Published date: 10 October 2019

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 November 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£700,000,000

Procurement reference

CROYD001-DN427730-76261761

Published date

10 October 2019

Closing date

11 November 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Croydon Council is leading the procurement for the South London Commissioning Programme (SLCP) Children Looked After Project. The SLCP Children Looked After Project is a sub-regional partnership between the London Boroughs of Bexley, Croydon, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark and Sutton. Croydon Council is seeking to enter into agreement with multiple providers under the Light Touch Regime rules of the PCRs 2015 for the delivery of residential and independent fostering agency (IFA) provision for children and young people aged 0 -18years. The multi-provider agreement will be known as an Approved Provider Panel Agreement (APPA). The APPA would be for a period of 8 years (3years + 2years + 2years + 1year) The APPA will be accessed initially by the London Boroughs of Bexley, Croydon, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark and Sutton for residential and IFA provision as required. The services to be procured under the APPA have been categorised into Lot 1: Residential Child Care Provision [Sub-Lots: Standard and Specialist] and Lot 2: Independent Fostering Agency Provision [Sub-Lots: Standard, Specialist and Emergency]. Applicants have the option to bid for Lot 1, Lot 2 or both. In time, the APPA may be accessed by the London Boroughs of Bromley, Richmond, Wandsworth and Kingston.


More information

Additional text

Tender documents are available on the London Tenders Portal. Applicants interested in this opportunity must register on the London Tenders Portal inorder to access the documentation. Visit https://www.londontenders.org/ to register for free.


About the buyer

Contact name

Sandra Asiedu

Address

Bernard Weatherill House
8 Mint Walk
Croydon
CR0 1EA
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 208726600063622

Email

Sandra.Asiedu@croydon.gov.uk

Website

http://www.croydon.gov.uk