# Children's Residential Placements

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Essex County Council](/buyers/essex-county-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 20 December 2018
- Planned start: 12 April 2019
- Planned end: 11 April 2023
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 540cc98e-0c9e-4c67-b1aa-7354ac657676-260179
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2fe3a686-dfc6-447e-8bce-566e780c6035

## Description

In preparation for a forthcoming procurement opportunity, Essex County Council would like to invite organisations to participate in a series of market engagement events for those interested in delivering children's residential placements to children with disabilities and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties\. The initial market engagement session is scheduled to take place on Thursday 24th January 2019 between 10:00 and 12:00 at a venue tbc\. During this event, the Council will present an overview of the proposed referral mechanism and pricing matrix and providers will have the opportunity to discuss their ideas, views and suggestions for this service with commissioners and members of the project board\. To reserve a space at this event please e-mail:rachel\.horne@essex\.gov\.uk by 17:00 on Friday 18th January\. The Council will publish details of the second market engagement event which is due to take place on Tuesday 19th March 2019 at 11:00 to 13:00 in due course\.

## Related contract awards

- [SuDs & GI in Schools Programme 26/27](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-21aa6201-e389-418a-b3b6-c8f7b6b97eb8): ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- [Quantity Surveying \(QS\) support for the Ormiston Rivers SEN project](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-792a8c30-dbea-4c19-b53b-675db70c888a): ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- [NDORS Booking System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-652764a5-9885-4560-87b1-3ad5260098b7): ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/540cc98e-0c9e-4c67-b1aa-7354ac657676-260179)