Published date: 1 February 2022

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


Closing: 26 October 2020, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£1,170,000 to £6,500,000

Procurement reference

CAFCASS001-DN464193-68344545

Published date

1 February 2022

Closing date

26 October 2020

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Cafcass (the Buyer), working on behalf of the Ministry of Justice, are required to deliver a range of child contact services and court ordered activities for use in private law family court proceedings in support of children and families experiencing divorce and separation. The Improving Child and Family Arrangements (ICFA) service is to replace current Child Contact Intervention Services (CCI) and contributes to that duty.

The SSQ stage will take place between 21st September 2020 and 26th October 2020. Only suppliers wishing to be considered for lead regional provider status should respond to the SSQ.

This procurement is split in to lots. These being:-
Lot 1 North region covering Cafcass areas
A1 - Tyneside, Northumbria
A2 - Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York, Cumbria and Blackburn
A4 - South Yorkshire & Hull
A5 - West Yorkshire

Lot 2 East Region, covering Cafcass Areas:
A10 - Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire.
A11 - Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
A14 - Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk.

Lot 3 West Region covering Cafcass areas
A3 - Greater Manchester
A9 - Cheshire and Merseyside
A12 - Birmingham and the Black Country, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Herefordshire,

Lot 4 South East Region covering Cafcass Areas:
A17 - Kent
A16 - Surrey & Sussex
A15a & b - Greater London

Lot 5 South West Region covering Cafcass Areas:
A7 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Avon and Thames Valley.
A8 - Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.
A6 - Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Dorset.
A13 - Coventry and Northamptonshire
A18 - Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

CAF229-19 - Improving Child and Family Arrangements Service (ICFA)

  • Opportunity
  • Published 21 September 2020, last edited 2 October 2020

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Award information

Awarded date

1 April 2021

Contract start date

1 May 2021

Contract end date

30 April 2024

Total value of contract

£6,500,000

This contract was awarded to 3 suppliers.

Child Action Northwest

Address

BB1 9LL

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Children's Links

Address

LN9 6HU

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Swanstaff Recruitment Limited

Address

BR8 7AG

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Volker Buck

Address

Cafcass, 3rd Floor
21 Bloomsbury Street
London
WC1B 3HF
England

Telephone

03004564000

Email

procurement@cafcass.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cafcass.gov.uk