Independent Fostering Framework Agreement

A Contract Award Notice
by KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
£1-£69M
Sector
HEALTH
Published
19 Apr 2024
Delivery
From 01 Apr 2024 (est.)
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Maidstone

Geochart for 3 buyers and 9 suppliers

3 buyers

9 suppliers

Description

Kent County Council and Medway Council have awarded a framework agreement to a number of Independent Fostering Providers who will provide a range of stable, high-quality foster care homes for children 0-18 years old that value, support and encourage them to grow and develop as individuals. In addition to promoting their health and general well-being the Providers need to be committed to ensuring that their foster carers recognise the importance of the educational achievement of Children in Care and work with us in raising their academic attainment.

Lot Division

1 Lot 1

• Short Term/Task Centred/Bridging, up to 12 months • Long Term or permanent homes (as per the Care/Placement Plan; 12 months and over) • Parent(s) and Child(ren) • Short Break Homes • Children with Disabilities • Solo homes, with no other children/young people within the fostering household. • Homes for large sibling groups to enable brothers and sisters to live together. • Emergency foster care beds, where foster carers are able to care for children without the usual planning and/or thorough assessment process having taken place because of the need to ensure the immediate safety and welfare of the child. - Homes for large sibling groups to enable brothers and sisters to live together. - Emergency foster care beds, where foster carers are able to care for children without the usual planning and/or thorough assessment process having taken place because of the need to ensure the immediate safety and welfare of the child.
2 Lot 2

A small number of our children and young people in care, are placed within a residential children’s home due to the complexity of their needs during a specific period in their childhood. For some, past adverse family experiences may lead to poor emotional and mental health expressed through depression, self-harming behaviours or separation anxieties and attachment disorders. They are often highly vulnerable young people whose behaviour could be perceived to make them or others more at risk
3 Lot 3

We are seeking specialist foster carers, predominantly for adolescents. For some, past adverse family experiences may have led to poor emotional and mental health expressed through depression, self-harming behaviours or separation anxieties and attachment disorders. They are often highly vulnerable young people whose behaviour could be perceived to make them or others more at risk. These young people: • may be stepping down from residential care or • more likely requiring a fostering home at short notice (similar to an Emergency Bed). The foster carers will need to care for a young person with complex needs and potentially a number of risk-taking behaviours which may include violence, absconding, offending and gang association. It is expected that these would be predominately a solo arrangement. The level of complexity and need of these young people are above the thresholds that the Placing Authorities would source as part of an enhanced placement through its IFP Fostering Framework Agreement. It is anticipated that only a very small number of these young people would require this type of fostering home in any given year.

Award Detail

1 Banya Family Placement (London)
  • Reference: sc221033
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £1.0-£68,900,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
2 Channels & Choice (East Sussex)
  • Reference: sc221033
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £1.0-£68,900,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
3 Family Fostering (Ramsgate)
  • Reference: sc221033
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £1.0-£68,900,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
4 Fostering Together (East Brabourne)
  • Reference: sc221033
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £1.0-£68,900,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
5 Lighthouse Fostering (Faversham)
  • Reference: sc221033
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £1.0-£68,900,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
6 Outset Fostering Agency (Enfield)
  • Reference: sc221033
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £1.0-£68,900,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
7 Sunbeam Fostering Agency (Langley)
  • Reference: sc221033
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £1.0-£68,900,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
8 Young People At Heart (Weybridge)
  • Reference: sc221033
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £1.0-£68,900,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.
9 First Steps Fostering (Ramsgate)
  • Reference: sc221033
  • Num offers: 11
  • Value: £1.0-£68,900,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
  • Contractor is an SME.

Award Criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents 100.0
PRICE 100.0

CPV Codes

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

Indicators

  • Award on basis of price.

Other Information

The estimated value of the service over the 4 years is as follows but no guarantee is given as to the actual value of the contract: Kent County Council Estimated 4 year spend = £44.4million Medway Council Estimated 4 year spend = £24.5million Following submission of the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SSQ) the approach to evaluation was based on a 100% overall weighted Quality section followed by a ranking of the Standard prices which were submitted

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