Published date: 1 March 2021

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Early engagement (published 1 March 2021, last edited 1 March 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

South West

Procurement reference

CORNWALL001-DN529727-73082602

Published date

1 March 2021

Closing date

26 March 2021

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Cornwall Council is looking to engage with independent workers, limited companies, associates and consults to undertake specific pieces of work. This includes Section 7 reports, SGO assessments, Form F's/PAR's and Stepparent Adoption Assessments, Parenting/Viability assessments, statutory visits and other (including contact supervision, domestic abuse work, court attendance, life story, psychology assessments). Children and Family Services engage with independent workers to undertake specific pieces of work. This includes Section 7 reports, SGO assessments, Form F's/PAR's and Step Parent Adoption Assessments, Parenting and Viability assessments, statutory visits and other (including contact supervision, domestic abuse work, court attendance, life story, psychology assessments). This includes a range of independent workers including, limited companies, associates and individual workers/consultants.

Together for Families wish to provide consistency and fairness in its approach to commissioning independent workers and therefore will be establishing contractual arrangements with all workers providing specialist services. Children and Family Services provides early help and statutory social care to the most vulnerable children, young people and their families living in Cornwall, with the aim of maximising opportunities for good outcomes for all children and closing the gap in outcomes for the most vulnerable children.
Our mission is to help and protect the most vulnerable children and young people living in Cornwall from harm, to support the educational inclusion of those children and to improve their health outcomes.
The Independent Workers shall provide the services to the best of their ability and making full use of their skill, knowledge, experience and expertise to improve outcomes for children and young people.


About the buyer

Contact name

Christine Stone

Address

County Hall
Treyew Road
Truro
TR1 3AY
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1872326050

Email

Christine.Stone@cornwall.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk