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A Framework Agreement for the Provision of Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) Services
Welfare services for children and young people
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published0
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Southampton City Council: "A Framework Agreement for the Provision of Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) Services". Published status: tenderUpdate. Published value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Southampton City Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Recorded No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Southampton City Council
Market Analytics
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Published history for Southampton City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
7.1Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
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Coverage: 28 active published awards; 28 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySouthampton City Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
StatusNot published | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published7 Sept 2021, 11:34 BST | Last source update7 Sept 2021, 11:34 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationWelfare services for children and young people | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02cd8b | ||
What is being bought
This procurement is for the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of independent fostering agency services across sixteen (16) local authorities that comprise the South-Central IFA Framework consortium. This ITT is to establish a Framework Agreement between Southampton City Council (on behalf of the South-Central IFA Framework consortium) and those tenderers successful in their applications to be accepted on to the framework to enable the provision of foster care placements in accordance with the terms of the framework agreement. The sixteen local authorities which comprise the South-Central IFA Framework consortium (thereby referred to as “The Councils”) are: Bracknell Forest Council, Bristol City Council, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council, Dorset Council, Isle of Wight Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Portsmouth City Council, Reading Borough Council, Slough Children’s Services Trust, Southampton City Council, Surrey County Council, Swindon Borough Council, West Berkshire Council, Wiltshire County Council, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham Borough Council
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to published status
7 Sept 2021, 11:34 BST - Status changed to active
7 Sept 2021, 11:34 BST - Official notice release published
7 Sept 2021, 11:34 BST - Official notice release published
7 Sept 2021, 11:34 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
7 Sept 2021, 11:34 BST - Submission deadline changed to 7 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
7 Sept 2021, 11:34 BST - Buyer information updated
7 Sept 2021, 11:34 BST - Published tender amendment
Not publishedPlease note the updated closing date and time.
Lots and requirements (0)
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Timeline
- Procedure published
7 Sept 2021, 11:34 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Southampton City Council
Contracting authority GB-FTS-343Documents (0)
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Related procedures (0)
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