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Leicestershire Children and Families Services Gateway2Resources (G2R) - Residential & Fostering Placements - DPS

Leicestershire County Council

Estimated Value

Up to £491,000,000

Deadline

23 February 2029

864 days remaining

Published

18 October 2019

Type

Not specified

East MidlandsGB

Eligibility & compliance

Leicestershire County Council (LCC) is asking Providers to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to supply Residential and Foster Care placements to Leicestershire’s Looked After Children (LAC).Providers must be registered with Ofsted for the provision of Residential Homes and Foster Care.The Council wishes to work collaboratively with Providers to ensure that placement requirements for Leicestershire’s LAC cohort can meet demand and need.We are requesting that providers apply to join the DPS and work with the Council’s vision to ensure that Leicestershire children and young people can live locally and are offered high quality, value for money placements.

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Leicestershire County Council
Typepublic body
Total tenders366
Total spend£1,357,712,712
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Key Dates

Published

18 October 2019

Submission deadline

23 February 2029

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