Published date: 25 January 2018

Last edited date: 25 January 2018

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


Closing: 21 August 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Community health services - 85323000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£29,535,000

Procurement reference

DVNCC001-DN263075-22398140

Published date

25 January 2018

Closing date

21 August 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Commissioners are seeking to put in place a contract to deliver the Children's Centre services to meet theneeds of targeted families across the administrative area of Devon County Council. The service will be alignedto the four Children and Families Partnership's areas of;
• Exeter
• Mid and East Devon
• South Devon
• Northern Devon
Children's Centre Services are the key delivery mechanism for the local authority to meet its statutory dutiesreferenced in the Childcare Act 2006, and Working Together 2015. They are an integral part of how the LocalAuthority carries out the duties set out in the Acts above to improve the well-being of young children and reduceinequalities between them
The Current service is principally a universal service for families with children aged four and under through thelife of this contract the service will move to providing predominantly targeted Early Help support for families withchildren aged eight years and under.

More information

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Additional text

Bidders are invited to a launch event for this opportunity to familiarise bidders with the tenderdocumentation and process on the 07.07.2017 in Exeter Devon. Interested bidders should emailgemma.cockerham@devon.gov.uk this email address must only be used to arrange attendance at this event.

Award information

Awarded date

22 December 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Total value of contract

£29,535,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Action for Children

Address

WD18 8AG

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Simkin

Address

County Hall, The Annexe
Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
England

Telephone

+44 1392383000

Email

andrew.simkin@devon.gov.uk

Website

http://www.devon.gov.uk