Published date: 6 June 2022
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Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£776,400
Procurement reference
KENT001-DN581609-41266865
Published date
6 June 2022
Closing date
28 June 2022
Closing time
2pm
Contract start date
1 October 2022
Contract end date
30 September 2025
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Competitive dialog
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Kent County Council (KCC) is looking for an organisation or a consortium of organisations to deliver a Representation, Rights and Advocacy Service, that includes individual elements that are a recurring statutory requirement for KCC, as defined by the Children's Act 1989.
The aim will be to provide a dedicated service that offers robust, consistent and sustainable support to children, young people and vulnerable adults.
The service model will bring together six interconnected elements of support which include:
1. Advocacy for Children in Care and for Care Leavers aged 16 - 24.
2. Independent Visitors for Children in Care aged 8 - 18 years.
3. Independent Persons for Stage 2 complaints under the Children Act 1989.
4. Appropriate Adults for young people aged 10 - 17 years, and vulnerable adults, detained at police custody suites who require support.
5. Accompanying Adults for the purpose of age assessment interviews for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, Children Act 1989.
6. In addition, and in support to the Independent Visitors Service, funding will be provided for 10 places for a Leaving Care Mentoring Service. This additional funding is for young people who turn 18 and who choose to retain the support of the Independent Visitor as a Mentor. The Leaving Care Mentoring Service is not a statutory requirement under the Children's Act.
The financial envelope for the Representation, Rights and Advocacy Service is £258,800 per annum.
The contract will run for three years from 1/10/2022, with the option to extend for a further two years on a one-plus-one basis.
Kent County Council is committed to ensuring fairness, openness, and transparency and to following EU procurement regulations.
More information
About the buyer
Contact name
Andy Jones
Address
Invicta House
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XX
England
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