Published date: 7 August 2023

Last edited date: 5 September 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 11 September 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

EC09/01/2457(a)

Published date

7 August 2023

Closing date

11 September 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2023

Contract end date

30 September 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Light Touch Regime, Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Southampton City Council has taken the lead for the purposes of tendering this opportunity. Local Authorities across the Southern Region of England have come together to commission children's residential care using a framework agreement, in order to fulfil their statutory duty to provide high quality residential care to looked after children within their Authority. Commissioning as a consortium of authorities allows us to meaningfully engage with the market whilst enabling us to achieve efficiencies in the purchasing and development of services and advocating better care on behalf of children and young people.

More information

Links

Additional text

The other authorities included in this Consortium are Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, Bracknell Forest Council, Brighton and Hove City Council, Dorset County Council, East Sussex County Council, Isle of Wight Council, Medway Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Portsmouth City Council, Reading Borough Council, Slough Children's Trust, Southampton City Council, Surrey County Council, West Berkshire County Council, West Sussex County Council, Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Council Wokingham Borough Council, Bristol City Council, The Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Council and London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Council.

About the buyer

Address

Civic Centre,Civic Centre Road
SOUTHAMPTON
SO147LY
England

Telephone

02380833000

Email

tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk