Children's Innovation Partnership for Care Placement Strategy with Barnardo's
Leicestershire County Council · Awarded contract
AwardedChildren's Innovation Partnership for Care Placement Strategy with Barnardo's
Awarded 01 Dec 2018
Awarded01 Dec 2018
Value£704,000,000.00
SupplierBarnardo's
RegionEast Midlands
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
Ended 6y 11mo ago12mo term
Awarded 1 Dec 2018Expired 30 Nov 2019
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Leicestershire County Council awarded a contract to Barnardo's for the Children's Innovation Partnership (CIP), a collaboration to design and deliver creative service models that provide cost-effective, outcome-focused solutions aligned with the Council's Care Placement Strategy.
The partnership covers three stages—design, delivery, and evaluation—with initial priorities including residential care for Looked After Children with complex behaviours and disabilities, and additional capacity for edge-of-care services.
The estimated annual value is AUD 704,000,000, based on 2018/19 budgets for the services covered.
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