# External Fostering Placements

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Essex County Council](/buyers/essex-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Children First Fostering Agency Ltd
- Award value: £39,200,000
- Tender value: £39,200,000
- Award date: 21 November 2018
- Published: 20 December 2018
- Contract start: 1 January 2019
- Contract end: 18 November 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: a4ee0936-7874-4a43-ba22-310bf0a03825-260212
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-41ec51e1-2191-4f0c-a5c2-0cacd77371e8

## Description

Essex County Council \("the Council"\) conducted a procurement to secure a range of effective, reliable and efficient independent fostering agencies to deliver external fostering placements to enable the Council to fulfil its statutory duties as a corporate parent under section 22 of the Children's Act 1989\. The overarching aim of this service is to provide a stable placement in suitable accommodation which supports young people to develop the requisite resilience, wellbeing, form positive relationships in preparation for their transition to adulthood and progression to independent living\. This procurement was conducted under the light touch regime and incorporates the following four lots: Limited, Standard, Intensive and Parent and Child\. Candidates are advised that this framework will incorporate a refresh mechanism to enable new entrants to apply to join the framework which is anticipated to be enacted at the 2 year anniversary or as required by ECC during its four year lifetime\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4ee0936-7874-4a43-ba22-310bf0a03825-260212)