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# Children's Residential Care Consortia Commissioning Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-s-residential-care-consortia-commissioning-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-04372b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Southampton City Council: "Children's Residential Care Consortia Commissioning Framework". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 6 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Southampton City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southampton-city-council-ons-e06000045)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 6
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ1, UKJ2, UKJ3, UKJ4, UKK1, UKK2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04372b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/children-s-residential-care-consortia-commissioning-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-04372b#tl-md)

## Description
Southampton City Council is leading on the procurement for a Consortia approach to Childrens Residential Care, the current framework expires on the 30th September 2024.
The local authorities that form the Consortia (which could be subject to change) 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
Kingston Council
Medway Council
Milton Keynes Council
Oxfordshire County Council
Portsmouth City Council
Reading Borough Council
Richmond Council
Slough Childrens Services Trust
Southampton City Council
Surrey County Council
West Berkshire County Council
West Sussex County Council
Windsor and Maidenhead Council
Wokingham Borough Council
Southampton City Council is hosting an event to discuss the procurement and welcome current or new providers to this event. The event will be held on 15th February 9 am to 1 pm, at a venue just off the M27 in Southampton, there is free parking on site. Details of the timeline for the procurement will be discussed at the event along with other commissioning plans, the plan is to invite tenders in the forthcoming Spring.
To book a place at the event please use the link below, places are limited so we would ask you to restrict to two delegates per provider.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/south-central-childrens-residential-consortia-event-free-tickets-795406039877?aff=oddtdtcreator
Thank you and we look forward to meeting you at the event.

## Lots (6)
### Lot 1: Planned and Same Day Residential Care
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ, UKK

- **Description:** Planned and Same Day Residential Care

### Lot 2: Crisis Care
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ, UKK

- **Description:** Crisis Care

### Lot 3: Residential Care with DFE Regulated Education
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ, UKK

- **Description:** Residential Care with DFE Regulated Education

### Lot 4: Residential Parenting Assessments
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ, UKK

- **Description:** Residential Parenting Assessments

### Lot 5: Therapeutic Residential Care
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ, UKK

- **Description:** Therapeutic Residential Care

### Lot 6: Children with Disabilities
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ, UKK

- **Description:** Children with Disabilities

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003697-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-05T13:40:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-31T10:30:00.312Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04372b