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Tender: Flexible Purchasing System for Peninsula Residential Children's Homes – Devon, Somerset, Torbay & Plymouth

Released almost 4 years ago

Closes31 Jan 2028

Likely valueEstimate£10.0M to £70.0MInflation adjusted

LocationSouth West

AgencyDevon County Council

SourceProContract

CategoryPublic Services & Welfare

453 days leftCloses Mon, 31 Jan 2028

About

A Flexible Purchasing System is being established to appoint multiple suppliers to deliver residential children's services across the Peninsula of Devon, Somerset, Torbay and Plymouth. The service aims to increase sufficiency of high-quality placements so children and young people can remain as close to their home community as possible, using an asset-based model that supports positive outcomes with a focus on placement stability and permanence. The FPS is designed to provide greater transparency of pricing and competition through call-off to achieve improved value for placing authorities and will operate as a continually open framework to speed up the process for new homes to become available for placements. For Lot 1, any provision submitted must be Ofsted registered and have been inspected by Ofsted with a rating of 'requires improvement' or above; applications that do not meet these requirements will be unsuccessful.

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Likely value £10.0M to £70.0M

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£4,921,008

Residential Placements Partner for Children's Services by Torbay CouncilPublic Services & WelfareContract was not awarded.

£11,125,000

Award of Strategic Partner Framework for Children's Homes and Step-Down Accommodation to CF Contact and Support Services LtdPublic Services & WelfareCF Contact and Support Services Ltd

£27,300,000

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£436,443,000

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Flexible Purchasing System for Peninsula Residential Children's Homes – Devon, Somerset, Torbay & PlymouthPublic Services & Welfare · Devon County Council · Closes 31 Jan 2028

Peninsula Residential Children's Homes – Add Lot 1 or Lot 2 to Flexible Purchasing System (Existing FPS Providers)Public Services & Welfare · Closes 31 Jan 2028

Extension of Children's Residential Placements pseudo‑DPS for 14 South‑West Local AuthoritiesPublic Services & Welfare · Closes 23 Feb 2029

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