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Published 6 Jan 2023, 17:57 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

COV - The Provision of Residential Placements for Children and Young People with Complex Needs and Behaviours (Re-Tender)

Official notice

Authority: Coventry City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£43,300,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 20 Apr 2023
Next notice expected 1 Feb 2023
Framework period 4 yrsends 28 Feb 2027 · starts 1 Mar 2023
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

This new Flexible Framework Agreement is for the Provision of Residential Placements for Children and Young People with Complex Needs and Behaviours. Coventry City Council has a statutory duty to provide accommodation to young people and children under 18 who have been assessed as requiring accommodation under the Children Act 1989.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This new Flexible Framework Agreement is for the Provision of Residential Placements for Children and Young People with Complex Needs and Behaviours

CPV: Health and social work services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 5 suppliers
Framework period

4 yrs from 1 Mar 2023, Due to the nature of the services to enable stability for vulnerable young people and to give a longer period for return on investment.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Coventry City Council has a statutory duty to provide accommodation to young people… 4 yrsPublished value£39,000,000

Coventry City Council has a statutory duty to provide accommodation to young people and children under 18 who have been assessed as requiring accommodation under the Children Act 1989. Children’s homes provide support and care for some of our most vulnerable children and young people. We want each child in care to be provided with the right placement at the right time, and for residential childcare to be a positive and beneficial choice for the children and young people living in children’s homes. On average, Coventry currently has an average of 79 Looked After Children in residential provision per year. Of this cohort 10-15% of the children have presenting needs that make them hard to source placements for. The children within this cohort are hard to place for a number of reasons including increased aggression, gang affiliation, risk of CSE, and multi-placement breakdowns. The majority of children are male aged between 14-16 years.Coventry Children’s Services are implementing Fam

Contract period: 1 Mar 2023 – 28 Feb 2027 (4 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Refer to tender documents

  • Economic & financial standing

    Refer to tender documents

    Minimum: Refer to tender documents
  • Technical & professional ability

    Refer to tender documents

    Minimum: Refer to tender documents
What this means for your bid
  • “COV - The Provision of Residential Placements for Children and Young…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Jan 2023, 17:57 GMT
Last source update
13 Mar 2023, 20:16 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
COV - 15324
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007306
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0395b9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Refer to tender documents

Publisher note: The Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (the Information Acts) and all correspondence received from Bidders may be subject to disclosure in accordance with the Information Acts. If any tenderer considers that any of the information it submits to the Council is exempt from disclosure under the Information Acts then this should be stated in writing at the time the information is supplied together with the reason for considering it exempt.On receipt of an information request relating to the information considered exempt, the Council will, where reasonably practicable, consult with the relevant tenderer in considering any request for disclosure before disclosing such information. However, in submitting any information to the Councils Bidders accept and acknowledge that the Council may, acting in accordance with the Information Acts and associated codes of practice, disclose information:(a) without consulting the relevant tenderer; or(b) following consultation with the tenderer and having taken its views into account

How it was run

Official notice
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Appointment period ends
20 Apr 2023, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Apr 2023, 16:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Feb 2023 → 20 Apr 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Feb 2023
  2. Contract starts
    1 Mar 2023
  3. Notice published
    13 Mar 2023, 20:16 GMT
  4. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    20 Apr 2023, 16:00 BST
  5. Bids opened
    20 Apr 2023, 16:30 BST

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2023
  1. Published value published: £43,300,000
    13 Mar 2023, 20:16 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    13 Mar 2023, 20:16 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    13 Mar 2023, 20:16 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 20 Apr 2023, 16:00 BST
    13 Mar 2023, 20:16 GMT
  5. Buyer details updated
    13 Mar 2023, 20:16 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Coventry City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authoritySocial protection The Council House, Earl Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5RRContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.