Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement Re-opening - External Foster Care Services
Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionEssex County Council and Southend City Council are re-opening the framework agreement for External Foster Care Services. This Framework Agreement sets out the procedure for Placements, the terms and conditions for the provision of the Services and the obligations of a Provider under this Framework Agreement.
Independent Foster Agencies (IFAs), who are not currently on the framework agreement, have the opportunity to enter up to 4 lots on a multi-provider framework agreement to provide Services to those customers who, if required, will make foster care placements in accordance with this Framework Agreement.
Existing IFAs, who are currently on the framework agreement, will be required to confirm either that there has been no change to its tender response or to confirm what changes have occurred since its tender response (including any changes to pricing – the Council may, at its sole discretion, place a maximum cap on any annual re-pricing which may be linked to the Consumer Price Index) and any changes will be subject to evaluation in accordance with the published criteria. Existing IFAs also have the opportunity to enter lots they are not currently apart of.
It is important to note that despite entering the framework agreement, the Customers shall have no obligation to make placements with any particular IFA under this Framework Agreement and this Framework Agreement is not a commitment or guarantee from the Customers to procure any Services or any specific volume of Services from any particular IFA. Instead, the Customers shall only be committed under the terms of a valid and binding Individual Placement Agreement formed pursuant to this Framework Agreement. Each Individual Placement Agreement shall be an independent contract in its own right and therefore shall survive termination or expiry of this Framework Agreement with the relevant provisions of this Framework Agreement surviving as necessary until the expiry or earlier termination of any such Individual Placement Agreements.
CPV: Social work and related services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Standard Support Placements: Placements for children or young people where they have a…PlannedRenewal
Standard Support Placements: Placements for children or young people where they have a low to
medium level of need.
Lot #2Enhanced Support Placements: Placements for children or young people where they have a…PlannedRenewal
Enhanced Support Placements: Placements for children or young people where they have a medium to high level of need e.g. history of placement breakdowns, mental health needs, mild to moderate disabilities.
Lot #3Intensive Support Placements: Placements for children or young people where they have…PlannedRenewal
Intensive Support Placements: Placements for children or young people where they have significant levels of need, e.g. complex health needs or disabilities, potentially low attendance or excluded from school, significant substance misuse.
Lot #4Parent and Child Placements: Placement for a parent and child(ren), or two parents and…PlannedRenewal
Parent and Child Placements: Placement for a parent and child(ren), or two parents and a child(ren). These placements are for when there is an assessed need for continuing assessment and on-going support.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- “Framework Agreement Re-opening - External Foster Care Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Nov 2023, 16:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Nov 2023, 16:50 GMT
- Authority reference
DN698567- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033362- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041785Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
10 Nov 2023 → 24 Nov 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published10 Nov 2023, 16:50 GMT
- Tender notice expected24 Nov 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Southend City CouncilContracting authority
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.