Published date: 14 July 2017

Last edited date: 14 July 2017

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: 15 September 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£19,000,000

Procurement reference

CAFCASS-DN259193-75222707

Published date

14 July 2017

Closing date

15 September 2017

Contract start date

1 December 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2021

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?

Yes

Description

Cafcass, working with the Ministry of Justice, is seeking providers to deliver a range of child contact services and court ordered activities for use in private law family court proceedings in support of children and families experiencing divorce and separation. The services covered in this tender are established in the Family Justice System and government ongoing initiatives to help parents to resolve issues out of court, and to develop collaborative parenting. The National Commissioning Team (NCT) commissions programmes, on behalf of Cafcass and the Ministry of Justice. The three programmes which the NCT commission as part of this tender are as follows: • Child Contact Interventions (CCI) - short term direct child contact work with families centred on applied Dispute Resolution work with families in contact centres. • Separated Parent Information Programmes (SPIP) - court ordered, group based activity of child focussed information, learning about co-parenting and signposting for parents. • Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programmes (DAPP) - court ordered activity of work with perpetrators and victims of domestic abuse/violence More background about the current services are available on the Cafcass website: http://Cafcass.gov.uk/about-Cafcass/national-commissioning-team/information-for-service-providers.aspx

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About the buyer

Address

21 Bloomsbury Street
London
WC1B3HF
England

Email

Procurement@cafcass.gsi.gov.uk