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Our Commissioning and Procurement team gets lots of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests for the same information. To make things easier, this page lists some of the most common FOI requests we get: home care, independent foster care, independent residential care (adults), and enablement and support services (adults).
Before you submit an FOI request, please check this page first to see if the information you want is already available.
| Contract in place | Framework agreement |
| Start date | 6 November 2017 |
| End date | 5 November 2025 |
| Number of providers | Five business partners and accredited list of spot providers should business partners be unable to take a package of care. |
| Names of providers | Careline Homecare Comfort Call Dale Care LTD GreenSquareAccord Meridian Health and Social Care |
| Allocation of hours | Spot basis (no guaranteed hours) |
| Current hourly rates | £18.22 per hour |
| Average hourly rates |
2009/2010 - £10.83 |
| Contract in place | Tyne Tees Independent Fostering Framework Agreement |
| Start date | 1 July 2022 |
| End date (current) | 31 March 2025 |
| End date (maximum possible with extensions) | 31 March 2028 |
| Number of providers |
Standard support: 22 Extra support: 22 Enhanced support: 18 Parent and baby / child: 19 Parent and baby / child assessment: 9 Staying put: 20 |
| Names of providers |
Standard support and extra support:
Enhanced support
Parent and child / baby:
Parent and child / baby assessment:
Staying put:
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| Weekly fee range |
Each provider sets their own fees. Below you can see the range of fees charged per week, or you can view the full list of fees charged for independent foster care (XLSX). Standard
Extra
Enhanced
Parent and child placement
Parent and child assessment placement
Staying put
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| Annual spend |
2016/17 - £5,548,393 2017/18 - £5,385,386 |
| October 2013 – October 2014 |
Grade 1 - £431.46 Nursing element = £115.89 (from April 2014) |
| October 2014 – October 2015 |
Grade 1 - £436.00 Nursing element = £117.00 (from April 2015) |
| April 2016 |
Grade 1 - £465.00 Nursing element = £156.25 (from April 2016) |
| April 2017 |
Grade 1 - £479 Nursing element = £155.05 (from April 2017) |
| April 2018 |
Grade 1 - £494 Nursing element = £158.16 (from April 2018) |
| April 2019 |
Grade 1 - £540 Nursing element = £165.56 (from April 2019) Free nursing care element has been reviewed and changed to £180.30 for 2019/2020. |
| April 2020 |
Grade 1 - £562 Free nursing care element = £183.92 |
| April 2021 |
Grade 1 - £584.48 Free nursing care element = £187.60 |
| April 2022 |
1 Star - £637.08 Free nursing care element = £187.60 (awaiting confirmation of 2022/2023 rate) |
These services help people with learning disabilities, mental health problems, or physical disabilities to live independently in their own homes or in supported accommodation.
| Contract in place | Focussed care and support framework |
| Start date | 1 June 2020 |
| End date | 31 May 2024 |
| End date (latest possible end date after extensions) | 31 May 2028 |
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Number of providers |
Lot 1 - learning disabilities - 15 providers Lot 2 - physical disabilities - 10 providers Lot 3 - mental health - 12 providers |
| Lot 1 - learning disabilities |
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| Lot 2 - physical disabilities |
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| Lot 3 - mental health |
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Hourly rate: 1 June 2020 to 31 March 2021 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 |
Ranges from: £15.70 to £16.70 £16.17 to £17.20 £17.38 to £18.49 |