Published date: 30 October 2023

This notice was replaced on 28 March 2024

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

Awarded contract (published 28 March 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£1,000,000

Procurement reference

NNC00000510

Published date

30 October 2023

Closing date

20 November 2023

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 December 2023

Contract end date

30 November 2026

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

Independent Fostering Agency Placements for Children in Care Only

NCT welcome Expressions of Interest from providers in relation to providing Emergency Foster Carers on a Block Contract arrangement.

Requirements

• The description of Emergency for the purpose of this requirement is;

Where a child or young person requires an immediate home, that is not planned. This can be same day, at any time of day or night, or with 1-2 days' notice. The child or young person would be expected to stay with the foster carer for up to 28 days (recognising this may sometimes be longer) whilst long term arrangements are put in place.

This will also include children on remand to the local authority and "PACE beds" (Section 38 (6) Police and Criminal Evidence (PACE) Act 1984 places a duty on the police to transfer children who have been refused bail to local authority accommodation rather than keeping them in the police station overnight).

This service will be procured under the Light Touch Regime.

Please visit the North Northamptonshire Council e-Procurement Portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nnc/aspx/ProjectManage/510 to express an interest in this opportunity and to access the documentation.

More information

Additional text

Please visit the North Northamptonshire Council e-Procurement Portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nnc/aspx/ProjectManage/510 to express an interest in this opportunity and to access the documentation.

About the buyer

Contact name

North Northamptonshire Procurement Team

Address

Sheerness House, 41 Meadow Road
Kettering
NN16 8TL
England

Email

procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk

Website

http://www.nctrust.co.uk/