Published date: 16 May 2024

Last edited date: 7 June 2024

This notice was replaced on 25 September 2024

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Awarded contract (published 25 September 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£4,500,000

Procurement reference

NNC00000555

Published date

16 May 2024

Closing date

1 July 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

5 August 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2030

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Expression of Interest

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Northamptonshire Children's Trust (NCT) wishes to invite quotations for a Partner to deliver 2 x Children's Homes for 2 children in Northampton (with potential to increase to 3 children) Expression of Interest under the NCT Provision of Homes for Children and Young People in our Care Independent Fostering arrangements and Children's Homes Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of homes for children under a block contract arrangement, as outlined in this Expression of Interest document.

Please note Providers already accepted under the Lot 2 Children's Home, of the Northamptonshire Children's Trust for the Provision of Homes for Children and Young People in our Care Independent Fostering arrangements and Children's Homes Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) are invited to quote for this block contract arrangement.

Providers not on the above DPS are also invited to quote for this Expression of Interest opportunity, but must apply to join the DPS. The DPS - NCT for the Provision of Homes for Children and Young People in our Care Independent Fostering arrangements and Children's Homes Dynamic Purchasing System (Reference NNC00000402) is being reopened at the same time as this EOI to allow for this.

The potential contact value is £4.5 million.
The annual placements budget which this contract is part of is approximately £53 million per annum and the average weekly cost of the current framework providers for the complex needs category is £8,218 (which these homes fall under.

Note this is total costs including all costs associated with running the home).

More information

Additional text

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

About the buyer

Contact name

North Northamptonshire Procurement Team

Address

One Angel Square
Angel Street
Northampton
NN1 1ED
England

Email

procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk

Website

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