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# NEPO603 - Tyne Tees Independent Foster Care Services (C-012130) - Opening 1

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nepo603-tyne-tees-independent-foster-care-services-c-012130-opening-1-ocds-h6vhtk-036ab2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Newcastle City Council: "NEPO603 - Tyne Tees Independent Foster Care Services (C-012130) - Opening 1". Published status: complete. Published Value: £50,000,000. 6 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.nepo.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Newcastle City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/newcastle-city-council-ons-e08000021)
- **Published Value:** £50,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 October 2022 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 6
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-036ab2`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nepo603-tyne-tees-independent-foster-care-services-c-012130-opening-1-ocds-h6vhtk-036ab2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [nepo.org](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nepo.org)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nepo603-tyne-tees-independent-foster-care-services-c-012130-opening-1-ocds-h6vhtk-036ab2#participate

## Description
Newcastle City Council ("the Lead Authority'') is acting as the Lead Authority on behalf of the North-East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) and its Member Authorities, in respect of a bespoke Flexible Procurement solution under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended), within the Social and Other Specific Services Procurement Route. The bespoke flexible procurement solution will be known as the Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract), for Independent Foster Care Services.
This Flexible Procurement Agreement will open regularly to accept applications from new Providers. This is the award of the first Opening of the Flexible Procurement Agreement which can be found on Find a Tender Award Notice 2022/S 000-017849 and subsequent corrigendum 2022/S 000-018030.

## Lots (6)
> **Shared lot scope:** The Participating Local Authorities are seeking to appoint multiple Providers to deliver Services for the provision of Independent Foster Care Services on a non-exclusive basis. The Provider acknowledges that, in entering this Flexible Procurement Agreement (the Contract), no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee has been granted by the Participating Authorities for Services from the Provider and that the Participating Organisations are at all times entitled to enter into other contracts and a...
> Applies to lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

### Lot 1: Standard Support (0 - 4, 5 - 10, 11-15, 10 - 17years)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £1

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Extra Support (-04, 5-10, 11-15, 16-17 years)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £1

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Enhanced Support (0-4, 5-10, 11-15, 16-17 years)
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £1

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: Parent and Baby / Child
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £1

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 5: Parent and baby / Child Assessment
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £1

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 6: Staying Put
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £1
- **Description:** The Participating Local Authorities are seeking to appoint multiple Providers to deliver Services for the provision of Independent Foster Care Services on a non-exclusive basis. The Provider acknowledges that, in entering this Flexible Procurement Ag...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** 032783-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Action for Children**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:04764232`
  - Value: £0 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 032783-2022-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Changing Futures Fostering Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:11976708`
  - Value: £0 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 032783-2022-3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **UK Fostering Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-52335`
  - Value: £0 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** 032783-2022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 19/10/2022

- **Contract:** 032783-2022-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 19/10/2022

- **Contract:** 032783-2022-3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 19/10/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032783-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-11-18T13:05:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T10:54:14.287Z
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