Voluntary/Independent Foster Care Provision for Children & Young People

Published date: 6 October 2017

Last edited date: 6 October 2017

This notice was replaced on 20 December 2017

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 15 August 2019, last edited 7 March 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

DN228880

Published date

6 October 2017

Closing date

13 October 2017

Contract start date

12 January 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2019

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This service relates to the provision of Voluntary/Independent Foster Care Provision for Children and Young People within the Tees Valley for Lots 1 to 6. Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council on behalf of; Darlington Borough Council, Hartlepool Borough Council, Middlesbrough Council, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council wish to commission Independent Fostering Agencies (IFAs) to work in partnership to ensure that there is a high quality and sufficient offer of fostering placements. The councils are seeking to appoint providers in 6 lots. LOT 1 will be a standard placement lot with no minimum or maximum number of providers appointed to it. Lots 2 through 6 are specialist lots, of which only 1 provider will be appointed to each. All providers must qualify for Lot 1 to be considered for the specialist lots. LOT 2 Parent and Child Placements LOT 3 Children and Young People with Physical and Learning Disabilities or terminal/ life-limiting illness LOT 4 Children and Young People with Social, Emotional and Mental Health issues LOT 5 Children and Young People at risk of Sexual Exploitation or Harmful Sexual LOT 6 Remand, Young Offending and Step Down from Residential Care

More information

Additional text: All documentation associated with this opportunity is available via www.nepo.org once you have expressed your interest you have immediate access to all documentation.

About the buyer

Contact name

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council

Address

Redcar & Cleveland House, Kirkleatham Street
Redcar
TS10 1RT
England

Telephone

01642 774774

Email

procurement@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk