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Official procurement procedure
ESCC - ME Approved List for The Provision of Independent Providers of Foster Care Services
Health and social work services
Social work and related services
Published value
£112,000,000
Submission deadline 11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: East Sussex County Council: "ESCC - ME Approved List for The Provision of Independent Providers of Foster Care Services". Published status: active. Published value: £112,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | East Sussex County Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £112,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: East Sussex County Council
Market Analytics
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Published history for East Sussex County 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
4.6Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 7 active published awards; 7 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 AuthorityEast Sussex County Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published5 Dec 2022, 16:44 GMT | Last source update5 Dec 2022, 16:44 GMT | Recurring procurementYes |
ClassificationHealth and social work services, Social work and related services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-038acd | ||
What is being bought
East Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council (Participating Authorities) is inviting Independent Foster Care Agencies to apply to join a new hybrid framework/DPS Light Touch Regime ‘Approved List’ for the purchase of foster care placements as required.Agencies wishing to be considered will be able to demonstrate effective business models, and that the latest Ofsted inspection for the relevant Registered Office(s) be an overall quality rating of good or outstanding. The Approved List Agreement will be with East Sussex County Council (The Lead Authority) and will be for an initial four (4) year period to commence on the 1 April 2023 until the 31 March 2027. There will be an option for the Lead Authority to extend the Framework Agreement for a further period of 2 years to a potential maximum term of 6 years.East Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council will commence using this framework from the 1 April 2023.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £112,000,000
5 Dec 2022, 16:44 GMT - Status changed to active
5 Dec 2022, 16:44 GMT - Official notice release published
5 Dec 2022, 16:44 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
5 Dec 2022, 16:44 GMT - Buyer information updated
5 Dec 2022, 16:44 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished valueNot publishedEast Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council (Participating Authorities) is inviting Independent Foster Care Agencies to apply to join a new hybrid framework/DPS Light Touch Regime ‘Approved List’ for the purchase of foster care placements as required.Agencies wishing to be considered will be able to demonstrate effective business models, and that the latest Ofsted inspection for the relevant Registered Office(s) be an overall quality rating of good or outstanding.The Approved List Agreement will be with East Sussex County Council (The Lead Authority) and will be for an initial four (4) year period to commence on the 1 April 2023 until the 31 March 2027. There will be an option for the Lead Authority to extend the Framework Agreement for a further period of 2 years to a potential maximum term of 6 years.East Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council will commence using this framework from the 1 April 2023. West Sussex County Council may commence using this framework at later date to be determined in the initial period.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
5 Dec 2022, 16:44 GMT - Submission deadline
11 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
East Sussex County Council
Contracting authority GB-FTS-8761Documents (1)
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