Published date: 14 January 2017

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: 14 February 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Welfare services for children and young people - 85311300

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

BIP234661639

Published date

14 January 2017

Closing date

14 February 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Bedford Borough Council, Central Bedfordshire Council and Luton Borough Council, collectively referred to as the Partnership Authorities, are seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) for inclusion on a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Fostering Placements and Specialist Placements Alternative to Residential Care (SPARC).
Through the establishment of a DPS, the Partnership Authorities aim to improve control over price, quality of service delivery and performance monitoring by ensuring that all Fostering and SPARC Placements are subject to a competitive tender process against specific requirements.

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About the buyer

Address

Borough Hall
Cauldwell Street
Bedford
MK42 9AP
UK

Telephone

+441234228420

Email

commercial.hub@bedford.gov.uk