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Published 4 Aug 2021, 16:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Independent Fostering Agencies Framework

Official notice

Authority: Hampshire County Council (Local council)

Framework agreement4 lotsServices
Planned pipeline value£84,000,000total for 4 lots · pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 21 Sept 2021from the planned procurement notice
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Hampshire County Council would like to engage with the marketplace via a questionnaire prior to the re-procurement of the Independent Fostering Agencies (IFAs). The questionnaire can be found on Hampshire County Council's tendering portal (InTend) This can be accessed at  in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home ↗ and searching for the reference number CS16267. The for responses to the questionnaire will need to be received by Tuesday 31st August at 17:00.

The new IFA framework is due to commence on 1st April 2022 and will consist of four lots:

Lot 1 - Standard Foster Placements including Respite

Lot 2 - Parent & Child Foster Placements

Lot 3 - Complex/Challenging Behaviour Foster Placements

Lot 4 - Disabilities/Complex Healthcare Need Foster Placements

The framework duration will be for an initial two years with options to extend for a total of four years.

CPV: Social work services with accommodation

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Standard Foster Placements including RespitePlanned

Lot 1 - Foster placements for children and young people requiring standard placements including respite placements

Delivery: South East
Lot #2Parent & Child Foster PlacementsPlanned

Lot 2 - Parent & Child foster placements.

Delivery: South East
Lot #3Complex/Challenging BehaviorsPlanned

Lot 3 - For children and young people presenting with increasingly complex challenging behaviours and who may require a higher level of support.

Delivery: South East
Lot #4Disabilities/Complex Healthcare NeedsPlanned

Lot 4 - Children and young people who have either a disability or complex health needs and require more support within their placement.

Delivery: South East

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
What this means for your bid
  • “Independent Fostering Agencies Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Aug 2021, 16:52 BST
Last source update
4 Aug 2021, 16:52 BST
Authority reference
CS16267
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-018810
Classification (CPV)
Social work services with accommodation
Delivery area
South East (UKJ3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d0e8 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Information to be obtained from Intend.

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

4 Aug 2021 → 21 Sept 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    4 Aug 2021, 16:52 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    21 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST

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

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services The Castle, WINCHESTER, South East, SO238ZBContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.