Published date: 6 August 2019

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


Closing: 27 February 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£20,000,000

Procurement reference

CROYD001-DN388720-44503083

Published date

6 August 2019

Closing date

27 February 2019

Contract start date

1 August 2019

Contract end date

31 July 2023

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

The Council intends to establish a 4 year multi-supplier Approved Provider Panel to deliver Children's SocialCare assessments. Assessments commissioned from the Panel of experts will be within the context of cases being managed under Public Law Outline (PLO) Framework both in pre-proceedings and Court Proceedings.
The Approved Provider Panel will be split into ten lots, ,Parenting Assessment Manual Software (PAMS)assessment, Parenting assessment, Residential parenting assessment, Reverse residential assessment,Viability assessment, Together & Apart assessment, and sub lots within the Psychological, Psychiatric,Fostering assessments and Risk assessments lots. The Council has identified that the proposed service provision falls within the scope of "social and other specificservices" set out within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulations)). Consequently, theso-called Light Touch Regime will apply to this procurement.
The Council is orientating this procurement towards an adapted open procedure as described in Regulation 27 of the Regulations but using a "light touch" approach. The Council does not hold itself bound by theRegulations except to the extent that they apply to the light touch regime as set out in Regulations 74 to 76 ofthe Regulations.
The Approved Provider Panel contract shall be for a period of 2 (two) years with an option to extend at the Council's sole discretion for a further 2 (two) years, giving a total maximum contract term of 4 years.The anticipated contract start date witll be the 1st August 2019.
During the 4 year period, the Council reserves the right to refresh the Approved Provider Panel and admit new providers onto the panel who meet the initial quality and price evaluation criteria. This is to ensure the Provider Panel continues to contain enough qualified assessors who can meet the breadth of assessment need.The value of the assessment service under the Approved Provider Panel Agreement is estimated to be in the region of £10m for Croydon and estimated at £10m for other Local Authorities for the full 4 year term.


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Children's Social Care Assessments Approved Provider Panel

  • Opportunity
  • Published 28 January 2019


Award information

Awarded date

9 July 2019

Contract start date

1 August 2019

Contract end date

31 July 2021

Total value of contract

£10,490,000

This contract was awarded to 13 suppliers.

Gail Miller Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Address

BN11 2WA

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Carter Brown - The Expert Service

Address

NG18 5BU

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

C F Social Work Ltd

Address

IP3 9FJ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Mark Hatter Associates Limited

Address

BN27 3XA

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

ISWP Assessment Services Ltd

Address

N12 0DR

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Paramount Care Solutions

Address

B18 6NF

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

St Michael's Fellowship

Address

SW16 1BW

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Richmond Fellowship

Address

N7 8JG

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

St Mary's Family Centre

Address

SE19 1RS

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

PM Pyschology

Address

WC2E9HA

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Tully Forensic Psychology Ltd

Address

NG7 7FN

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Symbol Family Support Services

Address

ME9 7LU

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

WillisPalmer

Address

CO4 3ZL

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Vivienne Weeks

Address

Bernard Weatherill House
8 Mint Walk
Croydon
CR0 1EA
England

Telephone

+44 62380

Email

vivienne.weeks@croydon.gov.uk

Website

http://www.croydon.gov.uk