# Children's Residential 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: Little Belsteads Care Home Limited
- Award value: £60,000,000
- Tender value: £60,000,000
- Award date: 21 February 2020
- Published: 27 February 2020
- Contract start: 24 February 2020
- Contract end: 20 February 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f4881e4d-c496-4310-9df1-1878ee68ecd9-346505
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dfe81d24-a137-40ac-b3bf-2c8477585a06

## Description

Essex County Council \('the Council'\) undertook a procurement to secure a range of effective, reliable and efficient providers to deliver children's residential placements to enable the Council to fulfil its statutory duties under section 22A of the Children's Act 1989\. The overarching aims of this service are to provide stable placements in suitable accommodation which supports young people to attain their own aspirations and develop the requisite life skills in preparation for their transition to adulthood and progression to independent living\. This procurement was conducted under the light touch regime and incorporate the following 3 lots: Lot 1: Children with disabilities; Lot 2: Social emotional mental health \(SEMH\); Lot 3: Same day emergency placements, potentially with assessment for CWD or SEMH where further assessment is required\. This contract award notice details the successful bidders who were awarded a position on the framework within the aforementioned lots\.

## 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
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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4881e4d-c496-4310-9df1-1878ee68ecd9-346505)