Published date: 23 December 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: 19 January 2022, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£49,000

Procurement reference

CUM001-DN588617-46401915

Published date

23 December 2021

Closing date

19 January 2022

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 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?

No

Description

Cumbria County Council has a statutory responsibility to ensure that all children aged up to 18 years who run away or go missing from home or care are offered a return interview when they are found / return home. The interviews should be carried out within 72 hours of their return.
Independent return interviews provide an opportunity to uncover information that can help protect children from the risk of going missing again, from risks they may have been exposed to while missing or from risk factors in their home.
A disproportionate number of children who go missing are looked after compared with the children's population. Children looked after who go missing are particularly vulnerable and can be at increased risk of exploitation.
Unaccompanied asylum seekers or other migrant children may have been trafficked into the UK. They may remain under the influence of their traffickers and are therefore at high risk of going missing.
Cumbria County Council internally provides a return interview service for children who are not included within the remit of this contract.

About the buyer

Contact name

Lisa Measures

Address

Cumbria House
107 - 117 Botchergate
Carlisle
CA1 1RD
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1228226456

Email

lisa.measures@cumbria.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/