Birmingham City Council · Awarded contract
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Award of Foster Care Framework to Independent Fostering Agencies by Birmingham City Council

Awarded 03 Apr 2016

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Awarded03 Apr 2016
Value£0.00
SupplierAbacus Fostering ,ABC Fostering Services Ltd,AcornHouse Fostering Services Ltd,Action for Children,Active Care Solutions,Anchor Foster Care Services Ltd,Anglia Fostering Agency Ltd,Banya Family Placement Agency,Barnardos,Cambian Childcare Limited,Capstone Foster Care Ltd,caretech midlands,Child Care Bureau Ltd,Children Always First Limited,Clifford House Fostering Limited,Compass Community Limited,Cove Care Fostering,Excel Fostering Limited,Family Care Fostering Limited,Family First Fostering ,Family Fostercare,familyplacement.com,Father Hudsons Society,Five Rivers Child Care Limited,Foster Care Associates,Foster Care Link,Fostering Dimensions Ltd,Fostering Options,Fostering Outcomes Ltd,Fostering People Ltd,Fostering Solutions,FosteringMatters,Fosterplus Ltd,Foundation Fostering,Freedom Fostering Ltd,Fusion Fostering ltd,Future Families (West Midlands)Ltd,Hillcrest Care Ltd trading as Orange Grove Fostercare,IDEAL FOSTERING,IKON FOSTERING LIMITED,Jay Fostering Ltd,Match Foster Care,Moments Fostering Limited,New Chapters Fostercare,Nexus Fostering,Parallel Parents Ltd,Pathway Care (Midlands) Ltd,Perpetual Fostering,Plus One Fostering Ltd,Priory Education Services,Progress Childrens Services LTD,Prospects For Young People,Quality Fostering Ltd,Regional Foster Placements,SOCIAL WORK ASSESSMENT PARTNERS LIMITED,St Christopher's Fellowship,sunbeam fostering agency ltd,SWIIS (UK) Ltd,THE ADOLESCENT AND CHILDREN'S TRUST,The Children's Family Trust,The Foster Care Co-operative,The Fostering Organisation Limited ,The National Fostering Agency Ltd,Together Trust,Uk Fostering,Voice Fostering,Wholistic Fostering Ltd,Young Foundations
AgencyBirmingham City Council
RegionWest Midlands
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
Ended 8y 7mo ago1y 12mo term
Awarded 3 Apr 2016Expired 2 Apr 2018

About

Birmingham City Council awarded a framework contract to multiple independent fostering agencies, including Abacus Fostering, ABC Fostering Services Ltd, AcornHouse Fostering Services Ltd, Action for Children, Active Care Solutions, Anchor Foster Care Services Ltd, Anglia Fostering Agency Ltd, and Banya Family Placem, for the provision of foster care services.

The framework commenced on 4th April 2016 for a period of two years, with an option to extend for up to two years.

It allows call-off by 13 other local authorities, including Coventry City Council, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, and Staffordshire County Council.

Based on current data, the framework is anticipated to facilitate around 1,700 new placements each year, with an estimated annual spend of circa £110 million.

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