Published date: 30 March 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: 4 May 2021, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work services - 85310000

Location of contract

IG11 7LU

Value of contract

£1 to £180,000

Procurement reference

tender_269570/947160

Published date

30 March 2021

Closing date

4 May 2021

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 June 2021

Contract end date

31 May 2024

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

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has a legal responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in their area in accordance with section 17 of the Children's Act 1989 and is advertising to seek tenders from suitably experienced and qualified organisations to join our Framework of providers for the provision of Family Time Contact Services.

Supervised contact takes place for children living away from a parent or other significant adult as a result because they are deemed to have suffered significant, or to be at risk of suffering, significant harm. It helps to promote and sustain a child's relationship with their families where it is safe to do so, or while decisions are being made about their future.

The Family Time Contact Service provides supervised contact for children and their families in a safe and neutral place, using contact supervisors who support parents to develop their parenting skills in line with the child's welfare.

The sessions will take place primarily in the borough in a recently refurbished building dedicated to the Specialist Intervention Service, children centres, and other venues as required. Some sessions will take place outside of the borough.

Family contact sessions can range from between 1 and 4 hours per session, at varying frequencies (from daily to once or twice a year) and will be delivered by contractors, under the co-ordination of the Council's Specialist Intervention Service.
The new contracts are expected to run for a period of two years commencing on 1st June 2021 and may be extended for a further year subject to funding and performance. The award of contracts will be based on the most economically advantageous tender.

To achieve our vision, we will need to work with contractors who can demonstrate specific experience for this specialist area of work. Organisations who wish to express an interest must:

- Have at least one-year relevant experience in delivering this type of service;
- Be accredited by NACCC; or be in the process of becoming accredited; or agree to become accredited prior to contract award; and
- Support Workers must be managed by a qualified and experienced Social Worker with the following:
a. a Social Work England (SWE) registration; and
b. has a minimum of two years child protection experience; and
c. has a minimum of two years court experience, including court proceedings.

More information

Links

Additional text

Documents available at https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/

About the buyer

Contact name

Valerie Tomlinson

Address

Barking Town hall
Barking
IG11 7LU
England

Email

valerie.tomlinson@lbbd.gov.uk