Official UK procurement notice
Independent Fostering Agencies · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo enter into agreements with Independent Fostering Agencies to meet Redcar and Cleveland Council's accommodation sufficiency requirements for children in our care in compliance with section 20 and section 31 of the Children Act 1989.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 May 2024, 17:08 BST
- Last source update
- 13 May 2024, 17:08 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-015203- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04594cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Redcar and Cleveland will enter into agreements with Independent Fostering Agencies to meet Redcar and Cleveland Council's accommodation sufficiency requirements for children in our care in compliance with section 20 and section 31 of the Children Act 1989.
The Council will be engaging all providers on the same of terms and conditions.
Providers who wish to be part of this contract are to contact the Council (by emailing childrenscommissioning@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk) and will be engaged on the same terms and conditions.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACTION FOR CHILDREN | — | — | Awarded |
| Foster Cares Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
| Orchard Care (North East) Limited | — | — | Awarded |
| Acorn Care (NE) Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 015203-2024-1 · ACTION FOR CHILDREN
- Signed
- 13 May 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 015203-2024-2 · Foster Cares Ltd
- Signed
- 13 May 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 015203-2024-3 · Orchard Care (North East) Limited
- Signed
- 13 May 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 015203-2024-4 · Acorn Care (NE) Ltd
- Signed
- 13 May 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To enter into agreements with Independent Fostering Agencies to meet Redcar and… | — | — | — | £1 – £2,352,300 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £1 – £2,352,300 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Redcar and Cleveland Borough CouncilMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice- Acorn Care (NE) LtdAwarded supplier
- Action For ChildrenAwarded supplier
- Foster Cares LtdAwarded supplier
- Orchard Care (North East) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.