Published date: 15 November 2018

This notice was replaced on 16 November 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Opportunity (published 22 November 2018, last edited 22 November 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work services - 85310000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£630,000

Procurement reference

SWINDON001-DN372762-32356406

Published date

15 November 2018

Closing date

13 December 2018

Contract start date

6 January 2019

Contract end date

1 January 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Swindon Borough Council (SBC), wishes to submit to tender the requirements for the provision of a managed service for any Childrens social care cases for set periods of up to 12 weeks ( for the purposes of this paper this is referred to as a "round" ), in order to alleviate some of the pressure in the social work teams. Each round may focus on a different aspect of children's social care, dependant on where capacity is required, this includes fostering services, care leaver activity, statutory assessments, Children In Need, Child Protection and Children Looked After work.


About the buyer

Contact name

Marie McIntosh

Address

Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices
Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 7974174565

Email

MMcIntosh@swindon.gov.uk

Website

http://www.swindon.gov.uk/