltd

Address

, Bromsgrove

Reference

Companies House number: 04322806

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Fostering People Limited

Address

, Nottingham

Reference

Companies House number: 04241833

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Fostering Solutions Ltd

Address

, Bolton

Reference

Companies House number: 04006225

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

The National Fostering Agency Ltd

Address

, Bolton

Reference

Companies House number: 03127814

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Orange Grove Fostercare Ltd

Address

, Milton Keynes

Reference

Companies House number: 07027421

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

The Adolescent and Childrens Trust (TACT)

Address

, London

Reference

Companies House number: 02779751

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

The Foster Care Cooperative Ltd

Address

, Malvern

Reference

Companies House number: 03861213

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Three Circles Fostering Ltd

Address

, Wilmslow

Reference

Companies House number: 07846546

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

UK Fostering

Address

, Dartford

Reference

Companies House number: 08005502

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Halton Stadium , Lowerhouse Lane
Widnes
WA8 7DZ
England

Telephone

+44 3033334300

Email

procurement@halton.gov.uk

Website

http://www.halton.gov.uk