Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Derbyshire County Council
County Hall
Matlock
DE4 3AG
Contact
Miss Carolyne Knott
carolyne.knott@derbyshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1629536874
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
CCS011 Provision of Block Contract for Children’s Residential Placements
Reference number
DN659335
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Derbyshire County Council seeks to commission a small number of residential children’s
homes which offer high quality care and excellent outcomes for children in care.
The number of children who live in care is rising nationally, with Derbyshire being no
exception, having seen an increase of 25% during the last four years. Rates of children
entering care continue to rise year on year, having increased considerably since 2020.
Residential care is not the most appropriate option for many children in care, with fostering
and connected care being a better option for most. However, where children’s needs are
best met by a residential home it is better if that home is local to them and well connected
with the Child’s team of professionals and related networks. There are also high numbers of
disabled children who require overnight short breaks in a suitably registered and regulated
setting, and the existing service offer is not currently meeting the demand.
The service offer shall include the following requirements:
• Six placements across a service: These placements shall be standard residential
placements and are intended to be long-term placements (1 year or more).
• A two or three bed residential home: This is a provision which can be used to place one or
more children, to support those with additional needs or to use for shorter-term placements.
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• A two bedded complex children's home: This is a provision placing one child or two
children, to support those with complex needs.
• A three-bed residential home to offer short breaks for children with disabilities These
placements aim to offer short break accommodation for children. the average usage per
child would be 24 nights per year, and this should therefore be able to offer this service for
up to 45 children per year.
In addition to the standard delivery model (all requirements) the Council had included within
this tender the option for Tenderers to submit variant bids based on Lots. Please see the
tender documentation for details.
This contract is being tendered under the light touch regime, utilising a procedure with a
combined PQQ and Initial tender stage with options to negotiate subsequent tenders,
However, the Council reserves the right to award the contract(s) based on the initial tenders
without proceeding to the negotiation stage
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2023/S 000-006382
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.1.1.
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CS0011 Provision of Block Contract for Children’s Residential Placements
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CCS011 Provision of Block Contract for Children’s Residential Placements