Published date: 21 September 2020
This notice was replaced on 21 September 2020
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Awarded contract (published 1 February 2022)
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
£1,170,000 to £6,500,000
Procurement reference
CAFCASS001-DN464193-68344545
Published date
21 September 2020
Closing date
26 October 2020
Closing time
4pm
Contract start date
1 April 2021
Contract end date
31 March 2024
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Restricted procedure
A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Cafcass (the Buyer), working on behalf of the Ministry of Justice, are required 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 Improving Child and Family (ICFA) service is to replace current Child Contact Intervention Services (CCI) and contributes to that duty.
The SSQ stage will take place between 21st September 2020 and 26th October 2020. Only suppliers wishing to be considered for lead regional provider status should respond to the SSQ.
This procurement is split in to lots. These being:-
Lot 1 North region covering Cafcass areas
A1 - Tyneside, Northumbria
A2 - Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York, Cumbria and Blackburn
A4 - South Yorkshire & Hull
A5 - West Yorkshire
Lot 2 East Region, covering Cafcass Areas:
A10 - Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire.
A11 - Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
A14 - Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk.
Lot 3 West Region covering Cafcass areas
A3 - Greater Manchester
A9 - Cheshire and Merseyside
A12 - Birmingham and the Black Country, Shropshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Herefordshire,
Lot 4 South East Region covering Cafcass Areas:
A17 - Kent
A16 - Surrey & Sussex
A15a & b - Greater London
Lot 5 South West Region covering Cafcass Areas:
A7 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Avon and Thames Valley.
A8 - Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.
A6 - Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Dorset.
A13 - Coventry and Northamptonshire
A18 - Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire
More information
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About the buyer
Contact name
Volker Buck
Address
Cafcass, 3rd Floor
21 Bloomsbury Street
London
WC1B 3HF
England
Telephone
03004564000
Website
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