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Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Young Person 1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please find below a summary of the Council’s key requirements for this lot:
The Council are not mandating precise details of how a provider should support a Child in Care, instead trusting in the specialisms, knowledge, and expertise of this market. This personalised specification approach allows providers (both fostering and residential) full autonomy and freedom around their individual model using their bids to detail how they will meet the individual needs of a Child in Care and the expected outcomes of this contract.
Exact details of Children in Care requiring a placement are individually outlined in each output specification, these each form a Lot. Each of these are anonymised referrals of a Young Person who is currently in an unregistered placement, or at risk of being in an unregistered placement, who requires a registered placement.
The Council will consider all registered children’s home/foster care placements so long as it is in accordance with the child or young person’s care plan, the Council are therefore able to consider solo, dual or group homes.
The Council are not mandating required minimum support hours (unless in accordance with a DoLS order) instead opting to hear from providers about how they best feel they can meet needs.
Placements for children and young people include those:
• With emotional and behavioural difficulties.
• With EHCP plans.
• With a history of disrupted familial relationships and/or have experienced break down of placements in foster care or children’s homes.
• Who have been at risk of harm.
• Who have experienced neglect.
• Who have experienced emotional abuse.
• Who have an identified or suspected neurodiversity.
Additional children and young people referred if / once the initial placement has ended are likely to include those aged 10-18 years old with behaviours including but not limited to:
• Self-harm, including suicidal thoughts.
• Offending
• Sexualised behaviours
• Fire setting
• Absconding
The placement is not required to accommodate children and young people with:
• Physical disabilities.
• Severe Learning disabilities.
• Acute mental health needs who require inpatient treatment.
• Clinical / nursing needs.
• Severe drug dependency not on a treatment support program.
In addition, the provider is to operate within Children’s homes / fostering regulations, Ofsted requirements, and ensure Regulation 44 visits are in place as applicable. Criteria For Providing the Provision include that the provider will have a registered children’s home vacancy or foster care placement which can be offered within the timescales detailed within the tender.
Furthermore, this service must be provided in accordance with the following conditions:
• The placement must be delivered in Essex or within 20 miles.
• The provider must aspire for an Ofsted rating of good or outstanding.
This service specification has been drafted in accordance with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”) and accompanying guidance. The provider must adhere to the quality standards as set out within the Regulations when delivering children’s residential placements under this provision. These requirements include but are not limited to the provision of appropriately trained staff.
The service specification has also been drafted in accordance with Children Act 1989, Guidance and Regulations Volume 4 Fostering Services, the Care Standards Act 2000, the Adoption and Children Act 2002, the Children Act 2004 and the Children and Young Persons Act 2008.
Please be advised that the full scope of the Council’s requirements for this service are detailed in the overarching service specification which needs to be read in conjunction with the anonymised personal profile for this lot. These documents form part of the tender pack for this procurement which will be published on ProContract and can be accessed via:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Please be advised that interested parties must register for a user account to access this opportunity via ProContract. If your organisation does not already hold a ProContract user account, please use the above link and follow the onscreen instructions to register for a user account.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical Response
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 184 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Two further 12 month extensions available.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Young Person 2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please find below a summary of the Council’s key requirements for this lot:
The Council are not mandating precise details of how a provider should support a Child in Care, instead trusting in the specialisms, knowledge, and expertise of this market. This personalised specification approach allows providers (both fostering and residential) full autonomy and freedom around their individual model using their bids to detail how they will meet the individual needs of a Child in Care and the expected outcomes of this contract.
Exact details of Children in Care requiring a placement are individually outlined in each output specification, these each form a Lot. Each of these are anonymised referrals of a Young Person who is currently in an unregistered placement, or at risk of being in an unregistered placement, who requires a registered placement.
The Council will consider all registered children’s home/foster care placements so long as it is in accordance with the child or young person’s care plan, the Council are therefore able to consider solo, dual or group homes.
The Council are not mandating required minimum support hours (unless in accordance with a DoLS order) instead opting to hear from providers about how they best feel they can meet needs.
Placements for children and young people include those:
• With emotional and behavioural difficulties.
• With EHCP plans.
• With a history of disrupted familial relationships and/or have experienced break down of placements in foster care or children’s homes.
• Who have been at risk of harm.
• Who have experienced neglect.
• Who have experienced emotional abuse.
• Who have an identified or suspected neurodiversity.
Additional children and young people referred if / once the initial placement has ended are likely to include those aged 10-18 years old with behaviours including but not limited to:
• Self-harm, including suicidal thoughts.
• Offending
• Sexualised behaviours
• Fire setting
• Absconding
The placement is not required to accommodate children and young people with:
• Physical disabilities.
• Severe Learning disabilities.
• Acute mental health needs who require inpatient treatment.
• Clinical / nursing needs.
• Severe drug dependency not on a treatment support program.
In addition, the provider is to operate within Children’s homes / fostering regulations, Ofsted requirements, and ensure Regulation 44 visits are in place as applicable. Criteria For Providing the Provision include that the provider will have a registered children’s home vacancy or foster care placement which can be offered within the timescales detailed within the tender.
Furthermore, this service must be provided in accordance with the following conditions:
• The placement must be delivered in Essex or within 20 miles.
• The provider must aspire for an Ofsted rating of good or outstanding.
This service specification has been drafted in accordance with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”) and accompanying guidance. The provider must adhere to the quality standards as set out within the Regulations when delivering children’s residential placements under this provision. These requirements include but are not limited to the provision of appropriately trained staff.
The service specification has also been drafted in accordance with Children Act 1989, Guidance and Regulations Volume 4 Fostering Services, the Care Standards Act 2000, the Adoption and Children Act 2002, the Children Act 2004 and the Children and Young Persons Act 2008.
Please be advised that the full scope of the Council’s requirements for this service are detailed in the overarching service specification which needs to be read in conjunction with the anonymised personal profile for this lot. These documents form part of the tender pack for this procurement which will be published on ProContract and can be accessed via:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Please be advised that interested parties must register for a user account to access this opportunity via ProContract. If your organisation does not already hold a ProContract user account, please use the above link and follow the onscreen instructions to register for a user account.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 184 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Two further 12 month extensions are available.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Young Person 3
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please find below a summary of the Council’s key requirements for this lot:
The Council are not mandating precise details of how a provider should support a Child in Care, instead trusting in the specialisms, knowledge, and expertise of this market. This personalised specification approach allows providers (both fostering and residential) full autonomy and freedom around their individual model using their bids to detail how they will meet the individual needs of a Child in Care and the expected outcomes of this contract.
Exact details of Children in Care requiring a placement are individually outlined in each output specification, these each form a Lot. Each of these are anonymised referrals of a Young Person who is currently in an unregistered placement, or at risk of being in an unregistered placement, who requires a registered placement.
The Council will consider all registered children’s home/foster care placements so long as it is in accordance with the child or young person’s care plan, the Council are therefore able to consider solo, dual or group homes.
The Council are not mandating required minimum support hours (unless in accordance with a DoLS order) instead opting to hear from providers about how they best feel they can meet needs.
Placements for children and young people include those:
• With emotional and behavioural difficulties.
• With EHCP plans.
• With a history of disrupted familial relationships and/or have experienced break down of placements in foster care or children’s homes.
• Who have been at risk of harm.
• Who have experienced neglect.
• Who have experienced emotional abuse.
• Who have an identified or suspected neurodiversity.
Additional children and young people referred if / once the initial placement has ended are likely to include those aged 10-18 years old with behaviours including but not limited to:
• Self-harm, including suicidal thoughts.
• Offending
• Sexualised behaviours
• Fire setting
• Absconding
The placement is not required to accommodate children and young people with:
• Physical disabilities.
• Severe Learning disabilities.
• Acute mental health needs who require inpatient treatment.
• Clinical / nursing needs.
• Severe drug dependency not on a treatment support program.
In addition, the provider is to operate within Children’s homes / fostering regulations, Ofsted requirements, and ensure Regulation 44 visits are in place as applicable. Criteria For Providing the Provision include that the provider will have a registered children’s home vacancy or foster care placement which can be offered within the timescales detailed within the tender.
Furthermore, this service must be provided in accordance with the following conditions:
• The placement must be delivered in Essex or within 20 miles.
• The provider must aspire for an Ofsted rating of good or outstanding.
This service specification has been drafted in accordance with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”) and accompanying guidance. The provider must adhere to the quality standards as set out within the Regulations when delivering children’s residential placements under this provision. These requirements include but are not limited to the provision of appropriately trained staff.
The service specification has also been drafted in accordance with Children Act 1989, Guidance and Regulations Volume 4 Fostering Services, the Care Standards Act 2000, the Adoption and Children Act 2002, the Children Act 2004 and the Children and Young Persons Act 2008.
Please be advised that the full scope of the Council’s requirements for this service are detailed in the overarching service specification which needs to be read in conjunction with the anonymised personal profile for this lot. These documents form part of the tender pack for this procurement which will be published on ProContract and can be accessed via:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Please be advised that interested parties must register for a user account to access this opportunity via ProContract. If your organisation does not already hold a ProContract user account, please use the above link and follow the onscreen instructions to register for a user account.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 184 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Two optional 12 month extensions available
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Young Person 4
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please find below a summary of the Council’s key requirements for this lot:
The Council are not mandating precise details of how a provider should support a Child in Care, instead trusting in the specialisms, knowledge, and expertise of this market. This personalised specification approach allows providers (both fostering and residential) full autonomy and freedom around their individual model using their bids to detail how they will meet the individual needs of a Child in Care and the expected outcomes of this contract.
Exact details of Children in Care requiring a placement are individually outlined in each output specification, these each form a Lot. Each of these are anonymised referrals of a Young Person who is currently in an unregistered placement, or at risk of being in an unregistered placement, who requires a registered placement.
The Council will consider all registered children’s home/foster care placements so long as it is in accordance with the child or young person’s care plan, the Council are therefore able to consider solo, dual or group homes.
The Council are not mandating required minimum support hours (unless in accordance with a DoLS order) instead opting to hear from providers about how they best feel they can meet needs.
Placements for children and young people include those:
• With emotional and behavioural difficulties.
• With EHCP plans.
• With a history of disrupted familial relationships and/or have experienced break down of placements in foster care or children’s homes.
• Who have been at risk of harm.
• Who have experienced neglect.
• Who have experienced emotional abuse.
• Who have an identified or suspected neurodiversity.
Additional children and young people referred if / once the initial placement has ended are likely to include those aged 10-18 years old with behaviours including but not limited to:
• Self-harm, including suicidal thoughts.
• Offending
• Sexualised behaviours
• Fire setting
• Absconding
The placement is not required to accommodate children and young people with:
• Physical disabilities.
• Severe Learning disabilities.
• Acute mental health needs who require inpatient treatment.
• Clinical / nursing needs.
• Severe drug dependency not on a treatment support program.
In addition, the provider is to operate within Children’s homes / fostering regulations, Ofsted requirements, and ensure Regulation 44 visits are in place as applicable. Criteria For Providing the Provision include that the provider will have a registered children’s home vacancy or foster care placement which can be offered within the timescales detailed within the tender.
Furthermore, this service must be provided in accordance with the following conditions:
• The placement must be delivered in Essex or within 20 miles.
• The provider must aspire for an Ofsted rating of good or outstanding.
This service specification has been drafted in accordance with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”) and accompanying guidance. The provider must adhere to the quality standards as set out within the Regulations when delivering children’s residential placements under this provision. These requirements include but are not limited to the provision of appropriately trained staff.
The service specification has also been drafted in accordance with Children Act 1989, Guidance and Regulations Volume 4 Fostering Services, the Care Standards Act 2000, the Adoption and Children Act 2002, the Children Act 2004 and the Children and Young Persons Act 2008.
Please be advised that the full scope of the Council’s requirements for this service are detailed in the overarching service specification which needs to be read in conjunction with the anonymised personal profile for this lot. These documents form part of the tender pack for this procurement which will be published on ProContract and can be accessed via:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Please be advised that interested parties must register for a user account to access this opportunity via ProContract. If your organisation does not already hold a ProContract user account, please use the above link and follow the onscreen instructions to register for a user account.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 184 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Two optional 12 month extensions available.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 5
II.2.1) Title
Young Person 5
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please find below a summary of the Council’s key requirements for this lot:
The Council are not mandating precise details of how a provider should support a Child in Care, instead trusting in the specialisms, knowledge, and expertise of this market. This personalised specification approach allows providers (both fostering and residential) full autonomy and freedom around their individual model using their bids to detail how they will meet the individual needs of a Child in Care and the expected outcomes of this contract.
Exact details of Children in Care requiring a placement are individually outlined in each output specification, these each form a Lot. Each of these are anonymised referrals of a Young Person who is currently in an unregistered placement, or at risk of being in an unregistered placement, who requires a registered placement.
The Council will consider all registered children’s home/foster care placements so long as it is in accordance with the child or young person’s care plan, the Council are therefore able to consider solo, dual or group homes.
The Council are not mandating required minimum support hours (unless in accordance with a DoLS order) instead opting to hear from providers about how they best feel they can meet needs.
Placements for children and young people include those:
• With emotional and behavioural difficulties.
• With EHCP plans.
• With a history of disrupted familial relationships and/or have experienced break down of placements in foster care or children’s homes.
• Who have been at risk of harm.
• Who have experienced neglect.
• Who have experienced emotional abuse.
• Who have an identified or suspected neurodiversity.
Additional children and young people referred if / once the initial placement has ended are likely to include those aged 10-18 years old with behaviours including but not limited to:
• Self-harm, including suicidal thoughts.
• Offending
• Sexualised behaviours
• Fire setting
• Absconding
The placement is not required to accommodate children and young people with:
• Physical disabilities.
• Severe Learning disabilities.
• Acute mental health needs who require inpatient treatment.
• Clinical / nursing needs.
• Severe drug dependency not on a treatment support program.
In addition, the provider is to operate within Children’s homes / fostering regulations, Ofsted requirements, and ensure Regulation 44 visits are in place as applicable. Criteria For Providing the Provision include that the provider will have a registered children’s home vacancy or foster care placement which can be offered within the timescales detailed within the tender.
Furthermore, this service must be provided in accordance with the following conditions:
• The placement must be delivered in Essex or within 20 miles.
• The provider must aspire for an Ofsted rating of good or outstanding.
This service specification has been drafted in accordance with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”) and accompanying guidance. The provider must adhere to the quality standards as set out within the Regulations when delivering children’s residential placements under this provision. These requirements include but are not limited to the provision of appropriately trained staff.
The service specification has also been drafted in accordance with Children Act 1989, Guidance and Regulations Volume 4 Fostering Services, the Care Standards Act 2000, the Adoption and Children Act 2002, the Children Act 2004 and the Children and Young Persons Act 2008.
Please be advised that the full scope of the Council’s requirements for this service are detailed in the overarching service specification which needs to be read in conjunction with the anonymised personal profile for this lot. These documents form part of the tender pack for this procurement which will be published on ProContract and can be accessed via:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Please be advised that interested parties must register for a user account to access this opportunity via ProContract. If your organisation does not already hold a ProContract user account, please use the above link and follow the onscreen instructions to register for a user account.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 184 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Two optional 12 month extensions available.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 6
II.2.1) Title
Young Person 6
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please find below a summary of the Council’s key requirements for this lot:
The Council are not mandating precise details of how a provider should support a Child in Care, instead trusting in the specialisms, knowledge, and expertise of this market. This personalised specification approach allows providers (both fostering and residential) full autonomy and freedom around their individual model using their bids to detail how they will meet the individual needs of a Child in Care and the expected outcomes of this contract.
Exact details of Children in Care requiring a placement are individually outlined in each output specification, these each form a Lot. Each of these are anonymised referrals of a Young Person who is currently in an unregistered placement, or at risk of being in an unregistered placement, who requires a registered placement.
The Council will consider all registered children’s home/foster care placements so long as it is in accordance with the child or young person’s care plan, the Council are therefore able to consider solo, dual or group homes.
The Council are not mandating required minimum support hours (unless in accordance with a DoLS order) instead opting to hear from providers about how they best feel they can meet needs.
Placements for children and young people include those:
• With emotional and behavioural difficulties.
• With EHCP plans.
• With a history of disrupted familial relationships and/or have experienced break down of placements in foster care or children’s homes.
• Who have been at risk of harm.
• Who have experienced neglect.
• Who have experienced emotional abuse.
• Who have an identified or suspected neurodiversity.
Additional children and young people referred if / once the initial placement has ended are likely to include those aged 10-18 years old with behaviours including but not limited to:
• Self-harm, including suicidal thoughts.
• Offending
• Sexualised behaviours
• Fire setting
• Absconding
The placement is not required to accommodate children and young people with:
• Physical disabilities.
• Severe Learning disabilities.
• Acute mental health needs who require inpatient treatment.
• Clinical / nursing needs.
• Severe drug dependency not on a treatment support program.
In addition, the provider is to operate within Children’s homes / fostering regulations, Ofsted requirements, and ensure Regulation 44 visits are in place as applicable. Criteria For Providing the Provision include that the provider will have a registered children’s home vacancy or foster care placement which can be offered within the timescales detailed within the tender.
Furthermore, this service must be provided in accordance with the following conditions:
• The placement must be delivered in Essex or within 20 miles.
• The provider must aspire for an Ofsted rating of good or outstanding.
This service specification has been drafted in accordance with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”) and accompanying guidance. The provider must adhere to the quality standards as set out within the Regulations when delivering children’s residential placements under this provision. These requirements include but are not limited to the provision of appropriately trained staff.
The service specification has also been drafted in accordance with Children Act 1989, Guidance and Regulations Volume 4 Fostering Services, the Care Standards Act 2000, the Adoption and Children Act 2002, the Children Act 2004 and the Children and Young Persons Act 2008.
Please be advised that the full scope of the Council’s requirements for this service are detailed in the overarching service specification which needs to be read in conjunction with the anonymised personal profile for this lot. These documents form part of the tender pack for this procurement which will be published on ProContract and can be accessed via:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Please be advised that interested parties must register for a user account to access this opportunity via ProContract. If your organisation does not already hold a ProContract user account, please use the above link and follow the onscreen instructions to register for a user account.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 184 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Two 12 month extensions available.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 7
II.2.1) Title
Young Person 7
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please find below a summary of the Council’s key requirements for this lot:
The Council are not mandating precise details of how a provider should support a Child in Care, instead trusting in the specialisms, knowledge, and expertise of this market. This personalised specification approach allows providers (both fostering and residential) full autonomy and freedom around their individual model using their bids to detail how they will meet the individual needs of a Child in Care and the expected outcomes of this contract.
Exact details of Children in Care requiring a placement are individually outlined in each output specification, these each form a Lot. Each of these are anonymised referrals of a Young Person who is currently in an unregistered placement, or at risk of being in an unregistered placement, who requires a registered placement.
The Council will consider all registered children’s home/foster care placements so long as it is in accordance with the child or young person’s care plan, the Council are therefore able to consider solo, dual or group homes.
The Council are not mandating required minimum support hours (unless in accordance with a DoLS order) instead opting to hear from providers about how they best feel they can meet needs.
Placements for children and young people include those:
• With emotional and behavioural difficulties.
• With EHCP plans.
• With a history of disrupted familial relationships and/or have experienced break down of placements in foster care or children’s homes.
• Who have been at risk of harm.
• Who have experienced neglect.
• Who have experienced emotional abuse.
• Who have an identified or suspected neurodiversity.
Additional children and young people referred if / once the initial placement has ended are likely to include those aged 10-18 years old with behaviours including but not limited to:
• Self-harm, including suicidal thoughts.
• Offending
• Sexualised behaviours
• Fire setting
• Absconding
The placement is not required to accommodate children and young people with:
• Physical disabilities.
• Severe Learning disabilities.
• Acute mental health needs who require inpatient treatment.
• Clinical / nursing needs.
• Severe drug dependency not on a treatment support program.
In addition, the provider is to operate within Children’s homes / fostering regulations, Ofsted requirements, and ensure Regulation 44 visits are in place as applicable. Criteria For Providing the Provision include that the provider will have a registered children’s home vacancy or foster care placement which can be offered within the timescales detailed within the tender.
Furthermore, this service must be provided in accordance with the following conditions:
• The placement must be delivered in Essex or within 20 miles.
• The provider must aspire for an Ofsted rating of good or outstanding.
This service specification has been drafted in accordance with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”) and accompanying guidance. The provider must adhere to the quality standards as set out within the Regulations when delivering children’s residential placements under this provision. These requirements include but are not limited to the provision of appropriately trained staff.
The service specification has also been drafted in accordance with Children Act 1989, Guidance and Regulations Volume 4 Fostering Services, the Care Standards Act 2000, the Adoption and Children Act 2002, the Children Act 2004 and the Children and Young Persons Act 2008.
Please be advised that the full scope of the Council’s requirements for this service are detailed in the overarching service specification which needs to be read in conjunction with the anonymised personal profile for this lot. These documents form part of the tender pack for this procurement which will be published on ProContract and can be accessed via:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Please be advised that interested parties must register for a user account to access this opportunity via ProContract. If your organisation does not already hold a ProContract user account, please use the above link and follow the onscreen instructions to register for a user account.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 184 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Two 12 month extensions available.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 8
II.2.1) Title
Young Person 8
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please find below a summary of the Council’s key requirements for this lot:
The Council are not mandating precise details of how a provider should support a Child in Care, instead trusting in the specialisms, knowledge, and expertise of this market. This personalised specification approach allows providers (both fostering and residential) full autonomy and freedom around their individual model using their bids to detail how they will meet the individual needs of a Child in Care and the expected outcomes of this contract.
Exact details of Children in Care requiring a placement are individually outlined in each output specification, these each form a Lot. Each of these are anonymised referrals of a Young Person who is currently in an unregistered placement, or at risk of being in an unregistered placement, who requires a registered placement.
The Council will consider all registered children’s home/foster care placements so long as it is in accordance with the child or young person’s care plan, the Council are therefore able to consider solo, dual or group homes.
The Council are not mandating required minimum support hours (unless in accordance with a DoLS order) instead opting to hear from providers about how they best feel they can meet needs.
Placements for children and young people include those:
• With emotional and behavioural difficulties.
• With EHCP plans.
• With a history of disrupted familial relationships and/or have experienced break down of placements in foster care or children’s homes.
• Who have been at risk of harm.
• Who have experienced neglect.
• Who have experienced emotional abuse.
• Who have an identified or suspected neurodiversity.
Additional children and young people referred if / once the initial placement has ended are likely to include those aged 10-18 years old with behaviours including but not limited to:
• Self-harm, including suicidal thoughts.
• Offending
• Sexualised behaviours
• Fire setting
• Absconding
The placement is not required to accommodate children and young people with:
• Physical disabilities.
• Severe Learning disabilities.
• Acute mental health needs who require inpatient treatment.
• Clinical / nursing needs.
• Severe drug dependency not on a treatment support program.
In addition, the provider is to operate within Children’s homes / fostering regulations, Ofsted requirements, and ensure Regulation 44 visits are in place as applicable. Criteria For Providing the Provision include that the provider will have a registered children’s home vacancy or foster care placement which can be offered within the timescales detailed within the tender.
Furthermore, this service must be provided in accordance with the following conditions:
• The placement must be delivered in Essex or within 20 miles.
• The provider must aspire for an Ofsted rating of good or outstanding.
This service specification has been drafted in accordance with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”) and accompanying guidance. The provider must adhere to the quality standards as set out within the Regulations when delivering children’s residential placements under this provision. These requirements include but are not limited to the provision of appropriately trained staff.
The service specification has also been drafted in accordance with Children Act 1989, Guidance and Regulations Volume 4 Fostering Services, the Care Standards Act 2000, the Adoption and Children Act 2002, the Children Act 2004 and the Children and Young Persons Act 2008.
Please be advised that the full scope of the Council’s requirements for this service are detailed in the overarching service specification which needs to be read in conjunction with the anonymised personal profile for this lot. These documents form part of the tender pack for this procurement which will be published on ProContract and can be accessed via:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Please be advised that interested parties must register for a user account to access this opportunity via ProContract. If your organisation does not already hold a ProContract user account, please use the above link and follow the onscreen instructions to register for a user account.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 184 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Two 12 month extensions available.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 9
II.2.1) Title
Young Person 9
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please find below a summary of the Council’s key requirements for this lot:
The Council are not mandating precise details of how a provider should support a Child in Care, instead trusting in the specialisms, knowledge, and expertise of this market. This personalised specification approach allows providers (both fostering and residential) full autonomy and freedom around their individual model using their bids to detail how they will meet the individual needs of a Child in Care and the expected outcomes of this contract.
Exact details of Children in Care requiring a placement are individually outlined in each output specification, these each form a Lot. Each of these are anonymised referrals of a Young Person who is currently in an unregistered placement, or at risk of being in an unregistered placement, who requires a registered placement.
The Council will consider all registered children’s home/foster care placements so long as it is in accordance with the child or young person’s care plan, the Council are therefore able to consider solo, dual or group homes.
The Council are not mandating required minimum support hours (unless in accordance with a DoLS order) instead opting to hear from providers about how they best feel they can meet needs.
Placements for children and young people include those:
• With emotional and behavioural difficulties.
• With EHCP plans.
• With a history of disrupted familial relationships and/or have experienced break down of placements in foster care or children’s homes.
• Who have been at risk of harm.
• Who have experienced neglect.
• Who have experienced emotional abuse.
• Who have an identified or suspected neurodiversity.
Additional children and young people referred if / once the initial placement has ended are likely to include those aged 10-18 years old with behaviours including but not limited to:
• Self-harm, including suicidal thoughts.
• Offending
• Sexualised behaviours
• Fire setting
• Absconding
The placement is not required to accommodate children and young people with:
• Physical disabilities.
• Severe Learning disabilities.
• Acute mental health needs who require inpatient treatment.
• Clinical / nursing needs.
• Severe drug dependency not on a treatment support program.
In addition, the provider is to operate within Children’s homes / fostering regulations, Ofsted requirements, and ensure Regulation 44 visits are in place as applicable. Criteria For Providing the Provision include that the provider will have a registered children’s home vacancy or foster care placement which can be offered within the timescales detailed within the tender.
Furthermore, this service must be provided in accordance with the following conditions:
• The placement must be delivered in Essex or within 20 miles.
• The provider must aspire for an Ofsted rating of good or outstanding.
This service specification has been drafted in accordance with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”) and accompanying guidance. The provider must adhere to the quality standards as set out within the Regulations when delivering children’s residential placements under this provision. These requirements include but are not limited to the provision of appropriately trained staff.
The service specification has also been drafted in accordance with Children Act 1989, Guidance and Regulations Volume 4 Fostering Services, the Care Standards Act 2000, the Adoption and Children Act 2002, the Children Act 2004 and the Children and Young Persons Act 2008.
Please be advised that the full scope of the Council’s requirements for this service are detailed in the overarching service specification which needs to be read in conjunction with the anonymised personal profile for this lot. These documents form part of the tender pack for this procurement which will be published on ProContract and can be accessed via:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Please be advised that interested parties must register for a user account to access this opportunity via ProContract. If your organisation does not already hold a ProContract user account, please use the above link and follow the onscreen instructions to register for a user account.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 184 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Two optional 12 month extensions available.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No