# Voluntary/Independent Foster Care Provision for Children & Young People

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council](/buyers/redcar-cleveland-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [ACTION FOR CHILDREN](/suppliers/action-for-children/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £11,444,968
- Award date: 27 November 2017
- Published: 7 March 2022
- Contract start: 12 January 2018
- Contract end: 30 June 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: d1e0ba2c-d54c-47c0-a8c0-4023e98bb607-516150
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-815c45fd-47fe-455a-b7ba-9644a23f9cad

## Description

This service relates to the provision of Voluntary/Independent Foster Care Provision for Children and Young People within the Tees Valley for Lots 1 to 6\. Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council on behalf of; Darlington Borough Council, Hartlepool Borough Council, Middlesbrough Council, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council wish to commission Independent Fostering Agencies \(IFAs\) to work in partnership to ensure that there is a high quality and sufficient offer of fostering placements\. The councils are seeking to appoint providers in 6 lots\. LOT 1 will be a standard placement lot with no minimum or maximum number of providers appointed to it\. Lots 2 through 6 are specialist lots, of which only 1 provider will be appointed to each\. All providers must qualify for Lot 1 to be considered for the specialist lots\. LOT 2 Parent and Child Placements LOT 3 Children and Young People with Physical and Learning Disabilities or terminal/ life-limiting illness LOT 4 Children and Young People with Social, Emotional and Mental Health issues LOT 5 Children and Young People at risk of Sexual Exploitation or Harmful Sexual LOT 6 Remand, Young Offending and Step Down from Residential Care Additional information: All documentation associated with this opportunity is available via www\.nepo\.org once you have expressed your interest you have immediate access to all documentation\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d1e0ba2c-d54c-47c0-a8c0-4023e98bb607-516150)