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Contract Notice

Children's Residential Placements - Consortia Commissioning

  • First published: 22 May 2024
  • Last modified: 22 May 2024

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-0468ff
Published by:
Southampton City Council
Authority ID:
AA20843
Publication date:
22 May 2024
Deadline date:
25 June 2024
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Southampton City Council has taken the lead for the purposes of tendering this opportunity. This procurement is a tender for a Children's Residential Care Services Framework- Consortium Commissioning.

Local authorities across the Southern Region of England have come together to commission children's residential care using a framework agreement, in order to fulfil their statutory duty to provide high-quality residential care to looked after children within their authority. Commissioning as a consortium of authorities allows us to meaningfully engage with the market whilst enabling us to achieve efficiencies in the purchasing and development of services and advocating better care on behalf of children and young people.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Southampton City Council

Civic Centre,Civic Centre Road

SOUTHAMPTON

SO147LY

UK

Telephone: +44 2380833000

E-mail: tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ32

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.southampton.gov.uk

I.1) Name and addresses

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

BCP Council Civic Centre, Bourne Avenue

BH2 6DY

UK

E-mail: tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKK24

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk

I.1) Name and addresses

Bracknell Forest Council

Time Square, Market Street

RG12 1JD

UK

E-mail: tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ1

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/

I.1) Name and addresses

Brighton and Hove City Council

Town Hall, Norton Road

BN3 3BQ

UK

E-mail: tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ2

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/

I.1) Name and addresses

Bristol City Council

City Hall, College Green

BS1 5TR

UK

E-mail: tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKK1

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/

I.1) Name and addresses

East Sussex County Council

County Hall, St Anne's Crescent

BN7 1UE

UK

E-mail: tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ2

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/

I.1) Name and addresses

Hampshire County Council

The Castle

SO23 8UJ

UK

E-mail: tendermangement@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ2

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.eastsussex.gov.uk

I.1) Name and addresses

Isle of Wight Council

County Hall, High Street

PO30 1UD

UK

E-mail: tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ3

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.iow.gov.uk

I.1) Name and addresses

Kingston upon Thames Borough Council

Guildhall 2, High Street

KT1 1EU

UK

E-mail: tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKI4

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.kingston.gov.uk

I.1) Name and addresses

Medway Borough Council

Gun Wharf, Dock Road

ME4 4TR

UK

E-mail: tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ4

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.medway.gov.uk

I.1) Name and addresses

Milton Keynes Borough Council

Civic, 1 Saxon Gate East

MK9 3EJ

UK

E-mail: tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ12

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.miltonkeynes.gov.uk

I.1) Name and addresses

Oxfordshire County Council

County Hall, New Road

OX1 1ND

UK

E-mail: tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ14

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

I.1) Name and addresses

Portsmouth City Council

Civic Offices, Guildhall Square

PO1 2AJ

UK

E-mail: tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ3

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.portsmouth.gov.uk

I.1) Name and addresses

Reading Borough Council

Civic Offices, Bridge Street

RG1 2LU

UK

E-mail: tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ1

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.reading.gov.uk

I.1) Name and addresses

Richmond upon Thames Borough Council

Civic Centre, 44 York Street

SL1 2EL

UK

E-mail: tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ1

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.richmond.gov.uk

I.1) Name and addresses

Slough Borough Council

Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road

SL1 2EL

UK

E-mail: tendermanagament@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ1

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.slough.gov.uk

I.1) Name and addresses

Surrey County Council

Quadrant Court, 35 Guildford Road

GU22 7QQ

UK

E-mail: tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ2

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.surrey.gov.uk

I.1) Name and addresses

West Berkshire Council

County Offices, Market Street

RG14 5LD

UK

E-mail: tendermanagment@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ1

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.westberks.gov.uk

I.1) Name and addresses

West Sussex County Council

County Hall

PO19 1RQ

UK

E-mail: tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ2

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.westsussex.gov.uk

I.1) Name and addresses

Wokingham Borough Council

Shute End

RG40 1BN

UK

E-mail: tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKJ1

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.wokingham.gov.uk

I.1) Name and addresses

Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council

Town Hall, St Ives Road

SL6 1RF

UK

E-mail: tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk

NUTS: UKI5

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.rbwm.gov.uk

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to 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 Placements - Consortia Commissioning

Reference number: EC09/01/3486

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Southampton City Council has taken the lead for the purposes of tendering this opportunity. This procurement is a tender for a Children's Residential Care Services Framework- Consortium Commissioning.

Local authorities across the Southern Region of England have come together to commission children's residential care using a framework agreement, in order to fulfil their statutory duty to provide high-quality residential care to looked after children within their authority. Commissioning as a consortium of authorities allows us to meaningfully engage with the market whilst enabling us to achieve efficiencies in the purchasing and development of services and advocating better care on behalf of children and young people.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 234 523 730 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.1) Title

Planned Residential Care and Same Day Residential Care

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKJ

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Children and young people requiring planned and / or same day residential care and accommodation only, who are normally resident within the Local Authorities as included in the Local Authorities across the Southern Region Specification (LASR).

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

Plus 2, Plus 2 Years

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

Crisis Care

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKJ

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Children and young people requiring Crisis placements consisting of residential care at short notice for a relatively short duration, who are normally resident within the Local Authorities as included in the Local Authorities across the Southern Region Specification (LASR).

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

Plus 2 Plus 2 Years

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

Residential Care with DFE Regulated Education

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKJ

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Children and young people who require a residential placement with Department for Education (DfE) regulated education, who are normally resident within the Local Authorities as included in the Local Authorities across the Southern Region Specification (LASR).

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

Plus 2 Plus 2 Years

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

Residential Parenting Assessments

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKJ

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Parents and their Children requiring a placement for the purposes of conducting an assessment of parenting capacity, who are normally resident within the Local Authorities as included in the Local Authorities across the Southern Region Specification (LASR).

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

Plus 2 Plus 2 Years

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

Therapeutic Residential Care

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKJ

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Children and young people requiring a therapeutic residential placement, who are normally resident within the Local Authorities as included in the Local Authorities across the Southern Region Specification (LASR).

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

Plus 2 Plus 2 Years

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

Children with Disabilities

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKJ

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Children and young people with disabilities requiring planned and/ or same day residential care and accommodation only, who are normally resident within the Local Authorities as included in the Local Authorities across the Southern Region Specification (LASR).

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

Plus 2 Plus 2 Years

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

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 25/06/2024

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 25/06/2024

Local time: 13:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.3) Additional information

The framework duration has optional extensions of two periods of 2 years, making a potential total contract duration of 8 years.

The authorities included in the consortium are:

• Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

• Bracknell Forest Council

• Brighton and Hove City Council

• Bristol City Council

• East Sussex County Council

• Hampshire County Council

• Isle of Wight Council

• London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Council

• Medway Council

• Milton Keynes Council

• Oxfordshire County Council

• Portsmouth City Council

• Reading Borough Council

• Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Council

• Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Council

• Slough Children's Trust

• Southampton City Council

• Surrey County Council

• West Berkshire County Council

• West Sussex County Council

• Wokingham Borough Council

The range value of the framework is an estimate only, as this is a Framework Agreement and spend cannot be guaranteed, a more accurate indication of values will only be available either retrospectively or when Block Contracts are awarded. The option for other Local Authorities to join the consortium is available. The framework will remain open for new or improved applications to join, but the evaluation of the bids after the framework commencement date will be quarterly. Further details are included in the tender documents.

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Procurement Review Body

London

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

20/05/2024

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
85000000 Health and social work services Other Services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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