Published date: 21 August 2020
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Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£166,000,000
Procurement reference
LEICSCC001-DN492655-86511343
Published date
21 August 2020
Closing date
30 November 2030
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 December 2030
Contract end date
2 December 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?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Leicestershire County Council (the Council) is conducting a procurement to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) in accordance with the Light-Touch Regime requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
The Council is asking Providers to join the Leicestershire Children and Families Services Gateway2Resources (G2R) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to supply supported accommodation placements to Leicestershire's Looked After Children (LAC), Care Leavers, Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) and Young People (at risk of homelessness) not owed a social care duty between the ages of 16-18.
The Council wishes to work collaboratively with Providers to ensure that placement requirements for Leicestershire's LAC cohort can meet demand and need. We are requesting that providers apply to join the DPS and work with the Council's vision to ensure that Leicestershire's young people can live locally and are offered high quality, value for money placements.
This DPS will form part of the Council's Gateway2Resources (G2R) commissioning model. The first phase of G2R focused on requests for Residential Children's Home Placements (category 1) and Independent Fostering Services (category 2) through a DPS which commenced 1st February 2020. This procurement is the second G2R phase and will consist of two categories; Supported Shared Accommodation for young people aged 16+ (category 3a), and; Independent Accommodation with Floating Support for young people aged 16+ (category 3b).
Other Local Authorities may also choose to use the DPS in the future which will increase the estimated contract value significantly.
The deadline for receipt of tenders for the DPS Round 1 is 12:00 21st September 2020
More information
Links
How to apply
Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.
About the buyer
Contact name
Caroline Dickens
Address
County Hall
Leicester Road Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RA
England
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