NEPO - Children's Complaints, Advocacy and Representation

Published date: 5 July 2018

This notice was replaced on 23 November 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 23 November 2018)

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

North East

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

006200

Published date

5 July 2018

Closing date

9 August 2018

Contract start date

1 October 2018

Contract end date

30 September 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Description

The Local Authorities have a statutory obligation to provide:
1. Children's advocacy
2. Independent Investigating Officers (IIO) (Children's complaints)
3. Independent Persons (IP) (Children's complaints)
4. Panel Chairs and Panellists for Stage three statutory Children's Social Care com-plaints
5. Independent Persons for Secure Accommodation reviews

Newcastle will be the Lead Local authority and work with other regional Local Authorities to put in place a single procurement solution to cover these five service areas. The solution will be put in place following a competitive tender exercise carried out under the EU requirements of the PCRR2015.

The procurement exercise will be carried out under the NEPO shared service agreement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Heather Rothwell

Address

Civic Centre
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
NE18QH
England

Telephone

01912115869

Email

heather.rothwell@newcastle.gov.uk