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This event is for: \n•\tProviders already working in Essex\n•\tProviders that want to work in Essex\n•\tProviders that do not have property in Essex but want to work in Essex\n•\tSocial enterprise organisations (small and large) who want to work in Essex\nThis event aims to set out a new way of working together by collaborating with you to co-design sustainable and purposeful solutions to Essex sufficiency. This event is for directors and owners of children's homes.\nAgenda for Collaboration and Discussion:\n1.\tResidential Programme 2024/2025 Update\n2.\tUnderstanding future demand, capacity and timelines\n3.\tUnderstanding Care Cubed\n4.\tDeveloping prerequisites for working together - what we need from you and what you need from us\n5.\tAdapting procurement pathways for public benefit - addressing the challenges of public sector procurement for commissioners, providers and young people\n6.\tPartnerships and Collaboration - exploring how we can do and can work together for improved outcomes\n7.\tFacilitated networking time \nThere will be space for organisations to book a 10-15-minute slot with key commissioning and procurement leads for direct, individual conversations. \nHow to book:\nPlease register your interest in attending the collaboration event, and book a slot with ECC representatives via Eventbrite:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/essex-childrens-residential-collaboration-event-tickets-1309550052459?aff=oddtdtcreator\nPlease be advised that any information regarding the contract value and contract duration within this notice are provided for indicative purposes to fulfil the requirements of the online form. 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It is not about individual placements. Therefore, it is appropriate for Directors and Owners to attend. Due to space limitations, we can accommodate two people from each organisation. To reserve space for your organisation, please use the following link to access and fill out our booking form:\nhttps://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZLzvw6VkFTuNInAaV1ee3RctUOUZHUFNEN1NYOVJLM1g3S0c2R01UNk5KMi4u&route=shorturl\nPlease be advised that any information regarding the contract value and contract duration within this notice are provided for indicative purposes to fulfil the requirements of the online form. The Council reserves the right to review and amend this information and will publish the actual position within the tender.\nIn addition, please note that the response deadline within this notice relates to the deadline for expressing interest in attending this engagement event to facilitate the scheduling arrangements. The Council will publish details of any further market engagement notices regarding this project via separate notices in due course.\nIn addition, please be advised that in relation to the stated contracting authority within this notice, the contracting authority is Essex County Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). 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It is not about individual placements. Therefore, it is appropriate for Directors and Owners to attend. Due to space limitations, we can accommodate two people from each organisation. To reserve space for your organisation, please use the following link to access and fill out our booking form:\nhttps://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZLzvw6VkFTuNInAaV1ee3RctUOUZHUFNEN1NYOVJLM1g3S0c2R01UNk5KMi4u&route=shorturl", "dueDate": "2025-09-19T23:59:59+01:00", "status": "scheduled" } ], "documents": [ { "id": "054653-2025", "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice", "noticeType": "UK2", "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054653-2025", "datePublished": "2025-09-08T13:47:30+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ] }, "tender": { "id": "F013PA", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "Essex Children's Homes Collaboration event", "description": "Following the Essex Children's Homes collaboration events in May and July 2025 Essex County Council would like to invite you to a further event on the 25th September 2025, from 09:00-12:00 at The County Hotel, 29 Rainsford Rd, Chelmsford CM1 2PZ\nThe agenda will provide space to:\n•\tRecap on the thinking so far\n•\tIntroduce a proposed new commissioning model\n•\tTest the model with providers to understand its potential risks and benefits\n•\tTest the appetite of providers to sign up to the model\n•\tSet out proposed next steps, including anticipated timelines\nWe remain committed to codesigning the approach with providers who are open to:\n•\tProviding same day emergency placements in Essex\n•\tProviding homes that meet the high and complex levels of need in Essex\n•\tWorking alongside operations and placement teams in Essex to ensure long term placement planning and stability\n•\tOpen book accounting principles (by which we mean transparency of cost, price and value)\n•\tProviding exclusive occupancy to local homes for Essex children\n•\tExploring how relational contracts could improve sufficiency in Essex\nThe focus of this event is strategic in nature. It is not about individual placements. Therefore, it is appropriate for Directors and Owners to attend. Due to space limitations, we can accommodate two people from each organisation. To reserve space for your organisation, please use the following link to access and fill out our booking form:\nhttps://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZLzvw6VkFTuNInAaV1ee3RctUOUZHUFNEN1NYOVJLM1g3S0c2R01UNk5KMi4u&route=shorturl\nPlease be advised that any information regarding the contract value and contract duration within this notice are provided for indicative purposes to fulfil the requirements of the online form. The Council reserves the right to review and amend this information and will publish the actual position within the tender.\nIn addition, please note that the response deadline within this notice relates to the deadline for expressing interest in attending this engagement event to facilitate the scheduling arrangements. The Council will publish details of any further market engagement notices regarding this project via separate notices in due course.\nIn addition, please be advised that in relation to the stated contracting authority within this notice, the contracting authority is Essex County Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). 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It is not about individual placements. Therefore, it is appropriate for Directors and Owners to attend. Due to space limitations, we can accommodate two people from each organisation. 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It is not about individual placements. Therefore, it is appropriate for Directors and Owners to attend. Due to space limitations, we can accommodate two people from each organisation. To reserve space for your organisation, please use the following link to access and fill out our booking form:\nhttps://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZLzvw6VkFTuNInAaV1ee3RctUOUZHUFNEN1NYOVJLM1g3S0c2R01UNk5KMi4u&route=shorturl\nPlease be advised that any information regarding the contract value and contract duration within this notice are provided for indicative purposes to fulfil the requirements of the online form. The Council reserves the right to review and amend this information and will publish the actual position within the tender.\nIn addition, please note that the response deadline within this notice relates to the deadline for expressing interest in attending this engagement event to facilitate the scheduling arrangements. The Council will publish details of any further market engagement notices regarding this project via separate notices in due course.\nIn addition, please be advised that in relation to the stated contracting authority within this notice, the contracting authority is Essex County Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). 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Please note that this section will include an overview of the proposed shortlisting process to identify suitable providers who will form part of a collaborative approach to delivering Essex sufficiency, specifically in relation to emergencies and complexity of need.\n•\tTo provide an operational update on work to adapt internal processes in the meantime.\nPlease note that the focus of this event is strategic in nature, and long-term commissioning. It is not about individual placements. Therefore, it is appropriate for Directors and Owners to attend.\n To reserve space for your organisation, please use the following link to access and fill out our booking form:\nhttps://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZL5WmVUAi2_1CkSKAiBbVZVZUMjdXNUFJR1U4WkRZMjdMRFdUN05LSlJUOC4u&route=shorturl", "dueDate": "2025-12-12T23:59:59Z", "status": "scheduled" } ], "documents": [ { "id": "079183-2025", "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice", "noticeType": "UK2", "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079183-2025", "datePublished": "2025-12-03T09:46:43Z", "format": "text/html" } ] }, "tender": { "id": "F013PA", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "Essex Children's Homes Collaboration event", "description": "Following the Essex Children's Homes Collaboration event on the 25th September 2025, Essex County Council would like to invite providers of children's homes in Essex and surrounding areas to an online meeting. \nThe event will be held on the 15th December 2025, between 14:00 and 15:30 on Microsoft Teams.\n The time will be used to:\n•\tShare the learning from the last event and recap on ambitions to work collaboratively with the market to access Essex homes for Essex children.\n•\tShare the Council's initial considerations regarding the procurement structure to gain market feedback and insight as part of the co-design process. Please note that this section will include an overview of the proposed shortlisting process to identify suitable providers who will form part of a collaborative approach to delivering Essex sufficiency, specifically in relation to emergencies and complexity of need.\n•\tTo provide an operational update on work to adapt internal processes in the meantime.\nPlease note that the focus of this event is strategic in nature, and long-term commissioning. It is not about individual placements. Therefore, it is appropriate for Directors and Owners to attend.\nTo reserve space for your organisation, please use the following link to access and fill out our booking form:\nhttps://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZL5WmVUAi2_1CkSKAiBbVZVZUMjdXNUFJR1U4WkRZMjdMRFdUN05LSlJUOC4u&route=shorturl\nExplanatory notes:\nPlease be advised that any information regarding the contract value and contract duration within this notice are provided for indicative purposes to fulfil the requirements of the online form. The Council reserves the right to review and amend this information and will publish the actual position within the tender notice.\nIn addition, please note that in relation to the stated position regarding the contracting authority within this notice, the contracting authority is Essex County Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). 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Please note that this event will take place in-person although the precise venue remains subject to final confirmation. Therefore, the Council will confirm the location of the event to all providers who register a place at the event as soon as practically possible.\nPlease be advised that the focus of this event is designed to secure an understanding of the key features to secure a successful relational contract between ECC and providers. In order to inform the discussions during this event, ECC officers have created a short survey that will enable us to better understand your experiences of local authority contracts and capture any approaches which are considered best practice to inform the drafting requirements for this service.\nPlease take the time to complete the survey which can be accessed via: https://forms.office.com/e/BQxSs1xJHB\nIf you would like to share any supporting information to accompany your survey response , for example evidence of good practice or lessons learned from similar projects, please feel free to email us via: rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk \nWe look forward to meeting new providers during this event and reconnecting with providers that have been a part of the journey so far. Please be advised that the scope of this agenda means that this event is best suited to directors, development or strategic leads rather than frontline, operational staff. 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This event is for: \n•\tProviders already working in Essex\n•\tProviders that want to work in Essex\n•\tProviders that do not have property in Essex but want to work in Essex\n•\tSocial enterprise organisations (small and large) who want to work in Essex\nThis event aims to set out a new way of working together by collaborating with you to co-design sustainable and purposeful solutions to Essex sufficiency. This event is for directors and owners of children's homes.\nAgenda for Collaboration and Discussion:\n1.\tResidential Programme 2024/2025 Update\n2.\tUnderstanding future demand, capacity and timelines\n3.\tUnderstanding Care Cubed\n4.\tDeveloping prerequisites for working together - what we need from you and what you need from us\n5.\tAdapting procurement pathways for public benefit - addressing the challenges of public sector procurement for commissioners, providers and young people\n6.\tPartnerships and Collaboration - exploring how we can do and can work together for improved outcomes\n7.\tFacilitated networking time \nThere will be space for organisations to book a 10-15-minute slot with key commissioning and procurement leads for direct, individual conversations. \nHow to book:\nPlease register your interest in attending the collaboration event, and book a slot with ECC representatives via Eventbrite:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/essex-childrens-residential-collaboration-event-tickets-1309550052459?aff=oddtdtcreator\nPlease be advised that any information regarding the contract value and contract duration within this notice are provided for indicative purposes to fulfil the requirements of the online form. The Council reserves the right to review and amend this information and will publish the actual position within the tender notice.\nIn addition, please note that the engagement deadline relates to the deadline for expressing interest in attending the initial event on 12th May 2025 to facilitate the scheduling arrangements. The Council will publish details of any further market engagement opportunities regarding this project via separate notices in due course." }, { "releaseID": "034481-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-06-23T15:59:25+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "Following the Essex Children's Homes Collaboration event on the 12th May 2025, Essex County Council would like to invite you to a second collaboration day. \nThe time will be used to: \nShare the learning from the last event and recap on ambitions to work collaboratively with the market to access Essex homes for Essex children. \nProvide clear analysis of local need and a breakdown of provision required to meet that need \nUnderstand strengths and values\nUnderstand gaps in the market\nProvide networking time for providers to connect with each other \nShape a new commissioning model \nThe focus of this event is strategic in nature, and long-term commissioning. It is not about individual placements. Therefore, it is appropriate for Directors and Owners to attend. Due to space limitations, we can accommodate two people from each organisation. Please use the following link to access the online form to reserve space for your organisation\nhttps://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZLzvw6VkFTuNInAaV1ee3RctUQ1BYUUFJUDM1SUQ4TzNMMDBESFFFOFQzRy4u&route=shorturl" }, { "releaseID": "053185-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-02T14:15:21+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "Following the Essex Children's Homes collaboration events in May and July 2025 Essex County Council would like to invite you to a further event on the 23rd September 2025, from 09:00-12:00. \nThe agenda will provide space to: \n•\tRecap on the thinking so far\n•\tIntroduce a proposed new commissioning model\n•\tTest the model with providers to understand its potential risks and benefits \n•\tTest the appetite of providers to sign up to the model \n•\tSet out proposed next steps, including anticipated timelines\nWe remain committed to codesigning the approach with providers who are open to:\n•\tProviding same day emergency placements in Essex \n•\tProviding homes that meet the high and complex levels of need in Essex\n•\tWorking alongside operations and placement teams in Essex to ensure long term placement planning and stability\n•\tOpen book accounting principles (by which we mean transparency of cost, price and value)\n•\tProviding exclusive occupancy to local homes for Essex children\n•\tExploring how relational contracts could improve sufficiency in Essex \nThe focus of this event is strategic in nature. It is not about individual placements. Therefore, it is appropriate for Directors and Owners to attend. Due to space limitations, we can accommodate two people from each organisation. 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It is not about individual placements. Therefore, it is appropriate for Directors and Owners to attend. Due to space limitations, we can accommodate two people from each organisation. 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It is not about individual placements. Therefore, it is appropriate for Directors and Owners to attend. Due to space limitations, we can accommodate two people from each organisation. To reserve space for your organisation, please use the following link to access and fill out our booking form:\nhttps://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZLzvw6VkFTuNInAaV1ee3RctUOUZHUFNEN1NYOVJLM1g3S0c2R01UNk5KMi4u&route=shorturl" }, { "releaseID": "079183-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-12-03T09:46:43Z", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "Following the Essex Children's Homes Collaboration event on the 25th September 2025, Essex County Council would like to invite providers of children's homes in Essex and surrounding areas to an online meeting. \nThe event will be held on the 15th December 2025, between 14:00 and 15:30 on Microsoft Teams.\n The time will be used to:\n•\tShare the learning from the last event and recap on ambitions to work collaboratively with the market to access Essex homes for Essex children.\n•\tShare the Council's initial considerations regarding the procurement structure to gain market feedback and insight as part of the co-design process. Please note that this section will include an overview of the proposed shortlisting process to identify suitable providers who will form part of a collaborative approach to delivering Essex sufficiency, specifically in relation to emergencies and complexity of need.\n•\tTo provide an operational update on work to adapt internal processes in the meantime.\nPlease note that the focus of this event is strategic in nature, and long-term commissioning. It is not about individual placements. Therefore, it is appropriate for Directors and Owners to attend.\n To reserve space for your organisation, please use the following link to access and fill out our booking form:\nhttps://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZL5WmVUAi2_1CkSKAiBbVZVZUMjdXNUFJR1U4WkRZMjdMRFdUN05LSlJUOC4u&route=shorturl" }, { "releaseID": "022867-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-03-13T11:37:38Z", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "Following the previous Essex Children's Homes collaboration events which took place during May to December 2025 inclusive, Essex County Council (\"ECC\") would like to invite providers to the next collaboration event which will take place on the 16th April 2026 from 09:30 to 13:00. Please note that this event will take place in-person although the precise venue remains subject to final confirmation. Therefore, the Council will confirm the location of the event to all providers who register a place at the event as soon as practically possible.\nPlease be advised that the focus of this event is designed to secure an understanding of the key features to secure a successful relational contract between ECC and providers. In order to inform the discussions during this event, ECC officers have created a short survey that will enable us to better understand your experiences of local authority contracts and capture any approaches which are considered best practice to inform the drafting requirements for this service.\nPlease take the time to complete the survey which can be accessed via: https://forms.office.com/e/BQxSs1xJHB\nIf you would like to share any supporting information to accompany your survey response , for example evidence of good practice or lessons learned from similar projects, please feel free to email us via: rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk \nWe look forward to meeting new providers during this event and reconnecting with providers that have been a part of the journey so far. Please be advised that the scope of this agenda means that this event is best suited to directors, development or strategic leads rather than frontline, operational staff. 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"releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "Essex County Council (ECC) want to secure 33 exclusive Children's Residential Home beds in Essex by 2027 for children and young people in care. ECC also have a long-term ambition to work differently, in collaboration with the sector. We want to work with organisations that share our purpose and values to appropriately meet the needs and deliver good outcomes for Essex young people, in Essex. \nECC has planned a collaboration event on the 12th May 2025 between 10:00 and 16:00 at Colchester Football Stadium to meet with providers of children's residential care. This event is for: \n•\tProviders already working in Essex\n•\tProviders that want to work in Essex\n•\tProviders that do not have property in Essex but want to work in Essex\n•\tSocial enterprise organisations (small and large) who want to work in Essex\nThis event aims to set out a new way of working together by collaborating with you to co-design sustainable and purposeful solutions to Essex sufficiency. This event is for directors and owners of children's homes.\nAgenda for Collaboration and Discussion:\n1.\tResidential Programme 2024/2025 Update\n2.\tUnderstanding future demand, capacity and timelines\n3.\tUnderstanding Care Cubed\n4.\tDeveloping prerequisites for working together - what we need from you and what you need from us\n5.\tAdapting procurement pathways for public benefit - addressing the challenges of public sector procurement for commissioners, providers and young people\n6.\tPartnerships and Collaboration - exploring how we can do and can work together for improved outcomes\n7.\tFacilitated networking time \nThere will be space for organisations to book a 10-15-minute slot with key commissioning and procurement leads for direct, individual conversations. \nHow to book:\nPlease register your interest in attending the collaboration event, and book a slot with ECC representatives via Eventbrite using the following link:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/essex-childrens-residential-collaboration-event-tickets-1309550052459?aff=oddtdtcreator\nExplanatory note:\nPlease be advised that any information regarding the contract value and contract duration within this notice are provided for indicative purposes to fulfil the requirements of the online form. The Council reserves the right to review and amend this information and will publish the actual position within the tender notice." }, { "releaseID": "034481-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-06-23T15:59:25+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "Following the Essex Children's Homes Collaboration event on the 12th May 2025, Essex County Council would like to invite you to a second collaboration day. \nThe time will be used to: \nShare the learning from the last event and recap on ambitions to work collaboratively with the market to access Essex homes for Essex children. \nProvide clear analysis of local need and a breakdown of provision required to meet that need \nUnderstand strengths and values\nUnderstand gaps in the market\nProvide networking time for providers to connect with each other \nShape a new commissioning model \nThe focus of this event is strategic in nature, and long-term commissioning. It is not about individual placements. Therefore, it is appropriate for Directors and Owners to attend. Due to space limitations, we can accommodate two people from each organisation. To reserve space for your organisation, please use the following link to access and fill out our booking form:\nhttps://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZLzvw6VkFTuNInAaV1ee3RctUQ1BYUUFJUDM1SUQ4TzNMMDBESFFFOFQzRy4u&route=shorturl\nPlease be advised that any information regarding the contract value and contract duration within this notice are provided for indicative purposes to fulfil the requirements of the online form. The Council reserves the right to review and amend this information and will publish the actual position within the tender.\nIn addition, please note that the response deadline within this notice relates to the deadline for expressing interest in attending this engagement event to facilitate the scheduling arrangements. The Council will publish details of any further market engagement notices regarding this project via separate notices in due course." }, { "releaseID": "053184-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-02T14:14:39+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "Essex County Council (ECC) want to secure 33 exclusive Children's Residential Home beds in Essex by 2027 for children and young people in care. ECC also have a long-term ambition to work differently, in collaboration with the sector. We want to work with organisations that share our purpose and values to appropriately meet the needs and deliver good outcomes for Essex young people, in Essex.\nExplanatory notes:\nPlease be advised that any information regarding the contract value and contract duration within this notice are provided for indicative purposes to fulfil the requirements of the online form. The Council reserves the right to review and amend this information and will publish the actual position within the tender notice.\nIn addition, please note that in relation to the stated position regarding the contracting authority within this notice, the contracting authority is Essex County Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation, a local authority, a combined authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation." }, { "releaseID": "053185-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-02T14:15:21+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "Following the Essex Children's Homes collaboration events in May and July 2025 Essex County Council would like to invite you to a further event on the 23rd September 2025, from 09:00-12:00. \nThe agenda will provide space to: \n•\tRecap on the thinking so far\n•\tIntroduce a proposed new commissioning model\n•\tTest the model with providers to understand its potential risks and benefits \n•\tTest the appetite of providers to sign up to the model \n•\tSet out proposed next steps, including anticipated timelines\nWe remain committed to codesigning the approach with providers who are open to:\n•\tProviding same day emergency placements in Essex \n•\tProviding homes that meet the high and complex levels of need in Essex\n•\tWorking alongside operations and placement teams in Essex to ensure long term placement planning and stability\n•\tOpen book accounting principles (by which we mean transparency of cost, price and value)\n•\tProviding exclusive occupancy to local homes for Essex children\n•\tExploring how relational contracts could improve sufficiency in Essex \nThe focus of this event is strategic in nature. It is not about individual placements. Therefore, it is appropriate for Directors and Owners to attend. Due to space limitations, we can accommodate two people from each organisation. To reserve space for your organisation, please use the following link to access and fill out our booking form:\nhttps://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZLzvw6VkFTuNInAaV1ee3RctUOUZHUFNEN1NYOVJLM1g3S0c2R01UNk5KMi4u&route=shorturl\nPlease be advised that any information regarding the contract value and contract duration within this notice are provided for indicative purposes to fulfil the requirements of the online form. The Council reserves the right to review and amend this information and will publish the actual position within the tender.\nIn addition, please note that the response deadline within this notice relates to the deadline for expressing interest in attending this engagement event to facilitate the scheduling arrangements. The Council will publish details of any further market engagement notices regarding this project via separate notices in due course.\nIn addition, please be advised that in relation to the stated contracting authority within this notice, the contracting authority is Essex County Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation, a local authority, a combined authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation." }, { "releaseID": "054653-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-08T13:47:30+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planningUpdate" ], "value": "Following the Essex Children's Homes collaboration events in May and July 2025 Essex County Council would like to invite you to a further event on the 25th September 2025, from 09:00-12:00 at The County Hotel, 29 Rainsford Rd, Chelmsford CM1 2PZ\nThe agenda will provide space to:\n•\tRecap on the thinking so far\n•\tIntroduce a proposed new commissioning model\n•\tTest the model with providers to understand its potential risks and benefits\n•\tTest the appetite of providers to sign up to the model\n•\tSet out proposed next steps, including anticipated timelines\nWe remain committed to codesigning the approach with providers who are open to:\n•\tProviding same day emergency placements in Essex\n•\tProviding homes that meet the high and complex levels of need in Essex\n•\tWorking alongside operations and placement teams in Essex to ensure long term placement planning and stability\n•\tOpen book accounting principles (by which we mean transparency of cost, price and value)\n•\tProviding exclusive occupancy to local homes for Essex children\n•\tExploring how relational contracts could improve sufficiency in Essex\nThe focus of this event is strategic in nature. It is not about individual placements. Therefore, it is appropriate for Directors and Owners to attend. Due to space limitations, we can accommodate two people from each organisation. To reserve space for your organisation, please use the following link to access and fill out our booking form:\nhttps://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZLzvw6VkFTuNInAaV1ee3RctUOUZHUFNEN1NYOVJLM1g3S0c2R01UNk5KMi4u&route=shorturl\nPlease be advised that any information regarding the contract value and contract duration within this notice are provided for indicative purposes to fulfil the requirements of the online form. The Council reserves the right to review and amend this information and will publish the actual position within the tender.\nIn addition, please note that the response deadline within this notice relates to the deadline for expressing interest in attending this engagement event to facilitate the scheduling arrangements. The Council will publish details of any further market engagement notices regarding this project via separate notices in due course.\nIn addition, please be advised that in relation to the stated contracting authority within this notice, the contracting authority is Essex County Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation, a local authority, a combined authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation." }, { "releaseID": "079183-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-12-03T09:46:43Z", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "Following the Essex Children's Homes Collaboration event on the 25th September 2025, Essex County Council would like to invite providers of children's homes in Essex and surrounding areas to an online meeting. \nThe event will be held on the 15th December 2025, between 14:00 and 15:30 on Microsoft Teams.\n The time will be used to:\n•\tShare the learning from the last event and recap on ambitions to work collaboratively with the market to access Essex homes for Essex children.\n•\tShare the Council's initial considerations regarding the procurement structure to gain market feedback and insight as part of the co-design process. Please note that this section will include an overview of the proposed shortlisting process to identify suitable providers who will form part of a collaborative approach to delivering Essex sufficiency, specifically in relation to emergencies and complexity of need.\n•\tTo provide an operational update on work to adapt internal processes in the meantime.\nPlease note that the focus of this event is strategic in nature, and long-term commissioning. It is not about individual placements. Therefore, it is appropriate for Directors and Owners to attend.\nTo reserve space for your organisation, please use the following link to access and fill out our booking form:\nhttps://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=TzK0qFwVFUKg8X7YzJqZL5WmVUAi2_1CkSKAiBbVZVZUMjdXNUFJR1U4WkRZMjdMRFdUN05LSlJUOC4u&route=shorturl\nExplanatory notes:\nPlease be advised that any information regarding the contract value and contract duration within this notice are provided for indicative purposes to fulfil the requirements of the online form. The Council reserves the right to review and amend this information and will publish the actual position within the tender notice.\nIn addition, please note that in relation to the stated position regarding the contracting authority within this notice, the contracting authority is Essex County Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation, a local authority, a combined authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation." }, { "releaseID": "022867-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-03-13T11:37:38Z", "releaseTag": [ "planning" ], "value": "Following the previous Essex Children's Homes collaboration events which took place during May to December 2025 inclusive, Essex County Council (\"ECC\") would like to invite providers to the next collaboration event which will take place on the 16th April 2026 from 09:30 to 13:00. Please note that this event will take place in-person although the precise venue remains subject to final confirmation. Therefore, the Council will confirm the location of the event to all providers who register a place at the event as soon as practically possible.\nIn summary, during previous market collaboration events, we have worked together to:\n•\tUnderstand how we can respond to the highest levels and complexity of need that Essex children present with \n•\tCo-design prerequisites for collaborative working \n•\tCo-design and tested a new collaborative placement finding protocol\n•\tCo-design a clear understanding for the need for emergency placements and move-on placements to support good transitions for children in care. \n•\tCo-design a procurement pathway that is compliant and enables ECC to identify providers that share our values and can deliver high quality children's home placements for Essex children. \nPlease be advised that the focus of this event is designed to secure an understanding of the key features to secure a successful relational contract between ECC and providers. In order to inform the discussions during this event, ECC officers have created a short survey that will enable us to better understand your experiences of local authority contracts and capture any approaches which are considered best practice to inform the drafting requirements for this service. \nPlease take the time to complete the survey which can be accessed via: https://forms.office.com/e/BQxSs1xJHB\nIf you would like to share any supporting information to accompany your survey response , for example evidence of good practice or lessons learned from similar projects, please feel free to email us via: rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk \nWe look forward to meeting new providers during this event and reconnecting with providers that have been a part of the journey so far. Please be advised that the scope of this agenda means that this event is best suited to directors, development or strategic leads rather than frontline, operational staff. In addition, please note that in order to provide equitable access to all organisations, spaces at this event are limited to two (2) representatives per provider.\nNew providers to Essex are welcome to attend this event. However, please be aware that you may benefit from a prior discussion with the project team ahead of time to ensure you understand the journey of co-design so far. You can find out more how to access a spot at our Friday drop-in sessions here: \nhttps://www.essexproviderhub.org/children-s-services/contacts/new-to-essex-children-s-homes-consultations/\nExplanatory notes: Please be advised that any information regarding the contract value and contract duration within this notice are provided for indicative purposes to fulfil the requirements of the online form. The Council reserves the right to review and amend this information and will publish the actual position within the tender notice. In addition, please note that in relation to the stated position regarding the contracting authority within this notice, the contracting authority is Essex County Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). Such successor body or bodies may be, without limitation, a local authority, a combined authority, a combined county authority, a strategic authority or any other status determined pursuant to the Devolution and LGR Legislation." }, { "releaseID": "031483-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-04-07T13:51:42+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "planningUpdate" ], "value": "Following the previous Essex Children's Homes collaboration events which took place during May to December 2025 inclusive, Essex County Council (\"ECC\") would like to invite providers to the next collaboration event which will take place on the 16th April 2026 from 09:30 to 13:00. Please note that this event will take place online via MS Teams instead of in-person as previously advertised. In addition, please be advised that the Council will circulate the requisite meeting invitation via e-mail to all providers who have registered their attendance via the MS Forms survey as detailed below.\nIn summary, during previous market collaboration events, we have worked together to:\n•\tUnderstand how we can respond to the highest levels and complexity of need that Essex children present with\n•\tCo-design prerequisites for collaborative working\n•\tCo-design and tested a new collaborative placement finding protocol\n•\tCo-design a clear understanding for the need for emergency placements and move-on placements to support good transitions for children in care.\n•\tCo-design a procurement pathway that is compliant and enables ECC to identify providers that share our values and can deliver high quality children's home placements for Essex children.\nPlease be advised that the focus of this event is designed to secure an understanding of the key features to secure a successful relational contract between ECC and providers. In order to inform the discussions during this event, ECC officers have created a short survey that will enable us to better understand your experiences of local authority contracts and capture any approaches which are considered best practice to inform the drafting requirements for this service.\nPlease take the time to complete the survey which can be accessed via: https://forms.office.com/e/BQxSs1xJHB\nIf you would like to share any supporting information to accompany your survey response , for example evidence of good practice or lessons learned from similar projects, please feel free to email us via: rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk\nWe look forward to meeting new providers during this event and reconnecting with providers that have been a part of the journey so far. Please be advised that the scope of this agenda means that this event is best suited to directors, development or strategic leads rather than frontline, operational staff. In addition, please note that in order to provide equitable access to all organisations, spaces at this event are limited to two (2) representatives per provider.\nNew providers to Essex are welcome to attend this event. However, please be aware that you may benefit from a prior discussion with the project team ahead of time to ensure you understand the journey of co-design so far. You can find out more how to access a spot at our Friday drop-in sessions here:\nhttps://www.essexproviderhub.org/children-s-services/contacts/new-to-essex-children-s-homes-consultations/\nExplanatory notes: Please be advised that any information regarding the contract value and contract duration within this notice are provided for indicative purposes to fulfil the requirements of the online form. The Council reserves the right to review and amend this information and will publish the actual position within the tender notice. In addition, please note that in relation to the stated position regarding the contracting authority within this notice, the contracting authority is Essex County Council and any Successor Body meaning one or more entities which assumes any of the Council's functions (as applicable) as a result of Local Government Reform (LGR). 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