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Gateway 3 Contract Award: Independent Fostering Agency Provision

Meeting: 16/01/2018 - Cabinet (Item 10)

10 Gateway 3 Contract Award: Kent & Medway Independent Fostering Provision (Joint Procurement) pdf icon PDF 185 KB

Minutes:

Background:

 

This report provided details of the outcome of the procurement process for the award of contracts for the Kent and Medway Independent Fostering Provision as set out in section 2 of the report. The report stated this was a joint procurement between Medway Council and Kent County Council (KCC).

 

The report noted that KCC was the Contracting Authority and Medway was a named commissioner contained within the definition of the contract.KCC had approved the award of the contracts for Lot 1 and Lot 2, in-line with their Governance procedures, as set out in the Procurement Timetable at section 2.1 of the report.

 

An Exempt Appendix provided information in respect of the financial analysis and the evaluation and award.

 

The Council's decision to award these contracts would be subject to observing the procurement standstill period of a minimum of 10 days in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Council would be unable to enter into the contracts before the end of the standstill period.

 

Decision number:

Decision:

12/2018

The Cabinet approved the award of these contracts as follows:

a) Lot 1 (Framework Providers) to providers as follows:

24-Seven Fostering

Action for Children

Affinity Fostering Services Ltd

All4U Fostering Ltd

Anchor Foster Care Services Ltd

Attachments Fostering Limited

Barnardo’s

Be My Family Fostering Agency

Blue Sky Fostering

Brighter Futures Foster Care

By the Bridge Limited

Caldecott Fostering

Capstone Foster Care

CareTech Community Services Ltd parent company of Fostering Support Group Limited

Channels & Choices

Compass Fostering North Limited

Cornerways Fostering Services Ltd

Credo Care Ltd

Diagrama Foundation

Diverse Care UK Ltd

Ethelbert Children’s Services

Family First Fostering

Family Fostering Limited

Five Rivers Child Care Limited

Foster Care Associates

Foster Care Link Ltd (parent holding company is Capstone Foster Care)

Futures for Children

Heath Farm Family Services Ltd.

Homefinding and Fostering (Kent Homefinding and Fostering Ltd. Trading as: The Homefinding & Fostering Agency)

Integrated Services Programme (ISP)

Kasper Fostering

Lighthouse Fostering

Mosaic Foster Care Ltd

Next Step Fostering

Orange Grove Fostercare Ltd

Outlook Fostering Limited

Supported Fostering Services

The Adolescent and Children's Trust

The National Fostering Agency Ltd

UK Fostering

Xcel 2000 Fostercare Services Ltd

 

b) Lot 2 (Partner Providers) to providers as follows:

Orange Grove Fostercare Ltd

Barnardo’s

The Adolescent and Children's Trust

Xcel 2000 Fostercare Services Ltd

 

Reasons:

 

The Providers’ proposed solutions and offer to deliver the service meet the objective criteria set out in the tender documents and represent value for money for Medway Council but also provide an opportunity for positive change to the service delivery model.

 

A full tender process has been completed in line with Medway Council’s and Kent County Council’s procedures and the evaluation process was vigorous to ensure quality compliance in line with the Councils’ requirements.

 

It is felt that the existing arrangements are too complex and the revised specification is outcome focused which, together with a revised robust contract management framework, will ensure safeguarding and quality is maintained and the Council receives a value for money service. 

 

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