Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
Contact
Ms Anne-Lise Nicol
Telephone
+44 333
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH3 - Essex
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Children’s Residential Services - Short term emergency regulated mainstream provision for children under 18 - Essex County Council
Reference number
DN619114
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Essex County Council (ECC) are seeking expressions of interest from providers in the Children’s Residential Home space in Essex, this will be for short term emergency regulated mainstream provision for high level needs children under the age of 18 with Children and Families Support Services.
The purpose of such provision would be to provide a crisis response/short term residential placement where a child or young person can receive high quality care until a longer term registered care setting can be found for the child.
This would be specifically for a block contract with an arrangement for ECC to block beds within a Solo Provision. Such provisions will be available immediately, or within the next three months.
This requirement is for a 24 month period with 6 month break clauses throughout.
This requirement is in conjunction with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”) and accompanying guidance. The Provider must adhere to the quality standards as set out within the Regulations when delivering children’s residential placements under this
provision. These requirements includes but are not limited to the provision of appropriately trained staff.
Where you think your organisation could meet the challenges of delivering the above requirement, please send your expression of interest to the below by 5pm Wednesday 20th July 2022. Anne-Lise Nicol: Annelise.Nicol@essex.gov.uk
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.1.4
Place of text to be modified
Extension to deadline for expressions of interest - Now 5pm Wednesday 20th July 2022.
Instead of
Date
11 July 2022
Local time
5:00pm
Read
Date
20 July 2022
Local time
5:00pm
seven.2) Other additional information
Extension to deadline for expressions of interest - Now 5pm Wednesday 20th July 2022.