This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.
Official UK procurement notice
Contract Modification (under PCR 2015 Regulation 72) to the London Borough of Sutton Independent Fostering Accommodation Framework
Authority: London Borough of Sutton (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionIn March 2018, The London borough of Sutton concluded a framework agreement for a
group of economic operators to supply services under an Independent Fostering Accommodation Framework following a formal OJEU open procurement procedure. For reference, the OJEU document number for the contract notice (published on 17 May 2017) is 2017/S 096-189231; and the OJEU document number for the contract award notice (published on 23 May 2018) is 2018/S 097-221718. The framework was due to expire on 1 January 2022. The contract value was between (GBP) 20 000 000.00 and 26 000 000.00. On 9 December 2021, the above named authority modified the framework for up to 12 months. The modification was under regulation 72 (1) ( c ) of the publication contract regulations on the grounds that the authority or the market were in a position to tender or bid for a new framework following the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on resources. The modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract and the estimated spend over the 12 months (£800,000) will not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement.
CPV: Health and social work services · Social work services with accommodation · Welfare services for children and young people
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 27 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 25 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1StandardAwarded
A child or young person requiring a standard placement may have no or some
challenging behaviours.
These behaviours would have been identified as a risk, but are not considered to be of
significant risk to the child or young person or another individual.
Examples of the challenging behaviours may include, but are not limited to:
- Sexualised behaviour
- A diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of ADHD
- Difficulties with education and learning
- Disruptive behaviour
- Verbal abuse
Lot #2Lot No: 2 EnhancedAwarded
A child or young person requiring an Enhanced placement may have a disability or has
experienced trauma which has resulted in the child or young person having
challenging behavioural issues.
The degree of this disability and challenging behaviours mean the child or young
person requires an additional level of support and experienced care to achieve their
outcomes.
Examples of the behaviours that may be displayed include, but not limited to:
- Being in crisis with challenging behaviour;
- Highly sexualised behaviour;
- Significant self-harm and risk taking behaviours;
- Profound mental health difficulties
The London Borough of Sutton modified the framework for up to 12 months. The modification was under regulation 72 (1) ( c ) of the publication contract regulations on the grounds that the authority or the market were in a position to tender or bid for a new framework following the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on resources. The modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract and the estimated spend over the 12 months will not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement.
Lot #3ComplexAwarded
The children and young people seeking a Complex placement may have a severe
disability or experienced trauma which has resulted in the child or young person having
significantly challenging behavioural issues.
The level of need of the child or young person will require very specialist and
experienced foster care and services.
The child or young person may also be looking to step down from a Residential
Children’s Home or they are at risk, due to previous placement breakdowns, of moving
into a Residential Children’s Home.
The London Borough of Sutton modified the framework for up to 12 months. The modification was under regulation 72 (1) ( c ) of the publication contract regulations on the grounds that the authority or the market were in a position to tender or bid for a new framework following the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on resources. The modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract and the estimated spend over the 12 months will not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Contract Modification (under PCR 2015 Regulation 72) to the London…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Apr 2022, 13:18 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Apr 2022, 13:18 BST
- Authority reference
DN262759- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-010824- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0330e6Find a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 010824-2022-DN262759-3
- Signed
- 20 Mar 2020
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 010824-2022-DN262759-1
- Signed
- 20 Mar 2018
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 010824-2022-DN262759-2
- Signed
- 20 Mar 2018
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Standard | 27bids · 27 electronic | 27 | — | £10,000,000 – £14,000,000 |
| 2 · Lot No: 2 Enhanced | 24bids · 24 electronic | 24 | — | £3,000,000 – £5,000,000 |
| 3 · Complex | 18bids · 18 electronic | 18 | — | £6,500,000 – £9,500,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £19,500,000 – £28,500,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
31 commercial parties on the notice- Affinity Fostering ServicesFramework contractor
- Affinity Fostering Services LtdFramework contractor
- Anchor Foster Services LtdFramework contractor
- Anchor Foster Services LtdFramework contractor
- Be My Family Fostering AgencyFramework contractor
- Be my family fostering agencyFramework contractor
- Blue Sky FosteringFramework contractor
- Blue sky fosteringFramework contractor
- By The Bridge LimitedFramework contractor
- By the Bridge limitedFramework contractor
Show 21 more suppliers
- Compass Fostering London LimitedFramework contractor
- Cornerways Fostering Services LtdFramework contractor
- Credo Care LtdFramework contractor
- Croham Services for ChildrenFramework contractor
- Ethelbert Children's ServicesFramework contractor
- Fostering People LtdFramework contractor
- Fostering for You LtdFramework contractor
- Heath Farm Childrens ServicesFramework contractor
- Heath Farm Childrens ServicesFramework contractor
- Homefinding and FosteringFramework contractor
- Integrated Services Programme (ISP)Framework contractor
- Kasper LtdFramework contractor
- Next Step FosteringFramework contractor
- Orange Grove Foster Care LtdFramework contractor
- Ownlife Fostering LtdFramework contractor
- Parallel ParentsFramework contractor
- Sunbeam Fostering Agency LtdFramework contractor
- Supported Fostering ServicesFramework contractor
- The Foster Care AgencyFramework contractor
- The National Fostering Agency LtdFramework contractor
- Xcel 2000 Fostercare Services LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.