Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Barnet
2 Bristol Avenue
Colindale London
NW9 4EW
Telephone
+44 2083597212
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI71 - Barnet
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA1146
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Approved list of Independent Social workers and Expert Professionals
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85310000 - Social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
“Title: Approved List of Independent Social Workers (ISW) and Expert Professionals.
The London Borough of Barnet wishes to procure an approved list of ISWs, also commonly referred to as ‘Expert Professionals’. The London Borough of Barnet carry out a significant number of social care assessments over an extended period, many of which are kept in-house and objective, where possible. However, there is a need to have a network of external expert professionals that can deliver timely assessments and share expertise, upon request of the Family Court, whilst exercising impartiality. The Approved List includes the following types of assessments:
Psychiatric, psychological & cognitive assessments
Specialist risk and parenting / Parenting Assessments Manuals Software assessments
Special guardianship order (SGO) connected persons (CP) & viability assessments
Fostering assessments
Age assessments for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children’s assessments
Should you experience technical difficulties with the portal please contact support@curtisfitchglobal.com explaining these and that they relate to this opportunity.”/
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2022/S 000-003989
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
IV.2.2
Place of text to be modified
Time limit
Instead of
Date
14 March 2022
Local time
12:00pm
Read
Date
23 March 2022
Local time
12:00pm
Section number
IV.2.7
Place of text to be modified
Conditions for opening of tenders
Instead of
Date
14 March 2022
Local time
12:00pm
Read
Date
23 March 2022
Local time
12:00pm
seven.2) Other additional information
The new closing date for receipt of bids is now 23/03/2022 at midday.