The Provision of Children's Residential Care

Concepts

• health and social work
• dorchester
• dorset council
• provision of children's residential care
• residential care
• therapeutic residential care children
• provision of children
• children
• therapeutic residential placement
• residential care children

Location

Dorset and Somerset:

Description

Dorset Council is seeking tenders from capable service providers for the provision of Children's Residential Care. The Council is required through a "sufficiency duty" to secure sufficient accommodation for children and young people under their care who cannot live at home. This is an exciting opportunity to provide high quality services and be part of making a positive contribution to the lives and well-being of children in Dorset. The purposes are to guarantee availability of placements, surety of funding for the provider(s) and to ensure best value through economies of scale where possible. The Total Contract Value is £42,000,000 over the 7-year term. The Framework has the following lots: Lot 1 - Planned and Same Day Children's Homes Residential Care Children and young people requiring planned and/ or same day residential care and accommodation only, with preparation for family living, who are normally resident within the Dorset Council area. Lot 2 - Therapeutic Residential Care Children and young people requiring a therapeutic residential placement, with preparation for family living, who are normally resident within the Dorset Council area (see page 16 for full definition of Therapeutic Care). To gain entry on to the Framework, Tenderers are required to submit their tender in accordance with the instructions set out in this procurement process.

Lot Division

Renewal Options

Two x 12 month extensions

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 70333000 - Housing services
• 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.

Legal Justification

The Services are deemed to be health, social, education and other related services (Schedule 3 Social and "social and other specific services") for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) ("the Regulations"). As the value of the Services exceeds the threshold of the "light touch" procurement regime set out in Chapter 3 Section 7 of the 2015 Regulations, the Regulations will apply for the purpose of procuring the Services however the Council is not obliged to comply with the full requirements of the 2015 Regulations.

Other Information

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