Fostering and Continuing Care Framework
A Tender Notice
by THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- ___
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 22 Nov 2024
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- 08 Jan 2025 12:00
Concepts
Location
1 buyer
- City of Edinburgh Council Edinburgh
Description
The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) is seeking to establish a multi-provider Framework Agreement of child centred Providers, delivering quality foster and continuing care placements for children and young people who have been assessed as requiring accommodation within a family-based care setting.
Lot Division
| 1 | Mainstream This lot will provide foster care for children and young people aged 0-17 |
| 2 | Specialist/ Disability This lot will provide foster care for children and young people with specialist requirements aged 0-17. |
| 3 | Short Breaks This lot will provide children and young people with foster care for short periods of time aged 0-17. Both mainstream and specialist requirements are met on this lot. |
| 4 | Continuing Care This lot will provide young people with Continuing Care Services from the age of 18-21. |
| 5 | Permanent Placements This lot will provide children and young people with permanent fostering or adoption aged 0-17. Both mainstream and specialist requirements are met on this lot. |
CPV Codes
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
Legal Justification
This Framework Agreement will be established for longer than 4 years (5 plus 2 plus 1). The longer framework term is beneficial to foster care providers (the market does not vastly fluctuate over the time frame) and allows for more stability of the fostering placements for the children and young people as required. This is linked to the Light Touch Regime.
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** It is considered that this requirement is covered under the light touch regime of Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Tenderers are also asked to confirm that they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of services under the contract, at least the real Living Wage. Tenderers who do not pass these questions will not be subject to Commercial Analysis. As a result the tender will not be considered further. Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=783973. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: The Council’s Community Benefits Points System will apply to this Framework Agreement, as outlined in the attached Community Benefits Guidance document. (SC Ref:783973) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=783973
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-0471e7
- FTS 037804-2024