Published date: 11 December 2024

Last edited date: 7 January 2025

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 14 January 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Guidance and counselling services - 85312300

  • Guidance services - 85312310

  • Counselling services - 85312320

Location of contract

CV34 4RL

Value of contract

£250,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

IT-208-21264-WCC - 21264

Published date

11 December 2024

Closing date

14 January 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking a single provider to provide a service to support and work with its Foster carers, fostering social workers and Residential care teams to provide them with professional advice and guidance which enables them to respond to and meet the needs of children in their care.
The service will work 1:1 with foster carers through to providing group supervision support for residential care teams.
WCC will support the provider in the continual development of the service to ensure it continues to respond to WCC needs.
The aim of the service is to provide dedicated psychological support, advice, training, consultation and supervision to:
o WCC Foster carers.
o WCC Fostering social workers and social care workers.
o WCC Residential home staff.

More information

Additional text

Warwickshire County Council will be using its e-tendering system (CSW-JETS) for the administration of this procurement process. Providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest and download documents. The web address for CSW-JETS is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets/aspx/Home Registration and use of CSW-JETS is free. All correspondence or clarifications relating to this procurement must be via the CSW-JETS correspondence function. If you are having trouble registering with CSW-JETS please email us at: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk Providers must register on CSW-JETS and express an interest in this project in order to download tender documents and be able to correspond with us about this procurement.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Heather Boyd

Address

Warwick
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 4RL
United Kingdom

Telephone

01926 412430

Email

heatherboyd@warwickshire.gov.uk