Published date: 29 April 2022

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: 30 May 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

  • Welfare services for children and young people - 85311300

    • Social services - 85320000

Location of contract

SG13 8DE

Value of contract

£6,136,000 to £9,367,234

Procurement reference

IT-285-6341-HCC2213560

Published date

29 April 2022

Closing date

30 May 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

30 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Hertfordshire County Council has a responsibility to promote, encourage and facilitate contact between children who are being looked after and their families of origin including parents, siblings, grandparents and other significant people. Courts and Local Authorities have an obligation to ensure contact issues are an integral part of a child's overall care planning, review and safeguarding process.

Hertfordshire County Council is currently out to procurement for the Provision of Children's Contact Centre

This procurement is an Open (one stage process). Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to 'express interest' which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system.

To be considered as a Bidder you must complete and submit a Bid by the deadline of 12:00 Noon on 30th May 2022

Please allow sufficient time to make your return, as Tender submissions cannot be uploaded and submitted after this return deadline.

Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via correspondence on the website, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.

Tenderers should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Tenderers should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their Tender, where appropriate.

Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.

Please Note the TUPE Staffing Information for this procurement has been provided along with other documentation for this procurement. TUPE related information is personal data and must be protected in accordance with the requirements of Data Protection legislation and must also be kept confidential. Therefore, by accessing this Tender via Supply Hertfordshire and then the View Details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, Tenderers agree to undertake to treat the information as confidential and commercially sensitive at all times and take all reasonable steps to prevent any inadvertent disclosure to any third party.


More information

Links

  • Additional information on how to apply for this contract

Additional text

Hertfordshire County Council has a responsibility to promote, encourage and facilitate contact between children who are being looked after and their families of origin including parents, siblings, grandparents and other significant people. Courts and Local Authorities have an obligation to ensure contact issues are an integral part of a child's overall care planning, review and safeguarding process.

Hertfordshire County Council is currently out to procurement for the Provision of Children's Contact Centre

This procurement is an Open (one stage process). Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to 'express interest' which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system.

To be considered as a Bidder you must complete and submit a Bid by the deadline of 12:00 Noon on 30th May 2022

Please allow sufficient time to make your return, as Tender submissions cannot be uploaded and submitted after this return deadline.

Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via correspondence on the website, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.

Tenderers should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Tenderers should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their Tender, where appropriate.

Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.

Please Note the TUPE Staffing Information for this procurement has been provided along with other documentation for this procurement. TUPE related information is personal data and must be protected in accordance with the requirements of Data Protection legislation and must also be kept confidential. Therefore, by accessing this Tender via Supply Hertfordshire and then the View Details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, Tenderers agree to undertake to treat the information as confidential and commercially sensitive at all times and take all reasonable steps to prevent any inadvertent disclosure to any third party.

To access this opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No


About the buyer

Contact name

Clair Jones (HCC)

Address

Pegs Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG13 8DE
United Kingdom

Telephone

01438 843307

Email

clair.jones@hertfordshire.gov.uk