Semi-indep Living
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This is a large award for Health & Social Care — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.
Procurement for Semi-independent Living and Supported Accommodation Services for Looked after Children and Care Leavers Aged 16-24 Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC) is a not-for-profit private limited company that is wholly owned by Reading Borough Council.
BFfC was established in December 2018 and has a single purpose which is to provide the best possible services to children, young people and families in Reading.
BFfC has the statutory responsibility, on behalf of the council, for the delivery of children’s social care, education, Youth Offending, Special Educational needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Early Help (both interventions and prevention).The BFfC Board has overall responsibility for overseeing how the organisation is run and providing advice on its future direction and strategy.
There are seven members on the board including a Chair, Managing Director, Executive Directors and Expert Non-Executive Directors.Brighter Futures for Children currently uses a framework of
What the supplier must deliver
BFfC was established in December 2018
BFfC was established in December 2018 and has a single purpose which is to provide the best possible services to children, young people and families in Reading.
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What it takes to bid this
Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.
Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
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- Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
- Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
- Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
- Show at bidComparable references / case studies
- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.
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- ocds-h6vhtk-036b2e
- Stage
- tender · Open
- Source
- Find a Tender
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- 026765-2022
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