Published date: 1 April 2021

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: 16 April 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£25,000

Procurement reference

DN535984

Published date

1 April 2021

Closing date

16 April 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 May 2021

Contract end date

31 October 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Family Drug and Alcohol Courts offer an alternative approach to ordinary care proceedings. The FDAC judge holds fortnightly court reviews with parents, in addition to the usual court hearings with lawyers present.
A specialist multi-disciplinary FDAC team works closely with the judge and other professionals to provide intensive intervention and support for parents wishing to turn their lives around. The principles underpinning FDAC are shared with other problem-solving courts and there is a firm focus on working positively with parents.

This contract is divided into 2 Lots:

LOT 1 - Clinical Psychologist 0.2 FTE Psychology Band 8 a-c input per week

LOT 2 - 0.1 FTE Consultant Psychiatry time per month

Suppliers may bid for 1 or both Lots

Invitation to Quote documents are available to download from the NEPO portal at www.nepo.org


About the buyer

Contact name

Ruth Carr

Address

Regent Street
Gateshead
NE81HH
England

Telephone

01914335957

Email

ruthcarr@gateshead.gov.uk

Website

www.nepo.org