Published date: 17 August 2022
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Awarded contract (published 21 June 2023)
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Contract summary
Industry
Health services - 85100000
Social work and related services - 85300000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£556,000
Procurement reference
SOUTHWARK-DN543022-37260240
Published date
17 August 2022
Closing date
27 September 2022
Closing time
3pm
Contract start date
17 May 2023
Contract end date
18 May 2026
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
London Borough of Southwark's Children's Service wishes to commission a Young Carers
(YC) Support Service for those young people involved in caring roles and
responsibilities. The duration of the contract will be for 3 years with the option to extend the
contract by 1 + 1 year (possible 5 year contract).
The Council is seeking a provider who can develop and deliver an outcomes focused support
service, providing a range of support and interventions to Young Carers. In addition, there
will be an element of the provider undertaking Awareness Raising and Training of services on
identifying and understanding the needs of Young Carers.
A Young Carer is defined for the purposes of this tender as a child under the age of 18 and up
to 25 years if the young carer has additional needs (please refer to specification for more details), who provides or intends to provide care for another person (of any age, except where that care is provided for payment, pursuant to a contract or as voluntary work).
A young carer becomes vulnerable when the level of care-giving and responsibility to the
person in need of care becomes excessive or inappropriate for that child, risking impacting
on his or her emotional or physical well-being and/or educational achievement and life
chances.
The Children and Families Act 2014 amended the Children Act to make it easier for young
carers to get an assessment of their needs and to introduce 'whole family' approaches to
assessment and support. The authority wishes to commission a provider to undertake
assessments, and support the child's wellbeing, education and development, as well as raise
awareness across the community of issues relevant to young carers.
Further details for this procurement can be accessed via https://procontract.due-north.com. Interested organisations must register and express their interest at https://procontract.due-north.com, locating the relevant project reference - DN543022, before being able to access documentation.
Organisations that require technical assistance should go to https://www.proactis.com/support or call: Tel 01937 545070
About the buyer
Contact name
Marlon Roy
Address
Southwark Council
160 Tooley Street
London
SE1 2QH
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 2075255000
Website
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