Published date: 25 July 2022

Last edited date: 26 July 2022

This notice was replaced on 25 July 2022

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

Awarded contract (published 21 February 2023)

Closed early engagement


Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Procurement reference

DVNCC001-DN623550-12025686

Published date

25 July 2022

Closing date

22 October 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

The Peninsula Authorities are aiming to put in place a Flexible Purchasing System, with multiple partners across the Peninsula of Devon, Somerset, Torbay and Plymouth, to deliver residential children's services. The aim of this service is to increase sufficiency of high quality placements to enable children and young people to remain as close to their home community as possible. This is based on the principle of accessing the right placement at the right time. Placements offer an asset-based model of service, where the child or young person is supported to achieve positive outcomes, with a focus on supporting placement stability and Permanence. The Flexible Purchasing System aims to achieve improved value for money for placing authorities through greater transparency of pricing and competition through call-off. The proposal is for this to be a continually open framework, the aim to speed up the process for new homes to become available for placements by the authorities.

Pre-Tender Launch Event (updated date and time)
The Peninsula Authorities will be hosting a virtual pre-tender launch market engagement meeting via Teams to discuss the re-tendering for Residential Children's Homes. This will include an outline of services, an updated timeline and discussion with the market.

We are keen to develop the Peninsula Residential Children's Home contract in a way which supports the availability of a broad range of children's home placements, to meet the needs of Peninsula children and young people.
If you would like to attend, please email procurementpeople-mailbox@devon.gov.uk to register your interest in this meeting and a link will be sent to you. This email address should only be used for interest in this event.

Date: Wednesday, 10th August 2022 from 2 - 3pm

Providers will be given the opportunity for Questions and Answers at the event. We will also offer 10 minute slots to Providers who wish to speak directly to the commissioners following the event. Providers need to be aware that these questions and answers will be anonymously recorded and published following the event, therefore consideration of this will need to be taken if requesting a slot.

Slots will be every 10 minutes from 3.10pm please email procurementpeople-mailbox@devon.gov.uk to request a 10 minute slot.


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

CP2216-22 Peninsula Residential Children's Homes Flexible Purchasing System (FPS)

  • Early engagement
  • Published 25 July 2022


About the buyer

Contact name

Jolene Roberts

Address

County Hall
Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1392383000

Email

Jolene.Roberts@devon.gov.uk

Website

http://www.devon.gov.uk