Published date: 19 February 2025

Last edited date: 19 February 2025

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: 7 March 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal advisory and information services - 79140000

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

  • Social work services - 85310000

    • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

WS1 1TP

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-255-814-WP4063

Published date

19 February 2025

Closing date

7 March 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

31 March 2025

Contract end date

30 March 2026

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 Council wishes to procure services to support Families and their Children with mentoring and advocacy.

We have an opportunity to improve how local services support and protect children, young people, and their families. As part of this programme, we seek to commission:

o Family Help Mentoring Support for families - a whole family approach to providing a comprehensive initiative aimed at enhancing the well-being, development, social and emotional needs and opportunities for children, young people, and their parents/carers. This is essential for children and young people to get the most out of their school experience, including their attainment, wellbeing, and wider lift chances.

o Child Protection Advocacy - we are seeking advocates for parents where a child is the subject of or likely to become the subject of a Child Protection Plan. This support would sit alongside Family Help Mentoring support but will also include providing support to and advocating for parents and carers during the Child Protection Conference process.

It is the Council's intention to divide these requirements into 4 Lots as follows:
o Lot 1 - North Locality
o Lot 2 - South & Central Locality
o Lot 3 - East Locality
o Lot 4 - West Locality

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Helen Bakewell

Address

Darwall Street
Walsall
West Midlands
WS1 1TP
United Kingdom

Telephone

01922 658471

Email

Helen.Bakewell1@walsall.gov.uk

Website

https://www.walsall.gov.uk/