Published date: 13 December 2018

This notice was replaced on 27 March 2019

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Awarded contract (published 27 March 2019)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work services with accommodation - 85311000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£1,500,000 to £2,000,000

Procurement reference

SUN001-DN373881-30038916

Published date

13 December 2018

Closing date

18 January 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2022

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

Sunderland City Council on behalf of Together for Children Sunderland Limited (TfC) have a requirement for a range of providers and accommodations for the provision of Supported Accommodation and related support services to Young People 16-25 years of age who are looked after or who are leaving Sunderland Local Authority Care, or who have presented as being a homeless vulnerable 16-18 year old.
Section 22G of the 1989 Children's Act requires local authorities to take strategic action in respect of those children they look after and for whom it would be consistent with their welfare for them to provide with accommodation within their local authority area.
In those circumstances section 22G requires local authorities, so far is reasonably practicable, to ensure that there is sufficient accommodation for those children that meets their needs and is within their local authority area. Securing sufficient accommodation that meets the needs of looked after children is a vital step in delivering improved outcomes for this vulnerable group. Having the right placement in the right place at the right time, is a vital factor in improving placement stability, which in turn is a critical success factor in relation to better outcomes for looked after children.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Chris Cummings

Address

Civic Centre
Burdon Road
Sunderland
SR2 7DN
England

Telephone

+44 1915612377

Email

chris.cummings@sunderland.gov.uk

Website

http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/