Published date: 28 September 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.


Closing: 2 November 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

  • Social work services - 85310000

    • Welfare services for children and young people - 85311300

    • Guidance and counselling services - 85312300

    • Guidance services - 85312310

    • Counselling services - 85312320

Location of contract

PO1 2BJ

Value of contract

£400,000 to £450,000

Procurement reference

P00003035

Published date

28 September 2018

Closing date

2 November 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2022

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

Family Group Conferences are based on the principle of working in partnership. The decision makers at Family Group Conferences are the family members and not the professionals


The main outcomes are:


To prevent family breakdown and enable children & young people to stay at home with their immediate family.
To prevent children becoming looked after.
To determine who can look after children and young people within the family unit
To empower extended families to engage in the child protection and legal proceedings processes so that effective, sustainable solutions can be found to identified challenges.
To give parents and families the opportunity to make appropriate and safe plans for their children
To empower children to play an active role in plans for their future

More information

Links

Additional text

Portsmouth City Council is currently in the process of seeking expressions of interest for the following project - Family Group Conferences.

The full details and ability to express an interest will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This filepath will take you to the relevant area of Intend,

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current

Once on the page you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project.

Should you have any problems with the above link, please contact us on 023 9268 8235 or email: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Service

Address

Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 2BJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

023 9268 8235

Email

procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk