Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Ealing
14-16 Uxbridge Road, London
London
W5 2HL
Contact
Preeti Virk
Telephone
+44 2088256097
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Cross Authority Children's Residential Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this procurement is to establish a DPV for the provision of children's placements with Residential Homes. For the following service levels:
Lot Service level /Placement type Age range
Lot 1 Standard/Core 0-18
Lot 2 Therapeutic 0-18
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,600,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this procurement is to establish a DPV for the provision of children's placements with Residential Homes. For the following service levels:
Lot Service level /Placement type Age range
Lot 1 Standard/Core 0-18
Lot 2 Therapeutic 0-18
The Contracting Authorities are participating in this DPV, in order to fulfil their statutory duty to provide high quality residential care to looked after Children for whom they are responsible.
Commissioning as a consortium of Contracting Authorities allows us to meaningfully engage with the market whilst enabling us to achieve sufficiency of Placements, efficiencies in the purchasing and development of services and advocating better care on behalf of Children.
Contracting Authorities seek to commission high quality Placements closer to home, that meet the needs of Children and young people. Our vision is that Children’s Homes offer good quality and well-timed integrated support which help Children achieve their optimum outcomes.
The knowledge and experience of Providers should help to transform the lives of Children, enabling them to break down barriers and turn challenging situations into positive ones. We want all our Children, to emerge emotionally resilient and as confident and competent citizens who are able to realise their full potential and contribute to and access the opportunities available to them within their communities. We believe this can be achieved by:
Working with professionals to develop a greater understanding of a Child’s needs and to agree an outcome focused care plan that is reviewed over time.
Listening to and learning from the experiences of Children and their families/carers
Ensure Children are linked into opportunities and community resources local to where they live
Focusing on the long-term, including sustainability of Placement, school attendance and attainment
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,600,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2024
End date
31 March 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
1 November 2025
Local time
11:00am
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
2 October 2023
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
London Borough of Ealing
14-16 Uxbridge Road, London
London
W5 2HL
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
London Borough of Ealing
14-16 Uxbridge Road, London
London
W5 2HL
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
London Borough of Ealing
14-16 Uxbridge Road, London
London
W5 2HL
Country
United Kingdom