Published date: 5 February 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: 26 March 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£4,968,920

Procurement reference

REQ1000188 - 0762 Specialist Adoption and SGO Support Services

Published date

5 February 2021

Closing date

26 March 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2021

Contract end date

30 June 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Essex (ECC), Thurrock and Suffolk (SCC) County Council are seeking to secure a range of good quality providers to deliver support services to adoptive and SGO families. This is to meet statutory duties to provide adoption and SGO support services. The overarching aims of creating a framework are:
•to promote sufficiency and capacity of quality services across Essex, Thurrock and Suffolk local
•to improve the stability, resilience and wellbeing of adoptive and SGO families and meet their therapeutic needs
• to have a compliant mechanism to purchase a variety of specialist therapeutic services
• To use funding available for these services including the Adoption Support Fund as effectively and efficiently as possible
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:
www.proactisplaza.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login

About the buyer

Contact name

Jeanette Smith

Address

County Hall,
Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
England

Telephone

+44 3330321157

Email

jeanette.smith@essex.gov.uk