CCS011 Provision of Block Contract for Children’s Residential Placements
What the buyer wrote
Derbyshire County Council seeks to commission a small number of residential children’s homes which offer high quality care and excellent outcomes for children in care. The number of children who live in care is rising nationally, with Derbyshire being no exception, having seen an increase of 25% during the last four years. Rates of children entering care continue to rise year on year, having increased considerably since 2020. Residential care is not the most appropriate option for many children in care, with fostering and connected care being a better option for most. However, where children’s needs are best met by a residential home it is better if that home is local to them and well connec…
Details
- What the buyer calls it
- CCS011 Provision of Block Contract for Children’s Residential Placements
- How they are buying
- Advertised, then negotiatedThe buyer talked terms with bidders rather than taking fixed offers.
- Type
- services
- Lots
- 6
- Where
- in the East Midlands
- Kind of work
- Residential and supported living, Children's social care
Who the buyer named
Tim Dence was the named contact on this notice.