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Children’s 16+ Supported Accommodation Placements DPS

Descriptions

Local authorities across the Southwest of England (the ‘Southwest Regional Consortia’) and other sub-regions have come together to commission 16+ Supported Accommodation using a ‘Light Touch Regime’ pseudo-DPS, in order to fulfil their statutory duty to provide high quality Supported Accommodation to looked after children within their authority. Commissioning as a consortium of authorities allows us to engage meaningfully with the market whilst enabling us to achieve efficiencies in the purchasing and development of services and advocating better care on behalf of children and young people. South Gloucestershire Council has taken the lead for the purposes of tendering this opportunity; The other Authorities currently included in this Consortium are Bath and North East Somerset Council, Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council, and Wiltshire County Council. Other local authorities may join this ‘Light Touch Regime’ pseudo-DPS during the life of the contract. Providers have the opportunity to apply for one or more of the following Lots: Lot 1 Single Occupancy accommodation Lot 2 Ringfenced Shared accommodation Lot 3 Shared accommodation (non ringfenced) Lot 4 Block Contract Additionally, the Councils intend to use the Pseudo-DPS to call off ‘mini competitions’ and also if needed to use the DPS to arrange block contracts (Lot 4). Details can be found in the Call Off Procedure (Framework Agreement: Schedule 7). Interested Providers should have registered with Ofsted and received a Unique Reference Number.

Timeline

Published Date :

3rd Nov 2025 Yesterday

Deadline :

19th Dec 2025 in a 1 month

Contract Start :

1st Apr 2026

Contract End :

31st Mar 2027

Keywords

healthcare provision

social care services

patient support

community health work

welfare services

rehabilitation support

clinical outreach

public health social services

social assistance programs

integrated healthcare delivery

community support services

social welfare provision

personal care services

public engagement programs

Tender Lot Details

2 Tender Lots

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Workflows

Status :

Open

Procedure :

N/A

Suitable for SME :

No

Nationwide :

No

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Tender Progress :

0%

Details

Notice Type :

DPS

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

Tenderbase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk

Possible Competitors

1 Possible Competitors