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| Title: | CMCV 109 - The Provision of a Specialist Residential Care Service for Looked After Children |
| Notice type: | UK1: Pipeline notice |
| Authority: | Shropshire Council |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Above threshold - Open procedure |
| Short Description: | This is a pipeline notice for the procurement of The Provision of a Specialist Residential Care Service for Looked After Children to be delivered under a block bed contract. The ten block bed placements within agreed Ofsted registered children’s residential homes will be located within Shropshire boundaries for Shropshire Council’s use at all times within the term of the contract. A large proportion of the placements available are to be considered floating. The term floating refers to placements which could be available across multiple homes and not fixed to an individual home, allowing for greater flexibly in matching a child to a suitable home. The term of the contract will be 12 months starting from the 1st August 2025 with two optional extensions of 12 months in 2026 and 2027. Providers will be required to deliver Residential care provision in line with the Statement of Purpose and Ofsted registration of the home. The category of registration for homes that will provide services will be “children with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties (EBD)” as set out in the children’s home regulations Children’s homes regulations, including quality standards: guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk ) |
| Published: | 25/04/2025 15:46 |
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Scope: CMCV 109 - The Provision of a Specialist Residential Care Service for Looked After Children
Description:
This is a pipeline notice for the procurement of The Provision of a Specialist Residential Care Service for Looked After Children to be delivered under a block bed contract.
The ten block bed placements within agreed Ofsted registered children’s residential homes will be located within Shropshire boundaries for Shropshire Council’s use at all times within the term of the contract.
A large proportion of the placements available are to be considered floating. The term floating refers to placements which could be available across multiple homes and not fixed to an individual home, allowing for greater flexibly in matching a child to a suitable home.
The term of the contract will be 12 months starting from the 1st August 2025 with two optional extensions of 12 months in 2026 and 2027.
Providers will be required to deliver Residential care provision in line with the Statement of Purpose and Ofsted registration of the home. The category of registration for homes that will provide services will be “children with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties (EBD)” as set out in the children’s home regulations Children’s homes regulations, including quality standards: guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk )
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/H75V8UD2KW
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/H75V8UD2KW
Total value (estimated):
GBP 7,000,000 including VAT
Contract dates (estimated)
01/08/2025 to 31/07/2026
Main category:
SERVICES
CPV Classifications:
85300000 - Social work and related services.
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated): 12/05/2025
Procedure
AboveThresholdOpenProcedure
Contracting authority
Shropshire Council, PCLL-9577-QDZW
Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1743252992, Email: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk
Contact: Procurement
Organisation type: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Devolved regulations that apply: None