Published date: 9 August 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 30 June 2022, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£2,000,000 to £7,500,000

Procurement reference

KENTPS001-DN615323-59875979

Published date

9 August 2022

Closing date

30 June 2022

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 August 2022

Contract end date

31 January 2024

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Connect2Hampshire is running a procurement for a Managed Service Provider (MSP) to supply five Children's Social Care CAST teams for the Children's Services department to use in five districts across the county. The number of teams could be increased or reduced over the term of the contract, subject to separate agreement with the supplier.

You will be required to have Five teams consisting for 45 workers in the following districts, these will be available, fully compliant and ready to be deployed from the start date of the contract (1st August 2022), without the need of additional recruitment campaigns.

Team 1 East Hants - Team of 8 Required
Team 2 Hart and Rushmoor - Team of 10 required
Team 3 New Forest - Team of 9 Required
Team 4 Basingstoke - Team of 9 Required
Team 5 Eastleigh Winchester - Team of 9 Required

Each team will consist of:
TEAM 1: 1 Team Manager, 1 Assistant Team Manager, 5 Social Workers, and 1 Project Support
TEAM 2: 1 Team Manager, 1 Assistant Team Manager, 7 Social Workers, 1 project support
TEAM 3: 1 Team Manager, 1 Assistant Team Manager, 6 Social Workers, 1 project support
TEAM 4: 1 Team Manager, 1 Assistant Team Manager, 6 Social Workers, 1 project support
TEAM 5: 1 Team Manager, 1 Assistant Team Manager, 6 Social Workers, 1 project support
These teams would be responsible for a total of 600 children (based on five teams) in any given six-month period regardless of Covid impacts.

MSP will provide senior management, that will be responsible for audit all the children's files and will record management oversight including SMART actions. The purpose of this is to ensure management grip for when the Social Workers start and to ensure they have guidance and direction.

MSP will have responsibility for the Quality Assurance Framework and will provide Head of Quality Assurance who undertakes regular audit activity via both desktop audit and live audit to ensure we close the loop, complete all remedial actions, and hold reflective learning discussions. The focus of our audit process is to ensure we look at the impact of intervention and the quality of our work to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people.

The teams are expected to be integrated into Children's Services working within Hampshire policies, procedures and thresholds. HCC will undertake its own quality assurance in addition to that provided by MSP.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Delivery of Managed Service Provider (MSP) to supply Children's Social Care CAST teams the Children's Services department of Hampshire County Council

  • Opportunity
  • Published 31 May 2022

Additional text

To gain access and complete the necessary documents please follow the instruction below

Visit - WWW.Kentbusinessportal.org.uk

Select - Opportunities

Select Organisation - Commercial Services

Select the opportunity appropriate to you from the list provided

Express interest - you may need to register first

Once successful expression is completed you can access and complete the requirements in two ways

1 - when you register you will receive a successful registration email, this also contains an link taking you direct to the opportunity

2 - when you log in to proactis go to my activities, select commercial services and you will be presented with the opportunity.

Following the instruction from herein

Award information

Awarded date

21 July 2022

Contract start date

1 August 2022

Contract end date

1 January 2024

Total value of contract

£2,500,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Innovate (H&S C) Services Limited

Address

15 Friars Street, Ipswich, IP1 1TD

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Ian Day

Address

Head Office, 1 Abbey Wood Group
Kings Hill
West Malling
ME19 4YT
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1622236697

Email

ian.day@csltd.org.uk

Website

http://www.procurementservicesgroup.org.uk