Eastern Region Foster Care Rolling Select List

Published date: 6 December 2016

This notice was replaced on 21 March 2017

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Awarded contract (published 21 March 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CD0740-5

Published date

6 December 2016

Closing date

25 January 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Providers are invited to participate in the Eastern Region Foster Care Rolling Select List. Collectively the annual spend across the four participating authorities for the provision of foster care with external providers is £32m per annum (based on figures for the last financial year). We are inviting providers to express an interest for inclusion on the Rolling Select Lists for the provision of foster care for children and young people (including parent and child placements) in the following four Eastern Region Authorities:- • Cambridgeshire County Council • Essex County Council • Suffolk County Council • Thurrock Council. The Rolling Select Lists in each participating council have been established from the 1st October 2013 (Essex County Council Rolling Select List commenced 21 November 2013). The Rolling Select Lists are for a period of up to 4 years to the 30th September 2017, with the option to extend the agreement for a further period of up to 15 months. New entrants will have the opportunity to join the Rolling Select List at the next review point 1st April 2017 when the provider tiers will be reviewed for the period from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018. This online process is being conducted to invite new entrants to the Rolling Select List and to review the tiering of Rolling Select List providers. No guarantee or representation shall be deemed to have been made by the participating Councils in respect of the total quantities or values of the Services to be ordered. Any enquiries to Dawn Richardson E-mail: Dawn.richardson@suffolk.gov.uk Tel: 01473 260728.
Providers must register on Suffolk sourcing in order to submit an expression of interest and download the Business Questionnaire - www.suffolksourcing.co.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Dawn Richardson

Address

Suffolk County Council, Constantine House,
Constantine Road
Ipswich
IP1 2DH
England

Telephone

01473 260728

Email

dawn.richardson@suffolk.gov.uk