Published date: 4 June 2024
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Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Other community, social and personal services - 98000000
Location of contract
London
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
Strengthening Fathers Pilot
Published date
4 June 2024
Closing date
31 October 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
4 March 2024
Contract end date
30 September 2025
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?
Yes
Description
The London Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) is commissioning a Strengthening Father Pilot Lot 1 and Lot 2
The VRU hopes that the bespoke strengthening Father's pilots (Lot1&Lot2) will enhance the work already delivered under the Families framework and encompass the support and outcomes required to ensure that Fathers are able to build strengthened healthy relationships and Co-parenting methods. Which in turn supports better outcomes for their children in relation to attachment and role modelling.
Core capabilities of the Providers for each Lot:
• Experience, and expertise in working alongside Fathers of all ages in particular young Fathers ( 16-25) and supporting healthy relationships.
• Knowledge of the impact of CYP who do not have existing healthy relationships with their Father or Male caregiver.
• Capacity to build and deliver a bespoke wrap-around service.
• Experience working alongside statutory services such as Probation and social services to support referral pathways for young fathers (16-25)
• Experience working with partners to support specialist services such as ACE ( Adverse childhood trauma ) professionals which enhance the impact of the programme in line with the specification.
• Ability to work alongside Evaluation partner to support robust impact reports, while completing quarterly progress monitoring .
• Understanding of the Trauma-informed practice 6 principles
• An understanding of the Public Health Approach to violence reduction and prevention
• Knowledge of the needs of the boroughs in which they provide the service.
• Experience of working with Diverse Fathers
• Strong data protections , and risk assessments in place to support the safeguarding of families as a whole
• Capacity to meet the stated timeframes through having a team of existing, appropriately skilled, qualified, and resourced staff in place and or available to partner
Consortium and other partnership bids are strongly encouraged.
If you have a clarification question please email VRUprocurement@london.gov.uk include the heading in the title ; "Strengthening Fathers Pilot" Lot 1 or Lot 2". The deadline for clarification questions is 18th October 2023 @ 15:00
If you would like a bidders pack please email -vruprocurement@london.gov.uk the deadline for submissions is 31st October 2023 @ 12noon.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
- Opportunity
- Published 28 September 2023, last edited 28 September 2023
Award information
Awarded date
1 March 2024
Contract start date
4 March 2024
Contract end date
30 September 2025
Total value of contract
£349,591
This contract was awarded to 2 suppliers.
FATHER 2 FATHER C.I.C.
Address
Unit 6, 30 Friern Park, London, England, N12 9DA
Reference
Companies House number: 08665582
Value of contract
£175,000
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
Yes
Additional details
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This supplier has been awarded Lot 1
Groundwork London
Address
18-21 Morley Street, London SE1 7QZ
Reference
Companies House number: 04212532
Value of contract
£174,591
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
Yes
Additional details
-
This supplier has been awarded Lot 2
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