Published date: 19 November 2020
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
England
Value of contract
£61,250
Procurement reference
CUM001-DN511510-35457741
Published date
19 November 2020
Closing date
1 December 2020
Closing time
10am
Contract start date
1 January 2021
Contract end date
31 March 2022
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?
No
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 as a whole. 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 1RZ
England
Telephone
+44 1228226456
Website
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Closing: 1 December 2020, 10am