Alternative Provision Contract

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the contract below.



Alternative Provision:

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/26c5e2a5-3a09-4ab0-95e5-e60d7a287d26



The details we require are:



1. Start date & duration of framework/contract?

2. Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s)/contract(s) are being either extended or renewed? If there is an extension clause in the framework(s)/contract(s) what is the duration of the extension?

3. Actual spend on this contract/framework (and any sub lots), from the start of the contract to the current date

4. What are the contractual performance KPI's for this contract?

5. Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were successful & not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages

6. Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?

7. Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. 

1. The Open Select List started on 1 September 2022 and closes on 31 August 2027. Individual Placement Agreements (IPA) may continue beyond the end date of the Open Select List itself.

2. The Open Select List is re-opened from time to time, normally annually, to allow new suppliers to join the Open Select List. There is no extension date to the existing Open Select List. No decision has yet been taken on what will replace the Open Select List on 1 September 2027.

3. £6,404,869

4. The documentation related to the procurement can be found at:

https://professionals.lincolnshire.gov.uk/downloads/download/262/childrens-independent-placement-contracts---standard-templates

Please select the three related to Alternative Provision.

More information about the Open Select List and how it works can be found at:

https://professionals.lincolnshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/2850/children-s-services-provider-guide-to-the-open-select-list-process-for-independent-placement-referrals-sep-24-

5. Details of the suppliers successful at being accepted onto the Open Select List are provided at:

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c06d42b0-271f-4644-a3d6-623e7ca5ad88

As per https://professionals.lincolnshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/2850/children-s-services-provider-guide-to-the-open-select-list-process-for-independent-placement-referrals-sep-24-

, this does not guarantee any business but simply means successful suppliers get to see referrals via mini-tenders first. Suppliers successful via mini-tenders can be seen on the Council's Contracts Register:

https://procontract.due-north.com/Login

Once registered, if you select 'Contracts' from the menu and then 'Contracts Register' and then 'View Register' you can export the Contracts Register for Lincolnshire County Council using the available filter and then filter the downloaded Excel document by Department for 'Children's Commissioning' and find the Alternative Provision providers.

Unsuccessful suppliers - to either gain entry to the Open Select List - or to individual mini-tenders are not published.

6. Please see the response to Q4 and

https://professionals.lincolnshire.gov.uk/downloads/download/262/childrens-independent-placement-contracts---standard-templates

Please select the three related to Alternative Provision.

7. There is no one senior officer responsible for Alternative Provision. Any enquiries can be sent to either LCCPlacements@lincolnshire.gov.uk

 or childrens_commissioning@lincolnshire.gov.uk