Decision - Residential Child Care Placements

Brighton and Hove Children, Families & Schools Committee Decided 22 Jan 2024 for determination GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Children, Families & Schools Committee

Report author

Steve Dillow

Published

22 Jan 2024

Reference

7132

As published

the council's own words, unedited

Recommissioning of the residential child care framework

RESOLVED: That Committee delegated authority to the Executive Director of Families, Children & Learning to: 1) Take all necessary steps to procure and award a framework agreement or DPS, including subsequent extensions, with Southampton City Council (SCC) and consortium partners, for the provision of residential child care placements in the independent sector commencing on or after 1 October 2024, and 2) Procure and award call off contracts and individual placement agreements from the framework agreement or DPS outlined at 2.1( i ) above.

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The report sought approval to procure a new framework agreement or Dynamic Purchasing System for residential child care placements in the independent sector. It recommended joint procurement with Southampton City Council and consortium partners, with placements commissioned through call-off contracts and individual placement agreements from 1 October 2024.

Recommendation

Delegate authority to the Executive Director of Families, Children & Learning to procure and award a framework agreement or Dynamic Purchasing System, including extensions, with Southampton City Council and consortium partners, and to procure and award call-off contracts and individual placement agreements under it.

Financial impact

The 2023/24 budget allocation for externally procured residential home placements is £10.875m, to fund 41 children placed in residential home accommodation. The framework agreement or DPS has no financial value in itself.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Children, Families & Schools Committee

Date in document

22 Jan 2024

Stakeholders named

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Children in Carechildren and young people requiring residential care placementsindependent residential child care providersBrighton & Hove City CouncilSouthampton City Councilconsortium partner local authoritiesparent/carer representativesChildren in Care Council representatives

Next steps

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Develop the tender documents and specification with consortium members.
Undertake a formal tendering process for the new framework agreement or Dynamic Purchasing System.
Award the framework agreement or Dynamic Purchasing System, including any permitted extensions.
Award call-off contracts and individual placement agreements for placements commencing on or after 1 October 2024.

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