Essex County Council · Awarded contract
Awarded

Award of Children's Residential Placements Framework by Essex County Council

Awarded 24 Feb 2020

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Awarded24 Feb 2020
Value£60,000,000.00
SupplierLittle Belsteads Care Home Limited,Options Autism (1) Limited,Pathways Care Group Limited,GS Social Care Solutions Limited,Options Autism (5) Limited,PJL Healthcare Limited,Keys PCE Limited,Action for Children Services Ltd,Acorn Care and Education Ltd,Consensus Support Services Ltd,Hillcrest Childrens Services Limited,CF Support Services Limited,Keys PCE Limited,Hillcrest Childrens Services (2) Limited,Flying Spur Ltd T/a Filby Hall Children's Home,Hillcrest Childrens Services Limited,Acorn Care and Education Ltd,Pathways Care Group Limited,Compass Community Limited,Kedleston (Wood Grove Childcare) Limited T/a Kedlestone (Wings) ,Kites Children's Services Limited,Keys PCE Limited,PJL Healthcare Limited,Hillcrest Childrens Services (2) Limited,Personal Security Service Ltd T/a PSS Care Group,Priory Education Services Limited,The Caldecott Foundation Limited,Semi-Independent House Limited
AgencyEssex County Council
RegionEast of England
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
Ended 2y 9mo ago3y 12mo term
Awarded 24 Feb 2020Expired 20 Feb 2024

About

Essex County Council awarded a contract to Little Belsteads Care Home Limited, Options Autism (1) Limited, Pathways Care Group Limited, GS Social Care Solutions Limited, Options Autism (5) Limited, PJL Healthcare Limited, Keys PCE Limited, and Action for to deliver children's residential placements under a framework divided into three lots: children with disabilities, social emotional mental health (SEMH), and same-day emergency placements.

The contract, valued at £60,000,000, was procured under the light touch regime to secure effective, reliable, and efficient providers that support the Council's statutory duties under section 22A of the Children's Act 1989.

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