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Independent Fostering Framework Agreement

Kent County Council

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Framework agreement

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Key details

Contracting authority
Kent County Council
local council
Region
Maidstone
Delivery: South East England
Contract value
Not stated by buyer
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
9 May 2022

Procurement

Contract period
From 1 April 2024
Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 85300000 Social work and related services

What happened

Kent County Council awarded this contract to Active Care Solutions Limited | All4U Fostering Ltd | Anchor Foster Care Services Limited | Barnardo's | Be My Family Fostering Agency Ltd | Blue Sky Fostering Limited | Brighter Futures Foster Care Ltd | By the Bridge Limited | Caldecott Fostering Limited | Capstone Foster Care (South East) Limited | CareTech Community Services Limited | Chrysalis Care Ltd | Compass Fostering South Limited | Diagrama Children's Services Limited | Diverse Care (UK) Ltd | Diversity Foster Care Limited | Ethelbert Specialist Homes Limited | Family First Fostering Ltd | Five Rivers Child Care Limited | Flourish Fostering Limited | Following Whispers Family Service Consultancy Limited | Foster Care Associates Limited | Foster Care Link Limited | FosterCare UK Ltd | Fusion Fostering Limited | Greater London Fostering Limited | Fostering Hearts Ltd | South Coast Fostering Ltd | Heath Farm Family Services Limited - t/a Heath Farm | Homefinding and Fostering Ltd | Integrated Services Programme (ISP) | Kasper Limited | Mosaic Foster Care Limited | Next Step Fostering Services Limited | Orange Grove Fostercare Ltd | OwnLife Fostering Ltd | People Who Foster Ltd | The Adolescent & Children’s Trust | The National Fostering Agency Limited | UK Fostering Limited | Xcel 2000 Fostercare Services Limited on 1 Apr 2022.

Description

Kent County Council and Medway Council have awarded a framework agreement to a number of Independent Fostering Providers who will provide a range of stable, high-quality foster care homes for children 0-18 years old that value, support and encourage them to grow and develop as individuals. In addition to promoting their health and general well-being the Providers need to be committed to ensuring that their foster carers recognise the importance of the educational achievement of Children in Care and work with us in raising their academic attainment.

Awarded suppliers (41)

Suppliers
  • Active Care Solutions Limited
  • All4U Fostering Ltd
  • Anchor Foster Care Services Limited
  • Barnardo's
  • Be My Family Fostering Agency Ltd
  • Blue Sky Fostering Limited
  • Brighter Futures Foster Care Ltd
  • By the Bridge Limited
  • Caldecott Fostering Limited
  • Capstone Foster Care (South East) Limited
  • CareTech Community Services Limited
  • Chrysalis Care Ltd
  • Compass Fostering South Limited
  • Diagrama Children's Services Limited
  • Diverse Care (UK) Ltd
  • Diversity Foster Care Limited
  • Ethelbert Specialist Homes Limited
  • Family First Fostering Ltd
  • Five Rivers Child Care Limited
  • Flourish Fostering Limited
  • Following Whispers Family Service Consultancy Limited
  • Foster Care Associates Limited
  • Foster Care Link Limited
  • FosterCare UK Ltd
  • Fusion Fostering Limited
  • Greater London Fostering Limited
  • Fostering Hearts Ltd
  • South Coast Fostering Ltd
  • Heath Farm Family Services Limited - t/a Heath Farm
  • Homefinding and Fostering Ltd
  • Integrated Services Programme (ISP)
  • Kasper Limited
  • Mosaic Foster Care Limited
  • Next Step Fostering Services Limited
  • Orange Grove Fostercare Ltd
  • OwnLife Fostering Ltd
  • People Who Foster Ltd
  • The Adolescent & Children’s Trust
  • The National Fostering Agency Limited
  • UK Fostering Limited
  • Xcel 2000 Fostercare Services Limited
Award date
1 April 2022

Contact

Address
Sessions House, Maidstone, ME14 1XQ
Contact name
Mrs Pavla Smith

Identifiers

Buyer reference
DN567302
Notice ID
011977-2022
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e225

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