- 1. SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL
- 2. Portsmouth City Council
- 3. Bristol City Council
- 4. Oxfordshire County Council
- 5. Bournemouth Christchurch & Poole Council
- 6. Dorset Council (incorporating the former Dorset County Council, except the former Christchurch Borough Council )
- 7. Isle of Wight Council
- 8. Surrey County Council
- 9. Brighter Futures for Children for Reading Borough Council
- 10. Slough Children's Services Trust (Slough Borough Council)
- 11. Swindon Borough Council
- 12. Wokingham Borough Council
- 13. Bracknell Forest Council
- 14. Achieving for Children for the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- 15. West Berkshire Council
- 16. Wiltshire Council
Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL
Civic Centre,Civic Centre Road
SOUTHAMPTON
SO147LY
tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2380833000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ32 - Southampton
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth
tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ31 - Portsmouth
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Bristol City Council
Bristol
tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Oxfordshire County Council
Oxford
tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Bournemouth Christchurch & Poole Council
Bournemouth
tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK24 - Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Dorset Council (incorporating the former Dorset County Council, except the former Christchurch Borough Council )
Dorset
tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK2 - Dorset and Somerset
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Isle of Wight Council
Isle of Wight
tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ34 - Isle of Wight
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Surrey County Council
Letterhead
tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Brighter Futures for Children for Reading Borough Council
Reading
tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://brighterfuturesforchildren.org/
one.1) Name and addresses
Slough Children's Services Trust (Slough Borough Council)
Slough
tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Swindon Borough Council
Swindon
tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK14 - Swindon
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Wokingham Borough Council
Wokingham
tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Bracknell Forest Council
Bracknell
tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ11 - Berkshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Achieving for Children for the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Twickenham
tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ11 - Berkshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
www.achievingforchildren.org.uk
one.1) Name and addresses
West Berkshire Council
Newbury
tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ11 - Berkshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Wiltshire Council
Trowbridge
tendermanagement@southampton.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK15 - Wiltshire CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
A Framework Agreement for the Provision of Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) Services
Reference number
EC09/01/3096 (Proactis Reference: REQ/1000050)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This procurement invites tenders from both new applicants to The Councils' Framework for the Provision of Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) Services, or from existing providers on this framework who wish to improve their original price offers or to apply for a place on additional lots.
The notice for the original establishment of the Framework Agreement was published on the 28th July 2021 (reference 2021/S 000-017949) and the amended publication dated 7th September 2021, reference 2021/S 000-022124) which read as follows:
"This procurement is for the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of independent fostering agency services across sixteen (16) local authorities that comprise the South-Central IFA Framework consortium. This ITT is to establish a Framework Agreement between Southampton City Council (on behalf of the South-Central IFA Framework consortium) and those tenderers successful in their applications to be accepted on to the framework to enable the provision of foster care placements in accordance with the terms of the framework agreement. The sixteen local authorities which comprise the South-Central IFA Framework consortium (thereby referred to as "The Councils") are:
Bracknell Forest Council, Bristol City Council, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council, Dorset Council, Isle of Wight Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Portsmouth City Council, Reading Borough Council, Slough Children's Services Trust, Southampton City Council, Surrey County Council, Swindon Borough Council, West Berkshire Council, Wiltshire County Council, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham Borough Council
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2022/S 000-020919
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
IV.2.2
Place of text to be modified
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
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Text
25th April 2024
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15th August 2024
Section number
II.2.7
Place of text to be modified
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Instead of
Text
21
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Text
18
Section number
II.2.14
Place of text to be modified
Additional information
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Text
Duration of the framework agreement as originally published was for 48 months (four years) Framework duration, of which 21 months will remain
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Duration of the framework agreement as originally published was for 48 months (four years) Framework duration, of which 18 months will remain