Provision of Children's Residential and Foster Care Placements through Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement 2020
Halton Borough Council · Awarded contract
AwardedProvision of Children's Residential and Foster Care Placements through Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement 2020
Awarded 01 Dec 2020
Awarded01 Dec 2020
Value£336,000,000.00
AgencyHalton Borough Council
RegionNorth West
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
Expires in 4y 1mo10y term, 59% elapsed
Awarded 1 Dec 2020Expires 30 Nov 2030
About
Halton Borough Council awarded a contract to Apex Childrens Services Ltd, Continuum Support Care Services Ltd, Inspire Childrens Services Ltd, Keys PCE Ltd, Lytham Care, New Start Childcare, Omega Care Group Ltd, Pebbles Care Limited, and Supporting Futures for the provision of children's residential and foster care placements under the Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement 2020.
The arrangement, part of the LCR Market Reform programme, involved collaboration among Halton Borough Council, St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, Wirral Borough Council, and Liverpool City Council to establish a sub-regional commissioning framework.
It includes two service categories: Children's Residential Care and Foster Care.
The contract value is £336,000,000.
The PPA was established under the Public Contract Regulations 2015, Regulations 74-76 (Light Touch), with the application window reopening at regular intervals to allow new providers to apply.
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Provision of Children's Residential and Foster Care Placements through Liverpool City Region Partner Provider Arrangement 2020
Won by Apex Childrens Services Ltd,Continuum Support Care Services Ltd,Inspire Childrens Services Ltd,Keys PCE Ltd,Lytham Care,New Start Childcare,Omega Care Group Ltd,Pebbles Care Limited,Supporting Futures Limited,Teen Works Care Ltd,Barnardos,Five Rivers Child Care Limited - Foster Careline Limited,Compass Fostering North Limited,Foster Care Associates Ltd,Fostering People Limited,Fostering Solutions Ltd,The National Fostering Agency Ltd,Orange Grove Fostercare Ltd,The Adolescent and Childrens Trust (TACT),The Foster Care Cooperative Ltd,Three Circles Fostering Ltd,UK Fostering · Halton Borough Council
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