Published date: 14 November 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 1 August 2024, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

WN11YN

Value of contract

£272,640

Procurement reference

575

Published date

14 November 2024

Closing date

1 August 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

18 November 2024

Contract end date

17 November 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Direct Award following exemption approval

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Wigan Borough Council Children's Social Care and the Wigan Safeguarding Children's Board have undertaken a review of models of social work practice during 2021 - 23 as part of improvement work linked to inspection by Ofsted and an increase in both referrals and the number of children entering the care system. Following the review the Director of Children's Services and Director of Finance agreed a business case to implement Family Safeguarding as a model of social work practice which has a strong evidence base nationally in terms of the benefits to children, young people and families and the significant potential to reduce these key drivers/issues.

With Family Safeguarding, it is acknowledged that the issues facing families are complex and that no single professional group has the expertise to solve these alone. The partnership establishes co-located multi-disciplinary teams that consist of adult specialist workers working alongside children and families' social workers, providing help and support in relation to parental problems associated with domestic abuse, substance misuse and mental ill-health. Motivational Interviewing is used as a unified model of practice that improves family engagement and encourages and supports lasting change. This will also bring the levels of consistent good practice that we are aiming for within Wigan as we work towards achieving a good and ultimately outstanding service for our most vulnerable children and families.

The adult recovery workers are employed by the relevant partnership agency in the area and receive professional supervision by a lead specialist worker or a nominated senior manager in the partner agency. They undertake direct work with adults in the family to help them create lasting change through a family programme which is recorded in a digital workbook. Group supervision sessions summarise the work undertaken by the team and discuss the family's progress. Actions are agreed by the social work team manager; this is also recorded in the discreet workbook that is part of the model and enables all Specialist Adult workers working with the family to see the same plan and progress reports and to plan and sequence their involvements with families so that the right work is undertaken with the family at the right time through the team manager oversight.

This is a direct award following exemption approval.

Award information

Awarded date

1 August 2024

Contract start date

18 November 2024

Contract end date

17 November 2026

Total value of contract

£272,640

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

WE ARE WITH YOU

Address

Part Lower Ground Floor, Gate House, 1-3 St. John's Square, London, England, EC1M 4DH

Reference

Companies House number: 02580377

Value of contract

£272,640

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Craig Arrowsmith

Address

Wigan Town Hall
Library Street
Wigan
WN11YN
England

Email

craig.arrowsmith@wigan.gov.uk