LPS CARE - Flexible Agreement for the provision of Fostering Agency Placements - RFQ 15314114
Lancashire County Council
- Estimated value
- £375,000,000 to £415,000,000
- VAT not stated
- Where
- North West England
- Buyer in North West England
- Trade
- Health and social care
- Health and social work services
- Documents
- Not stated
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- Time to bid
- 1,162 full UK working days before the closing day, Sun 4 May 2031 (England and Wales bank holidays left out).
- Value
- £415m (the top of its range) is among the largest tenth of the 248 open health and social care tenders that state a value (median £4.04m).
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Lancashire County Council (the Council) are leading on the procurement of an open Flexible Agreement for the Provision of Fostering Agency Placements. The Flexible Agreement will be a list of approved Independent Foster Care Providers.
- Buyer
- Lancashire County Council
- Buyer’s region
- North West England
- Where the work is
- North West England
- Listed on Evendraft under
- North West England
- Published
- 14 Jan 2022
- Tender deadline
- 4 May 2031, 10:00 UK time
- Estimated value
- £375,000,000 to £415,000,000 (VAT not stated)
- Trade
- Health and social care
- CPV codes
- 85000000 Health and social work services
- Procedure
- Psuedo Dynamic Purchasing SystemSuppliers apply to join; contracts are then offered to the suppliers on it.
- Framework
- No
- Lots
- Not divided into lots
- Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
- Yes
- Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
- Yes
- Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
- No (estimated value over £1m)Good for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
- Documents
- Not stated on the notice
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