Published date: 30 January 2019

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


Closing: 3 July 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£400,000

Procurement reference

CROYD001-DN343845-02184315

Published date

30 January 2019

Closing date

3 July 2018

Contract start date

1 September 2018

Contract end date

31 August 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Croydon Council aims to provide high quality care to Croydon's Looked After Children ("LAC"), Care Leavers and vulnerable children in need of help and protection with the over-riding priority of ensuring that they have a voice, they are enabled to reach their full potential and have their overall needs met effectively. The provision of the children's advocacy services will ensure that the Council meets its statutory duty and supports the effective delivery of our Improvement Plan.
Croydon Council is seeking to engage a single provider for the provision of Advocacy services across the following three client groups:
• Children in need of help and protection
• Children Looked After
• Care Leavers
The new service provider will be working closely with the social care teams to increase the capacity and participation of children in need of help and protection, children and young people looked after and care leavers and help resolve any matters that young people may need help with. This will enable young people to move on and avoid any long term dependency for ongoing support.
The contract term will be for a period of 3 (three) years from the 1st September 2018 with an option to extend for a further period of 12 months up to a maximum of 4 (four) years.
The anticipated contract start date witll be the 1st September 2018.
This tender process is being carried out under a one stage open tender procurement under the Light Touch Regime of the PCR 2015 for the purposes of procuring the contract.
The Council requires the successful Service Providers to comply with the London Living Wage.

All potential suppliers are advised to read the supporting documents listed on the London Tenders portal, prior to responding to the invitation to tender.
The deadline for returning your tender is: 12:00:00 noon on 3rd July 2018.
Please direct any communication about this procurement via the www.londontenders.org portal.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

711/2018 - Advocacy for Looked After Children & Young People & Care Leavers

  • Opportunity
  • Published 31 May 2018

Award information

Awarded date

17 September 2018

Contract start date

1 October 2018

Contract end date

30 September 2021

Total value of contract

£400,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Barnardo's Childrens Services

Address

Barnardo House, Tanners Lane, Barkingside, Ilford, Essex IG61 1QG

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Vivienne Weeks

Address

Bernard Weatherill House
8 Mint Walk
Croydon
CR0 1EA
England

Email

vivienne.weeks@croydon.gov.uk

Website

http://www.croydon.gov.uk