Independent Fostering Agency (IFA)

Concepts

• welfare services
• chicksands
• ifa
• independent fostering agency
• fostering
• children and young people
• approved provider list opportunitycentral bedfordshire council
• bedford borough council
• provider engagement event
• luton council

Location

Chicksands

Description

Total Quantity or Scope

Independent Fostering Agency – Approved Provider List OpportunityCentral Bedfordshire Council, Bedford Borough Council and Luton Council as strategic partners, will be opening up an opportunity for IFA’s to join their Approved Provider List (APL) when this is recommissioned in 2045/25 and be part of a committed and trusted suite of providers that offer homes to our looked after children.We would like to invite interested providers to a virtual Provider Engagement Event on Tuesday 19th March at 2pm – 3pm.AgendaNeeds across the areaSharing of the draft specification for comment or feedbackOpportunity for providers to give their views, feedback and to ask questions around joining an Approved Provider ListPlease contact Shelley Cummings at shelley.cummings@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk to confirm your attendance or with any queries. An MS Teams link will be forwarded to all those who confirm attendance.

CPV Codes

• 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

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Other Information

Independent Fostering Agency – Approved Provider List OpportunityCentral Bedfordshire Council, Bedford Borough Council and Luton Council as strategic partners, will be opening up an opportunity for IFA’s to join their Approved Provider List (APL) when this is recommissioned in 2045/25 and be part of a committed and trusted suite of providers that offer homes to our looked after children.We are looking to invite applications in Autumn of 2024 and are currently in the process of consulting internal stakeholders, agencies and children on a remodelled specification.We would like to invite interested providers to a virtual Provider Engagement Event on Tuesday 19th March at 2pm – 3pm.AgendaNeeds across the areaSharing of the draft specification for comment or feedbackOpportunity for providers to give their views, feedback and to ask questions around joining an Approved Provider ListPlease contact Shelley Cummings at shelley.cummings@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk to confirm