Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
UK
Contact person: Anne-Lise Nicol
Telephone: +44 333
E-mail: Annelise.Nicol@essex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.essex.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Children’s Residential Services - Short term emergency regulated mainstream provision for children under 18 - Essex County Council
Reference number: DN619114
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Essex County Council (ECC) are seeking expressions of interest from providers in the Children’s Residential Home space in Essex, this will be for short term emergency regulated mainstream provision for high level needs children under the age of 18 with Children and Families Support Services.
The purpose of such provision would be to provide a crisis response/short term residential placement where a child or young person can receive high quality care until a longer term registered care setting can be found for the child.
This would be specifically for a block contract with an arrangement for ECC to block beds within a Solo Provision. Such provisions will be available immediately, or within the next three months.
This requirement is for a 24 month period with 6 month break clauses throughout.
This requirement is in conjunction 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 includes but are not limited to the provision of appropriately trained staff.
Where you think your organisation could meet the challenges of delivering the above requirement, please send your expression of interest to the below by 5pm Monday 11th July 2022. Anne-Lise Nicol: Annelise.Nicol@essex.gov.uk
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Essex County Council (ECC) are seeking expressions of interest from providers in the Children’s Residential Home space in Essex, this will be for short term emergency regulated mainstream provision for high level needs children under the age of 18 with Children and Families Support Services.
The purpose of such provision would be to provide a crisis response/short term residential placement where a child or young person can receive high quality care until a longer term registered care setting can be found for the child.
This would be specifically for a block contract with an arrangement for ECC to block beds within a Solo Provision. Such provisions will be available immediately, or within the next three months.
This requirement is for a 24 month period with 6 month break clauses throughout.
This requirement is in conjunction 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 includes but are not limited to the provision of appropriately trained staff.
Where you think your organisation could meet the challenges of delivering the above requirement, please send your expression of interest to the below by 5pm Monday 11th July 2022. Anne-Lise Nicol: Annelise.Nicol@essex.gov.uk
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
01/08/2022
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/06/2022