The Provision of Children's Residential Care

The Council is required through a "sufficiency duty" to secure sufficient accommodation for

children and young people under their care who cannot live at home.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide high quality services and be part of making a

positive contribution to the lives and well-being of children in Dorset.

The purposes are to guarantee availability of placements, surety of funding for the

provider(s) and to ensure best value through economies of scale where possible.

The Total Contract Value is £42,000,000 over the 7-year term.

The Framework has the following lots:

Lot 1 - Planned and Same Day Children's Homes Residential Care

Children and young people requiring planned and/ or same day residential care and

accommodation only, with preparation for family living, who are normally resident within the

Dorset Council area.

Lot 2 - Therapeutic Residential Care

Children and young people requiring a therapeutic residential placement, with preparation

for family living, who are normally resident within the Dorset Council area.

This is an Open Framework. Annually during the Term, providers who are not on the

Framework, including those that have previously applied and failed to become Framework

providers and those whose Framework Agreement has been terminated (but excluding any

whose Framework Agreement and/or Call-Off Contract has been terminated for Contract

Non-Compliance) will be given a further opportunity to obtain a place on the Framework

Agreement.

The Council will advertise the re-opening opportunity before the anniversary of the

Framework commencement date or as defined by the Council’s business needs.

Advertisement shall be via: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk