Expired contract

NEPO603 Tyne-Tees Independent Foster Care Services (P-007466/C-012130)

Details

Buyer: Newcastle City Council
Supplier(s): 19 suppliers
Acorn House (Fostering Services) Limited
Active Care Solutions Limited
Banya Family Placement Ltd
BARNARDO'S
Compass Community Limited
Evolve Fostering
FIVE RIVERS CHILD CARE LIMITED
Foster Care Associates Ltd
Foster Care Solutions
Fostering People Ltd
Phoenix Community Care
Reach Out Care
St Cuthbert’s Care
SWIIS International Limited
Team Fostering
THE ADOLESCENT AND CHILDREN'S TRUST
The Children's Family Trust
The Fostering Company
Unity Foster Care
Value: £50,000,000
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 21 June 2022
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

This Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract) covers the requirements of the Participating Authorities for the provision of Placements / Arrangements for independent foster care and Staying Put services: Placement Type 1: Standard Support Foster Care Placements (four age bands: 0 – 4 years, 5 – 10 years, 11 – 15 years, and 16 and 17 years) Placement Type 2:Extra Support Foster Care Placements (four age bands: 0 – 4 years, 5 – 10 years, 11 – 15 years, and 16 and 17 years) Placement Type 3: Enhanced Support Foster Care Placements (four age bands: 0 – 4 years, 5 – 10 years, 11 – 15 years, and 16 and 17 years) Placement Type 4: Parent and Baby / Child Foster Care Placements Placement Type 5: Parent and Baby / Child Assessment Foster Care Placements Arrangement Type 1: Staying Put Arrangements The Contract will open every two months to accept applications from new Providers Keywords: Independent Foster Care, Independent Fostering Services, IFA, Tyne-Tees Foster Care Services

Timeline

Completed: Award published21 June 2022
Current notice
Completed: Award date1 July 2022
Completed: Contract expiry date30 June 2025

About the buyer

Newcastle City Council is the local authority for the city of Newcastle, and runs commissioning and procurement as a single service serving the whole council. Suppliers bidding for its contracts register free on the Open e-tendering platform. Competitive opportunities above the council's threshold are published on Open alongside those of the North East local authorities. Notices are also published on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. A public register of the council's contracts sits on the North East Procurement Organisation portal. The NEPO Supplier Partnership Programme offers free bid-writing training to local organisations.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Newcastle City Council's contract awards have been in construction work, IT services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@newcastle-city-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@newcastle-city-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@newcastle-city-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@newcastle-city-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@newcastle-city-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@newcastle-city-council.gov