Published date: 16 September 2019

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: 28 October 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work services with accommodation - 85311000

  • Social work services without accommodation - 85312000

Location of contract

B69 9EX

Value of contract

£104,000,000 to £130,000,000

Procurement reference

WMFF20

Published date

16 September 2019

Closing date

28 October 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Sandwell Children's Trust is seeking to identify suitable providers offering foster carers placements for children by undertaking a procurement exercise.

This procurement is being undertaken by Sandwell Children's Trust ("the Trust") in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The services being procured fall under Schedule 3 of the regulations and are subject to the light touch regime.

The following organisations will be able to call-off against the framework contract and are referenced in the OJEU Notice: Birmingham Children's Trust, Coventry City Council, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Herefordshire Council, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Sandwell Children's Trust, Shropshire County Council, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Staffordshire County Council, Stoke-On-Trent City Council, Borough of Telford & Wrekin , Walsall Council, Warwickshire County Council, Wolverhampton City Council and Worcestershire Children First.

The estimated annual contract value is £133m.

This Invitation to Tender (ITT) is being issued using Sandwell Trust's e-tendering system 'in-tend', and the remainder of the procurement process will be managed using this system. Therefore all interested providers must via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc/aspx/Home
Tender Closing Date: 28th October 2019 at 12:00 noon.

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Additional text

This Invitation to Tender (ITT) is being issued using Sandwell Trust's e-tendering system 'in-tend', and the remainder of the procurement process will be managed using this system. Therefore all interested providers must via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc/aspx/Home
Tender Closing Date: 28th October 2019

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Marie Hines

Address

Freeth Street
Oldbury
West Midlands
B69 9EX
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 569 2027

Email

marie_hines@sandwellchildrenstrust.org