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title: "Peninsula Fostering in Independent Fostering Agency Placements"
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# Peninsula Fostering in Independent Fostering Agency Placements

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/peninsula-fostering-in-independent-fostering-agency-placements-ocds-h6vhtk-04c779). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The proposed Fostering Framework Agreements will increase the supply of high quality, locally available placements in a family setting. In order to achieve positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people, there is a focus on supporting placement stability and permanence for children and young people. Published lot titles: Standard Fostering Services; Enhanced Foster Care Services; Parent and Child Arrangements; Family Based Short Break Services; Emergency Fostering.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Devon County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/devon-county-council-ons-e10000008)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 January 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04c779`

## 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/peninsula-fostering-in-independent-fostering-agency-placements-ocds-h6vhtk-04c779#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/peninsula-fostering-in-independent-fostering-agency-placements-ocds-h6vhtk-04c779#participate

## Description
The proposed Fostering Framework Agreements will increase the supply of high quality, locally available placements in a family setting. In order to achieve positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people, there is a focus on supporting placement stability and permanence for children and young people. The Framework Agreement will also aim to achieve improved value for money for placing authorities through greater transparency of pricing and competition through call-off.

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Standard Fostering Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** This lot is for the delivery of fostering services to be provided by Independent Fostering Agencies (IFAs) for children and young people aged 0-18 years in the care of the Peninsula Authorities. Fostering services means provision of a family home wit...

### Lot 2: Enhanced Foster Care Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** This lot sets out the requirements for the delivery of fostering services to be provided by Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA’s) for children and young people aged 0-18 years with complex needs who require support moving from residential care to li...

### Lot 3: Parent and Child Arrangements
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** This lot sets out the requirements for the delivery of parent and child arrangements, placements and/or assessments. These placements, arrangements or assessments must take place in a fostering household supported by registered foster carers, or in t...

### Lot 4: Family Based Short Break Services
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** This lot sets out the requirements for the delivery of family based short breaks for disabled children and children and young people with SEND aged from 0-18 years. Services will be provided by foster carers supported by Independent Fostering Agencie...

### Lot 5: Emergency Fostering
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** The Peninsula partnership are looking to develop and co-design emergency fostering with interested Independent Fostering Agencies. This specification has been written with the intention to co-design specific sections and elements with interested prov...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040071-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-12-12T12:18:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-03T13:06:05.771Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04c779