Peninsula Placements for Children and Young People 1st July 2017

Tender description

This Tender opportunity is not limited to the Peninsula Authority’s boundaries, so is open to organisations that can provide placement services for Children and Young People in the geographical areas of: Bristol, Cornwall, Devon (including Plymouth and Torbay), Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire What are the Lots? Organisations can apply to provide one or more of the following Lots: LOT 1 Independent Residential Children’s Homes LOT 2 Independent Fostering Services LOT 3 Day and Residential Independent and Non-Maintained Special Schools LOT 4 Support and Accommodation for 16-25 year olds (including Care Leavers and those who meet the threshold for Local Authority support). Who are the Peninsula Authorities? The Children’s Peninsula Commissioning and Procurement Partnership is a longstanding collaboration between Cornwall Council, Devon County Council, Plymouth City Council, Somerset County Council, and Torbay Council. These Authorities have an agreement to collaborate on the commissioning and procurement of children and young people services and have jointly tendered for services since 2009 and co-operate on the monitoring of the quality of provision. Devon County Council is leading the procurement exercise on behalf of the peninsula authorities. Keywords: fostering, support, special schools, accommodation, residential, school