Planning

Childrens Social Care Managed Services

  • Connect2Hampshire

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-002693

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03111f

Published 31 January 2022, 2:54pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Connect2Hampshire

Head Office, 1 Abbey Wood Group, Kings Hill

West Malling

ME19 4YT

Contact

Mr Ian Day

Email

csgprocurement@csltd.org.uk

Telephone

+44 1622236697

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.commercialservices.org.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.commercialservices.org.uk

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Supply of Temporary Workers and associated services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Childrens Social Care Managed Services

Reference number

DN595230

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Connect2Hampshire is preparing to run a procurement for a managed service provider to supply up to three Childrens social care CAST teams for The Children & Families (C&F) branch for use in three districts. Each team will consist of:

1 Team Manager, 1 Assistant Team Manager, 5 Social Workers, Innovate CYPS SMT (Director, Assistant Director, Head of Service, Head of Quality Assurance), and 1 Project Support

These teams would be responsible for 100, 220 or 380 children (depending on the number of teams) in any given six-month period regardless of Covid impacts.

It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded for a maximum of two years on the basis of an initial six-month period and 3 further 6 month extensions.

The anticipated value of this contract will be circa £400,000 per social work team, per six-month period (full details of pricing will be available in the published ITT documents)

This Prior Information Notice is to alert the market that this requirement will be published shortly. Connect2Hampshire anticipates the procurement timetable to be as follows:

Publication of ITT February 2022

Evaluation and Moderation April 2022

Award of contract Late Early May 2022

This is an estimated timetable and subject to change.

if you are interested in this requirement, please email csgprocurement@csltd.org.uk quoting reference C2H Y22029

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £4,800,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Connect2Hampshire is preparing to run a procurement for a managed service provider to supply up to three Childrens social care CAST teams for The Children & Families (C&F) branch for use in three districts. Each team will consist of:

1 Team Manager, 1 Assistant Team Manager, 5 Social Workers, Innovate CYPS SMT (Director, Assistant Director, Head of Service, Head of Quality Assurance), and 1 Project Support

These teams would be responsible for 100, 220 or 380 children (depending on the number of teams) in any given six-month period regardless of Covid impacts.

It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded for a maximum of two years on the basis of an initial six-month period and 3 further 6 month extensions.

The anticipated value of this contract will be circa £400,000 per social work team, per six-month period (full details of pricing will be available in the published ITT documents)

This Prior Information Notice is to alert the market that this requirement will be published shortly. Connect2Hampshire anticipates the procurement timetable to be as follows:

Publication of ITT February 2022

Evaluation and Moderation April 2022

Award of contract Late Early May 2022

This is an estimated timetable and subject to change.

two.2.14) Additional information

if you are interested in this requirement, please email csgprocurement@csltd.org.uk quoting reference C2H Y22029 and give full company details.

Should we decide to go to procurement we will contact you to advise when and where you may access the required documentation.

The authority reserves the right to contact those that express interest for the purposes of pre-market engagement, including but not limited potential 'supplier information' days

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

11 March 2022


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No