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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.

Home care

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 2010/2011 - £11.15 2011/2012 - £11.15 2012/2013 - £11.08 2013/2014 - £11.41 2014/2015 - £11.52 2015/2016 - £11.63 2016/2017 - £12.71 November 2017 to April 2019 - £15 2019/2020 - £15.63 2020/2021 - £16.46 2021/2022 - £16.95

Independent foster care

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: Acorn House (Fostering Services) Ltd Action for Children Active Care Solutions Banya Family Placement Agency Limited Barnardo's Beta North Limited, t/a Evolve Fostering Changing Futures Fostering limited Children's Family Trust Compass Fostering North Ltd Five Rivers Child Care Limited Foster Care Associates Limited Foster Care Solutions Fostering People Ltd Phoenix Community Care Limited Reach Out Care St Cuthbert's Care SWIIS International Ltd Team Fostering The Adolescent and Children's Trust (TACT) The Fostering Company North East Limited Unity Foster Care Ltd UK Fostering Enhanced support Action for Children Active Care Solutions Banya Family Placement Agency Limited Barnardo's Children's Family Trust Compass Fostering North Limited Five Rivers Child Care Limited Foster Care Associates Limited Foster Care Solutions Fostering People Ltd Phoenix Community Care Limited Reach Out Care St Cuthbert's Care SWIIS International Ltd Team Fostering The Adolescent and Children's Trust (TACT) The Fostering Company North East Limited Unity Foster Care Ltd UK Fostering Parent and child / baby: Acorn House (Fostering Services) Limited Action for Children Active Care Solutions Banya Family Placement Agency Limited Children's Family Trust Compass Fostering North Limited Five Rivers Child Care Limited Foster Care Associates Limited Foster Care Solutions Fostering People Ltd Phoenix Community Care Limited Reach Out Care St Cuthbert's Care SWIIS International Ltd Team Fostering The Adolescent and Children's Trust (TACT) The Fostering Company North East Limited Unity Foster Care Ltd UK Fostering Parent and child / baby assessment: Active Care Solutions Five Rivers Child Care Limited Foster Care Associates Limited Foster Care Solutions Fostering People Ltd Phoenix Community Care Limited Reach Out Care The Fostering Company North East Limited Unity Foster Care Ltd Staying put: Action for Children Active Care Solutions Banya Family Placement Agency Limited Barnardos Beta North Limited, t/a Evolve Fostering Children's Family Trust Compass Fostering North Limited Five Rivers Child Care Limited Foster Care Associates Limited Foster Care Solutions Fostering People Ltd Phoenix Community Care Limited Reach Out Care St Cuthbert's Care SWIIS International Ltd Team Fostering The Adolescent and Children's Trust (TACT) The Fostering Company North East Limited Unity Foster Care Ltd UK Fostering
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 0 to 4 = £748 - £860 5 to 10 = £729 - £923 11 to 15 = £729 - £951 16 to 18 = £760 - £1008 Extra 0 to 4 = £771 - £1306.25 5 to 10 = £791 - £1384.50 11 to 15 = £791 - £1426.50 16 to 18 = £854 - £1512 Enhanced 0 to 4 = £938 £1569.06 5 to 10 = £1019.15 - £1668.16 11 to 15 = £1021 - £1668.16 16 to 18 = £1021 - £1668.16 Parent and child placement £1250 - £1800 Parent and child assessment placement £1562 - £2800 Staying put £350 - £760
Annual spend	2016/17 - £5,548,393 2017/18 - £5,385,386

Independent residential care (adults)

October 2013 – October 2014	Grade 1 - £431.46 Grade 2 - £441.66 Grade 3 - £451.86 Grade 4 - £462.06 Grade 5 - £471.66 Nursing element = £115.89 (from April 2014)
October 2014 – October 2015	Grade 1 - £436.00 Grade 2 - £446.00 Grade 3 - £456.00 Grade 4 - £466.00 Grade 5 - £476.00 Nursing element = £117.00 (from April 2015)
April 2016	Grade 1 - £465.00 Grade 2 - £475.00 Grade 3 - £485.00 Grade 4 - £495.00 Grade 5 - £505.00 Nursing element = £156.25 (from April 2016)
April 2017	Grade 1 - £479 Grade 2 - £489 Grade 3 - £500 Grade 4 - £510 Grade 5 - £520 Nursing element = £155.05 (from April 2017)
April 2018	Grade 1 - £494 Grade 2 - £503 Grade 3 - £515 Grade 4 - £525 Grade 5 - £535 Nursing element = £158.16 (from April 2018)
April 2019	Grade 1 - £540 Grade 2 - £550 Grade 3 - £560 Grade 4 - £570 Grade 5 - £580 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 Grade 2 - £572 Grade 3 - £582 Grade 4 - £592 Grade 5 - £603 Free nursing care element = £183.92
April 2021	Grade 1 - £584.48 Grade 2 - £594.88 Grade 3 - £605.28 Grade 4 - £615.68 Grade 5 - £627.12 Free nursing care element = £187.60
April 2022	1 Star - £637.08 2 Star - £648.42 3 Star - £659.76 4 Star - £671.09 5 Star - £683.56 Free nursing care element = £187.60 (awaiting confirmation of 2022/2023 rate)

Enablement and support services (adults)

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
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	1st Enable Affinity Trust Avalon Community Integrated Care Creative Support Dale Care Dimensions Home Group Northern Life (UBU) Royal Mencap Sanctuary St Anne's United Response Voyage Walsingham
Lot 2 - physical disabilities	Avalon Care Matters Community Integrated Care Creative Support Dale Care Helping Hands Community Care Sanctuary St Anne's Voyage Walsingham
Lot 3 - mental health	Avalon Care Matters CIC Creative Support Dale Care Helping Hands Community Care Home Group Northern Life (UBU) Sanctuary St Anne's Voyage Walsingham
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