Award of Residential and Foster Care Placement Services for Leicestershire Looked After Children
Leicestershire County Council · Awarded contract
AwardedAward of Residential and Foster Care Placement Services for Leicestershire Looked After Children
Awarded 01 Feb 2020
Awarded01 Feb 2020
Value£491,000,000.00
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
Ended 4y 9mo ago2y term
Awarded 1 Feb 2020Expired 31 Jan 2022
About
Leicestershire County Council awarded a contract to Total Care Matters Limited, TJunction Children's Services, The Caldecott Foundation, Witherslack Group, Fusion Fostering Ltd, Heath Solo Limited, Casaegis Ltd, Kedleston Schools, Leicester YMCA, and Footsteps to F for the provision of residential and foster care placements to Leicestershire's Looked After Children through a Dynamic Purchasing System.
The contract, valued at £491,000,000, aims to meet the demand and needs of the LAC cohort, ensuring children and young people can live locally and receive high-quality, value-for-money placements.
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Award of Residential and Foster Care Placement Services for Leicestershire Looked After Children
Won by Total Care Matters Limited,TJunction Children's Services,The Caldecott Foundation,Witherslack Group,Fusion Fostering Ltd,Heath Solo Limited,Casaegis Ltd,Kedleston Schools,Leicester YMCA,Footsteps to Futures,Horizon Care and Education Group Limited,Homes 2 Inspire Ltd,Interpid Care & Support,Meadows Care Ltd.,Care Today,Nottinghamshire YMCA,New Horizons (NW) Ltd,Blue Mountain Homes Limited,Inspirations Leicestershire,Keys PCE Limited,Praxis Care,Salutem LD BidCo IV Limited, trading as Ambito Care and Educatio,Compass Community Limited,Bryn Melyn Care Ltd,Friends Therapeutic Community Trust,4 Pure Heart Limited,Amberleigh Care,BeaconChildcare Ltd,Quality Protects Children Ltd,Heathcotes,Acorn Care and Education Limited,Esland,Resolute Care LTD,CareTech Community Services Ltd,Happy Group (UK) Limited,Semi-Independent House Ltd,Parallel Parents,Barnardo's,Foster Care Associates,Capstone Foster Care (South East) Ltd,The National Fostering Agency Ltd,Active Care Solutions Limited,Credo Care Ltd,Foster Care Link Ltd,UK Fostering,By the Bridge Limited,Orange Grove Fostercare Ltd,The Children's Family Trust,Integrated Services Programme (ISP),Fosterplus Ltd,Child Care Bureau Ltd,Nexus Fostering,Anchor Foster Care Services,Regional Foster Placements,Jay Fostering,The Foster Care Co-operative,Clifford House Fostering,Anglia Fostering Agency Ltd,Acorn Fostering Services Ltd,Treehouse Care Fostering Solutions Ltd,Fostering People Ltd,Sunbeam Fostering Agency Limited,HOPE Fostering Services · Leicestershire County Council
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