Opportunity

Domestic Abuse Whole Family Early Help Strategic Innovation Partner

  • Essex County Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2025/S 000-000255

Published 6 January 2025, 9:57pm



The closing date and time has been changed to:

7 February 2025, 12:00pm

See the change notice.

Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Essex County Council

County Hall, Market Road

Chelmsford

CM1 1QH

Contact

Mr Ken Muteweri

Email

ken.muteweri@essex.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 333

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH3 - Essex

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.essex.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.essex.gov.uk/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.essex.gov.uk/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.procontract.due-north.com

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Domestic Abuse Whole Family Early Help Strategic Innovation Partner

Reference number

DN757539

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Essex County Council is seeking a Strategic Innovation Partner/s to work

in partnership with us to identify, scope and design a response to early

intervention support for families impacted by domestic abuse. It will

include working with all appropriate family members/significant others,

including the perpetrator. As partners, we share costs, skills, information

and/or other resources in the pursuit of common goals.

Focus must be low risk families not families that have been assessed as high

risk (demonstrate possible early indicators of DA).

Early help principles should be at the heart of the offer.

Any approach should be flexible and responsive to context and “family” make

up, cohorts and culture.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services
  • 85310000 - Social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH3 - Essex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Essex County Council is seeking a Strategic Innovation Partner/s to work

in partnership with us to identify, scope and design a response to early

intervention support for families impacted by domestic abuse. It will

include working with all appropriate family members/significant others,

including the perpetrator. As partners, we share costs, skills, information

and/or other resources in the pursuit of common goals.

Focus must be low risk families not families that have been assessed as high

risk (demonstrate possible early indicators of DA).

Early help principles should be at the heart of the offer.

Any approach should be flexible and responsive to context and “family” make

up, cohorts and culture.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

End date

1 January 2026

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues

Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Originally published as:

Date

31 January 2025

Local time

12:00pm

Changed to:

Date

7 February 2025

Local time

12:00pm

See the change notice.

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

31 January 2025

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Essex County Council

Chelmsford

CM1

Email

Ken.muteweri@essex.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom