Big New Opportunities out this Week - 4th-8th July 2022
This week we’ve taken a quick look at the Top 5 highest value contracts available to bid on this week - and there are some huge ones!
Highest Value - Children’s Residential Placements
Commissioned through Southampton City Council and worth £2bn.
This procurement is for the reopening of the children's residential placement Consortia Commissioning framework originally let in 2018 and is split across 6 lots:
Lot 1 Planned and Same Day Residential Care
Lot 2 Crisis Care
Lot 3 Residential Care with DFE Regulated Education
Lot 4 Residential Parenting Assessments
Lot 5 Therapeutic Residential Care
Lot 6 Children with Disabilities
Further details available - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/bd10c30f-c035-428a-a46b-148eaae35816 and https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
2nd Biggest Value - York Central Development
Commissioned by Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (Working in Collaboration with Homes England) and worth £1.17bn.
Homes England and Network Rail (the relevant landowning Network Rail entity being Network Rail Infrastructure Limited) (the Landowners) are seeking to appoint a development partner (single or consortium) (the Development Partner) with a proven track record who will work with them to deliver a transformational new vibrant mixed-use quarter of York City Centre, incorporating high quality public realm. Together they will deliver a highly sustainable development with the aim of increasing the wellbeing of existing and new residents, occupiers and visitors alike.
Further details - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/85e2b9d7-0a8b-4871-9bdf-f1685178f421
3rd Highest Value - Utility Supply and Energy Management Services Framework
Commissioned by the University of Essex and worth £660m.
There will be let across seven Lots. There will be a maximum of 6 suppliers awarded a place on each of the Lots. Includes Lots:
Lot 1: Electricity Supply and Additional Services
Lot 2: Natural Gas Supply
Lot 3: Supply of Metered and Unmetered Water, Metered and Unmetered Wastewater, Trade Effluent Services and Ancillary Services
Lot 4: Energy Efficiency Solutions
Lot 5: Onsite Generation - Solar Photovoltaics
Lot 6: Onsite Generation - Heat Pumps
Lot 7: Supply of Metering Services and Building Energy Management Software
Further details - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/4f2f4603-d25e-44cc-859a-5945b04a797b and:
Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA10354 as the reason for registration.
4th Highest Value - Housing Responsive Repairs and Voids
Commissioned by Croydon Council and worth £221m
The Council is procuring new contracts to replace its existing responsive repairs contractor, with the new contract expected to commence August 2023. To mitigate the risk of appointing a single provider and to attract local and SME contractors the Council is letting this contract via 2 lots by geographical area as follows:
• Lot 1: Area 1 Responsive repairs and voids excluding gas - approximately 70% of total properties
• Lot 2: Area 2 Responsive repairs and voids excluding gas - approximately 30% of total properties
Further details - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/7a8c7884-b642-4b40-bcc5-4b7078da556d
5th Highest Value - Peninsula Fostering
Commissioned by Devon County Council and worth £203m.
The Peninsula Commissioning and Procurement Partnership is a longstanding collaboration between Devon County Council, Plymouth City Council, Torbay Council and Somerset County Council. The Framework Agreement is to include the provision of Standard Fostering placements for children in care, Enhanced Foster placements, Staying Put placements for young adults, Emergency Fostering, Family Based short breaks and Parent and Child Placements. The Framework Agreement will increase the supply of high quality, locally available placements in a family setting. In order to achieve positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people, there is a focus on supporting placement stability and permanence for children and young people. The Framework Agreements will also aim to achieve improved value for money for placing authorities through greater transparency of pricing and competition through call-off.
Further details - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/88923f25-52d5-4cd0-8423-8cd673e9126f