Published date: 3 October 2024

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: 8 November 2024, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Welfare services for children and young people - 85311300

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£16,000,000

Procurement reference

BIP893332134

Published date

3 October 2024

Closing date

8 November 2024

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 February 2025

Contract end date

31 January 2030

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

A Managed Service Provider (MSP) to supply five Children's Social Care Family Help teams for the Children's Services department to use in five districts across the county. The number of teams could be increased or reduced over the term of the contract, subject to separate agreement with the supplier.You will be required to have Three teams consisting of 28 workers in the following districts, these will be available, fully compliant and ready to be deployed from the start date of the contract (1st February 2025), without the need of additional recruitment campaigns.
Hart and Rushmoor
Team 1 - 1 Team Manager, 1 Assistant Team Manager, 7 QSW's
Team 2 - 1 Team Manager, 1 Assistant Team Manager, 7 QSW's
Team 3 Basingstoke - 1 Team Manager, 1 Assistant Team Manager, 7 QSW's
Plus 1 project support across the three teams
This will be equivalent to the following caseload
Assistant Team Manager, maximum of 10 cases
QSW - Maximum of 20 Cases
Total caseload - 450
MSP will provide senior management, that will be responsible for audit all the children's files and will record management oversight including SMART actions. The purpose of this is to ensure management grip for when the Social Workers start and to ensure they have guidance and direction.
Please see ITT for full information.

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About the buyer

Address

1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill
West Malling
ME19 4YT
UK

Telephone

+448081685808

Email

csgprocurement@csltd.org.uk