# Solo Provision Children's Homes Block Purchase

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Essex County Council](/buyers/essex-county-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 20 March 2023
- Planned start: 1 July 2023
- Planned end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b540a4db-20e8-4875-9e1a-79cc432151e9-625740
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5af9ae4a-f82e-4b69-a475-bb7dfc8dc1b5

## Description

To avoid placing children in unregistered provision, Essex County Council is keen to identify providers who would be willing to provide a solo provision of care\. The purpose of which is to create a safe environment whereby a child can be fully supported with high quality trauma informed care whilst a more permanent and longer term placement is sought\. This will be a block contract and will need to be a registered childrens home bed for any child with SEMH during a period of crisis

## Related contract awards

- [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
- [Subscription Based Research Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f776f94c-afa5-4342-ada4-0d138edbd792): ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b540a4db-20e8-4875-9e1a-79cc432151e9-625740)