Awarded· 31 Mar 2025
Placement for Looked After Children
Thurrock Council · Thurrock, East
Thurrock Council has awarded Placement for Looked After Children. It is a contract for other health and social care in Thurrock.
Source: Find a Tender, published 19 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Savannah Lodge
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 14:15
View notice2025
Contract ends
0 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Thurrock Council has awarded Placement for Looked After Children. It is a contract for other health and social care in Thurrock. The contract went to Savannah Lodge. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £69,300. The contract runs from 3 April 2025 to 27 June 2025. It lasts 0 years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 19 June 2025. The notice number is 033772-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-055029.
Summary of the contracting process
Thurrock Council, a sub-central government public authority located in Grays, United Kingdom, recently completed a procurement process titled "Placement for Looked After Children." This procurement, categorised under services and specifically focused on welfare services for children and young people, was part of a spot purchase contract to provide external placements for looked-after children.
The process utilised a direct procurement method below the threshold without competition, under the legal framework of UKPGA 2023/54. The award stage is complete, with Savannah Lodge Ltd serving as the supplier. Key dates include the contract start on 4th April 2025 and completion on 27th June 2025, with the contract already active since 1st April 2025.
This procurement presents growth opportunities, especially for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the social welfare and childcare sectors, capable of providing specialised services for children and young people. Innovative solutions in childcare and welfare provision from capable SMEs could be highly competitive in such governmental projects.
The notice in full
Spot purchase contract for the provision of external placements for looked after children.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 3 Apr 2025 to 27 Jun 2025 (0 years)
- Awarded to
- Savannah Lodge
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £69,300
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 033772-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055029
- CPV code
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Town
- Romford
- Postcode
- RM17 6SL
- Electoral ward
- Grays Riverside
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- Region
- East
- Sub-region
- Thurrock
- Area
- Essex
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Thurrock Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Grays, RM17 6SL · East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Savannah Lodge
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Placement for Looked After Children
Who won the Placement for Looked After Children contract?
Thurrock Council awarded the contract to Savannah Lodge on 31 March 2025. It is due to end on 27 June 2025, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Placement for Looked After Children contract worth?
The contract value is £69,300. The contract runs from 3 April 2025 to 27 June 2025 (0 years).
Who is the buyer for Placement for Looked After Children?
Thurrock Council, based in Thurrock, East.
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