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Framework Agreement for the Placement of Children and Young People with Independent Fostering Agencies - Fourth Anniversary Re-Opening

Welfare services for children and young people
South East (UKJ)
South West (UKK)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published4
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Southampton City Council: "Framework Agreement for the Placement of Children and Young People with Independent Fostering Agencies - Fourth Anniversary Re-Opening". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 4 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthoritySouthampton City CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Southampton City Council
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
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
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
15.8Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 6 active published awards; 6 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published27 Apr 2021, 12:14 BST
Last source update27 Apr 2021, 12:14 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationWelfare services for children and young people
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
South West (UKK)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02aa93
What is being bought
This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU Article 74 to deliver Fostering services. Thirteen (13) local authorities: Southampton City Council, Portsmouth City Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Bournemouth Christchurch & Poole Council, Dorset Council, Isle of Wight Council, Surrey County Council, Reading Borough Council, Slough Children's Services Trust, Wokingham Borough Council, Bracknell Forest Council, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and West Berkshire Council, (thereby referred to as The Councils) are working together to improve placement choice and quality for the children and young people they look after. In order to improve placement choice and quality, the Councils wish to work in partnership with a number of providers who can demonstrate that they have the ability to deliver high quality independent foster care services, and work in partnership to ensure a range of placements are available based within or near the Councils boundaries.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Apr 2021, 12:14 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    27 Apr 2021, 12:14 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    27 Apr 2021, 12:14 BST
Lots and requirements (4)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lot 1 a to 1c: Children aged 0-4 , 5-10 & aged 11+
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Please see short description under II.1.4.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Children with Disabilities
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Please see short description under II.1.4.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Parent and Child Placements
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Please see short description under II.1.4.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Alternative to Residential Placements
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Please see short description under II.1.4.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    27 Apr 2021, 12:14 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Award unsuccessful
    Not published · Not published
  6. Contract active
    Signed 26 Mar 2021, 00:00 GMT · £44,039,700
  7. Contract active
    Signed 26 Mar 2021, 00:00 GMT · £1,925,640
  8. Contract active
    Signed 26 Mar 2021, 00:00 GMT · £711,612
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Affinity Fostering Services Ltd, Be My Family Fostering Agency Ltd, Compass Fostering West Limited, Connect Fostering Services Ltd, Fostering Innovations, Help Me Grow Fostering, Silver Lining Fostering Ltd, Time Out Fostering
Not published · Not published · active
Affinity Fostering Services Ltd, Be My Family Fostering Agency Ltd, Compass Fostering West Limited, Connect Fostering Services Ltd, Help Me Grow Fostering, Time Out Fostering
Not published · Not published · active
Affinity Fostering Services Ltd, Be My Family Fostering Agency Ltd, Compass Fostering West Limited, Connect Fostering Services Ltd, Help Me Grow Fostering, Time Out Fostering
Not published · Not published · active
Alternative to Residential Placements
Not published · Not published · unsuccessful
Contracts
Lot 1 a to 1c: Children aged 0-4 , 5-10 & aged 11+
£44,039,700 · signed 26 Mar 2021, 00:00 GMT · active
Children with Disabilities
£1,925,640 · signed 26 Mar 2021, 00:00 GMT · active
Parent and Child Placements
£711,612 · signed 26 Mar 2021, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 8 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 8 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 8 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 7 (lot 1)
bids: 6 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 6 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 6 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 2)
smeBids: 5 (lot 2)
bids: 6 (lot 3)
electronicBids: 6 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromEU: 6 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 3)
smeBids: 5 (lot 3)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Southampton City Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-9933
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  • Bournemouth Christchurch & Poole Council (incorporating the former Bournemouth Borough Council, Poole Borough Council and Christchurch Borough Council).
    buyer

    Council Offices, Market St
    Town Hall, Bourne Avenue, Bournemouth, UKK2, BH2 6DY
    procurement@southampton.gov.uk

  • Bracknell Forest Council
    buyer

    Council Offices, Market St
    Time Square,Market street, Bracknell, UKJ11, RG12 1JD
    procurement@southampton.gov.uk

  • Dorset Council (incorporating the former Dorset County Council, except the former Christchurch Borough Council ).
    buyer

    Council Offices, Market St
    County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorchester, UKK2, DT1 1XJ
    procurement@southampton.gov.uk

  • Isle of Wight Council
    buyer

    Council Offices, Market St
    c/o Community Services Directorate, 17 Fairlee Road, Isle of Wight, Newport, UKJ34, PO30 2EA
    procurement@southampton.gov.uk

  • Oxfordshire County Council
    buyer

    Council Offices, Market St
    County Hall, New Road, Oxford, UKJ14, OX1 1ND
    procurement@southampton.gov.uk

  • Portsmouth City Council
    buyer

    3rd Floor Civic Offices, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth, UKJ31, PO1 2AL
    procurement@southampton.gov.uk

  • Reading Borough Council
    buyer

    Council Offices, Market St
    Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading, UKJ11, RG1 2LU
    procurement@southampton.gov.uk

  • Slough Children's Services Trust
    buyer

    Council Offices, Market St
    St Martins Place, 51 Bath Road, Slough, UKJ11, SL1 3UF
    procurement@southampton.gov.uk

  • Southampton City Council
    buyer

    Civic Centre, Guildhall Square, Southampton, UKJ32, SO14 7LY
    Procurement@southampton.gov.uk
    +44 2380833000

  • Surrey County Council
    buyer

    Council Offices, Market St
    Unit 4, Mole Business Park, Leatherhead, UKJ2, KT22 7BA
    procurement@southampton.gov.uk

  • The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
    buyer

    Council Offices, Market St
    Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead, UKJ11, SL6 1RF
    procurement@southampton.gov.uk

  • West Berkshire Council
    buyer

    Council Offices, Market St
    3rd Floor Civic Offices, Guildhall Walk, Newbury, UKJ11, RG14 5LD
    procurement@southampton.gov.uk

  • Wokingham Borough Council
    buyer

    Council Offices, Market St
    Shute End, Wokingham, UKJ11, RG40 1BN
    procurement@southampton.gov.uk

  • Affinity Fostering Services Ltd
    supplier

    North Wing Ingatestone Hall, Hall Lane, Ingatestone, Essex, UKH3

  • Be My Family Fostering Agency Ltd
    supplier

    11 St Albans Ave, Feltham, London, UKI

  • Compass Fostering West Limited
    supplier

    Mountfields House, Off Squirrel Way, Epinal Way, Loughborough, UKF21

  • Connect Fostering Services Ltd
    supplier

    Connect House, 16 College Ave, Harrow Wealdstone, UKI74

  • Fostering Innovations
    supplier

    Room No. 519 & 520, The Atrium, 1 Harefield Road, Uxbridge, UKI

  • Help Me Grow Fostering
    supplier

    Annerley Town Hall, Annerley Road, Annerley, London, UKI

  • Public Procurement Review Service
    reviewBody

    Cabinet Office, London
    publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
    +44 3450103503

  • Silver Lining Fostering Ltd
    supplier

    The Vista Centre, 50 Salisbury Road, Hounslow, UKI75

  • Time Out Fostering
    supplier

    13 South Street, Lancing, UKJ27
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