CP2216-22 Peninsula Residential Children's Homes Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) (CP2216-22 Peninsula Residential Children's Homes Flexible Purchasing System - FPS - NEW PROVIDERS ONLY)
Devon County CouncilEstimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
31 January 2028
523 days remaining
Published
1 February 2023
Type
Not specified
Overview
To put in place a Flexible Purchasing System, with multiple partners across the Peninsula of Devon, Somerset, Torbay and Plymouth, to deliver residential children's services. The aim of this service is to increase sufficiency of high quality placements to enable children and young people to remain as close to their home community as possible.
This is based on the principle of accessing the right placement at the right time. Placements offer an asset-based model of service, where the child or young person is supported to achieve positive outcomes, with a focus on supporting placement stability and Permanence.
The Flexible Purchasing System aims to achieve improved value for money for placing authorities through greater transparency of pricing and competition through call-off. If these requirements are not met, any application will be unsuccessful.
Submission
The proposal is for this to be a continually open framework, the aim to speed up the process for new homes to become available for placements by the authorities.Please note that for Lot 1, any provisions submitted as part of a providers application must be Ofsted registered and have been inspected by Ofsted, achieving a rating of 'requires improvement' or above.
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- 1
Jas Cars Ltd
3 contracts wonlatest 1 Aug 2026ends 5 Jul 2031£1m
total awarded
- 2
Quite Laterally Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 10 May 2026ends 30 Nov 2027£2m
total awarded
- 3
24x7 Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 1 Aug 2026 - 4
A & J Travel (Exeter)
1 contract wonlatest 1 Aug 2026 - 5
A B Taxis & Minibus Hire Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 1 Aug 2026
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Devon County CouncilKey Dates
Published
1 February 2023
Submission deadline
31 January 2028
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