Published date: 26 July 2021
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Opportunity (published 26 July 2021, last edited 24 August 2021)
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Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
South East
Value of contract
£1,450,000
Procurement reference
BUCKSH001-DN552339-18153163
Published date
26 July 2021
Closing date
17 September 2021
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 April 2022
Contract end date
31 March 2025
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
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is a key duty on local authorities and requires effective joint working between agencies and professionals. Children running away and going missing from home or care is a safeguarding issue. Local authorities are responsible for protecting children whether they go missing from their family home or from local authority care and are required to work with partners on planning to prevent children from going missing and to protect them when they do
Buckinghamshire Council is seeking tenders for the coordination and delivery of an Independent Return Home Interview service for Buckinghamshire children who go missing from home or care The service will support Buckinghamshire children and young people between the ages 10-18 years who have been reported missing.
o and who live in Buckinghamshire,
o or who are looked after by Buckinghamshire Council.
The overarching outcome for the Return Home Interview (RHI) service is to help safeguard vulnerable children and young people that have gone missing or run away from home or care. The service will use a trauma informed approach to deliver high quality and timely independent RHIs to understand the reasons why a child has gone missing, give children and young people information and advice and help them develop strategies to keep them safe
This statutory service will be commissioned in adherence with DfE Statutory Guidance titled: Guidance on children who run away or go missing from home or care, January 2014:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/307867/Statutory_Guidance_-_Missing_from_care__3_.pdf
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) may apply to this opportunity.
The contract start date will be 01/04/2022 for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month. The annual budget is capped at £290,000. Any bids that exceed the cap will be disqualified from the procurement process.
If your organisation wishes to participate in this process, you need to register with the Buckinghamshire Business Portal. You will be unable to take part if you do not register. Please use the link below and follow the instructions on the website: www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk
Tenders must be returned via the Buckinghamshire Business Portal.
The tender return date is midday on Friday 17th September 2021. Tenders received after this time and date will not be accepted.
A market engagement event will be held virtually via Teams on Wednesday 4th August 2021 at 12pm - 2pm. The purpose of this event is to provide an overview of the Council's requirements and to answer any questions you may have about the requirement, the process or any of the tender documents. Please let us know through the messaging functionality on the portal who will be representing your organisation and their email addresses to enable us to send the meeting link.
We encourage bidders considering
About the buyer
Contact name
Sarah Deyes
Address
Walton Street Offices
Aylesbury
HP20 1UA
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 1296585871
sarah.deyes@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Website
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