ClosedHealth and social care

External Foster Care Services Framework Re-opening - Existing Providers[E11]

Chelmsford, United KingdomEssex County Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Essex County Council and Southend City Council are re-opening the framework agreement for External Foster Care Services. This Framework Agreement sets out the procedure for Placements, the terms and conditions for the provision of the Services and the obligations of a Provider under this Framework Agreement.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 6 Dec 2024, 17:00 UTC. UTC: 6 Dec 2024, 17:00 UTC.
Published 6 Nov 2024.
Value: GBP 39,200,000
Buyer: Essex County CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 6 Dec 2024, 17:00 UTC
Value[E12]: GBP 39,200,000
Published[E9]: 6 Nov 2024
Procedure[E8]: Open procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 2 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Essex County Council and Southend City Council are re-opening the framework agreement for External Foster Care Services. This Framework Agreement sets out the procedure for Placements, the terms and conditions for the provision of the Services and the obligations of a Provider under this Framework Agreement. Existing IFAs, who are currently on the framework agreement, will be required to confirm either that there has been no change to its tender response or to confirm what changes have occurred since its tender response (including any changes to pricing - the Council may, at its sole discretion, place a maximum cap on any annual re-pricing which may be linked to the Consumer Price Index) and any changes will be subject to evaluation in accordance with the published criteria. Existing IFAs also have the opportunity to enter lots they are not currently apart of. It is important to note that despite entering the framework agreement, the Customers shall have no obligation to make placements with any particular IFA under this Framework Agreement and this Framework Agreement is not a commitment or guarantee from the Customers to procure any Services or any specific volume of Services from any particular IFA. Instead, the Customers shall only be committed under the terms of a valid and binding Individual Placement Agreement formed pursuant to this Framework Agreement. Each Individual Placement Agreement shall be an independent contract in its own right and therefore shall survive termination or expiry of this Framework Agreement with the relevant provisions of this Framework…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC
The deadline (2024-12-06T17:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 55668cc0-f42b-4681-9358-f1ffbb5fb8c6-800377

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Essex County Council.
Document 55668cc0-f42b-4681-9358-f1ffbb5fb8c6-800377, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 85300000 (Social work and related services).
Document 55668cc0-f42b-4681-9358-f1ffbb5fb8c6-800377, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
Document 55668cc0-f42b-4681-9358-f1ffbb5fb8c6-800377, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 6 Dec 2024, 17:00 UTC.
“2024-12-06T17:00:00Z”
Document 55668cc0-f42b-4681-9358-f1ffbb5fb8c6-800377, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Essex County Council and Southend City Council are re-opening the framework agreement for External Foster Care Services. This Framework Agreement sets out the procedure for Placements, the terms and conditions for the provision of the Services and the obligations of a Provider u…”
Document 55668cc0-f42b-4681-9358-f1ffbb5fb8c6-800377, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: United Kingdom.
Document 55668cc0-f42b-4681-9358-f1ffbb5fb8c6-800377, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 55668cc0-f42b-4681-9358-f1ffbb5fb8c6-800377, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).
Document 55668cc0-f42b-4681-9358-f1ffbb5fb8c6-800377, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 6 Nov 2024.
“2024-11-06T16:42:07Z”
Document 55668cc0-f42b-4681-9358-f1ffbb5fb8c6-800377, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 55668cc0-f42b-4681-9358-f1ffbb5fb8c6-800377, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "External Foster Care Services Framework Re-opening - Existing Providers".
Document 55668cc0-f42b-4681-9358-f1ffbb5fb8c6-800377, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 39,200,000.
“39200000 GBP”
Document 55668cc0-f42b-4681-9358-f1ffbb5fb8c6-800377, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:51 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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