Published date: 2 September 2021

This notice was replaced on 24 May 2022

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Awarded contract (published 24 May 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CAFCASS001-DN567382-86102255

Published date

2 September 2021

Closing date

15 September 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 October 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

In response to the demand pressures as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic Cafcass are looking for a provider to deliver interventions to Domestic Abuse Perpetrators in Private Law Family Court proceedings in Kent Surrey & Sussex.

The interventions will need to:
• promote safe child arrangements and aim to reduce and manage risk to victims and children
• address abusive behaviours and hold perpetrators to account
• include an integrated victim safety and support service (ISS) which offer proactive engagement with all ex partners and current partners
• offer a suitability assessment, including a motivational element to explore denial, resistance and amenability to change with a view to maximum engagement with the programme.
• Be capable of meeting diversity requirements of participants.
• Be evidence based.
• Be delivered in-person / on a face to face basis.

Potential providers should submit expressions of interest via the Cafcass e-procurement portal providing details of accreditation and the programmes available https://procontract.due-north.com/Login. By Wednesday 15 September 2021 at 5:00pm The provider will need to be Respect accredited or deliver a Correctional Services Advice & Accreditation Panel (CSAAP) accredited programme.
It is anticipated that the requirement will continue until March 2023, the overall number of interventions required is unknown and no commitment to volume will be given. For 2020/21 there were 30 referrals - this is for information only and is not indicative of future demand


About the buyer

Contact name

Vickie Clare

Address

CAFCASS Post
PO Box 5076
SLOUGH
SL1 0RX
England

Telephone

03004564000

Email

procurement@cafcass.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cafcass.gov.uk