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Children's Residential Placements pseudo-DPS

Community ServicesCPV 98000000

ValueValue not published

Deadline23 Feb 2029

Published28 Nov 2025

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 28 Nov 2025910 days leftCloses 23 Feb 2029

Who to contact

Ms Sue Jackson

sue.jackson@southglos.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

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The brief

The current Residential Children’s Placements light-touch pseudo DPS is scheduled to close on 31 March 2026.

An extension is required to allow sufficient time for the development and implementation of a new regional purchasing agreement that will encompass all 14 South-West local authorities.

Given the scale and complexity of this collaborative project, it is anticipated that the new arrangement will take approximately two to three years to become fully operational.

This extension will ensure continuity and stability for all stakeholders involved.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

An extension is required to allow sufficient

An extension is required to allow sufficient time for the development and implementation of a new regional purchasing agreement that will encompass all 14 South-West local authorities.

This extension will ensure continuity and stability

This extension will ensure continuity and stability for all stakeholders involved.

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What it takes to bid this

10–22 daysof bid-team effort

£6.8k–£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates

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Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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