Published date: 6 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.
Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
East Midlands
Value of contract
£200,000
Procurement reference
NOTTSCC001-DN585462-93265805
Published date
6 December 2021
Closing date
7 January 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 April 2022
Contract end date
30 September 2024
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
Nottinghamshire County Council's vision for all commissioned services is that they should be of high quality, effective and led by demand, need and the desired outcomes for people in Nottinghamshire.
This specification describes the key features of the Independent Visitors Service and the outcomes required.
All Local Authorities have a duty to provide an Independent Visitor Service for the children and young people in their care (Children Act 1989; Children and Young Persons Act 2008).
The Independent Visitor Service matches volunteers with specific young people on referral by social care workers. Independent visitors (IVs) are volunteers who befriend a child or young person within local authority care, who is isolated and has limited or no family contact. They provide a good, stable, adult role model for the young person, befriending and listening to them.
The independent visitor's functions are to visit, advise and befriend the child. The way these functions are carried out will vary according to the needs and wishes of the individual child. Together they will share a variety of activities which might range from time to talk to active participation in social events or sporting activities.
The Provider is responsible for recruiting, assessing, training, and supporting IVs, and co-ordinates, manages and is accountable for the IV service commissioned by the Council.
Nottinghamshire County Council has recently commissioned an Advocacy contract which commenced in October 2021. The Independent Visitor service which had previously been procured alongside the advocacy service was not simultaneously tendered, and an interim contract will be in place from October 2021 until March 2022.
About the buyer
Contact name
Jamie Burton
Address
County Hall County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford
West Bridgford
Nottingham
NG2 7QP
United Kingdom
Telephone
+441158044961
corporate.procurement@nottscc.gov.uk
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