Planning

RESTORATIVE PRACTICE FAMILY BASED DECISION MAKING SERVICE

  • East Ayrshire Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-005712

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03ac88

Published 27 February 2023, 3:39pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

East Ayrshire Council

Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ

Kilmarnock

KA3 7BU

Contact

procurement@east-ayrshire.gov.uk

Email

procurement@east-ayrshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1563576183

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00223

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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

RESTORATIVE PRACTICE FAMILY BASED DECISION MAKING SERVICE

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

RESTORATIVE PRACTICE -

FAMILY BASED DECISION MAKING SERVICE

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £50,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM93 - East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Scottish Government’s 2021-22 Programme for Government committed to investing 500 million GBP of Whole Family Wellbeing Funding (WFWF) over the lifetime of the Parliament to support the development of holistic whole family support services. It also set out the ambition that by 2030, at least 5% of community-based health and social care spend should be going towards preventative whole family support measures.

East Ayrshire H&SCP are committed to ensuring we get it right for our children and families. We want to ensure that our families have the supports they need to live and thrive together. For some, this will require the support of committed, skilled individuals who can build on the family’s existing strengths and resilience in a manner which feels right for each family.

The aim is to provide direct support to families while working within local cluster services, to achieve more consistency in identifying and responding to families’ needs. This has the potential to lead to better understanding of agency roles, improved multi-agency working and a more confident service delivery. It is hoped that as early identification improves, help would be offered to families earlier, resulting in a reduced number of referrals upwards into area social work teams. In the long term, it is anticipated that resources will be used more effectively. Ultimately, a lower number of children and young people would become the subject of a Child Protection plan, or require to become Looked After.

The aim is to develop a more flexible, multi-disciplinary approach to working with families to help them solve their problems within their own communities. RES teams will respond to the various levels of complexity in the presenting needs of children, young people and families which may exceed the early help or cluster offer, but would not require a child protection response from social work fieldwork teams.

We are therefore looking to commission the services of a flexible, multi-disciplinary team to support this project.

two.2.14) Additional information

Please note that the indicative value of this contract over a 3 year contractual term is still be be set.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

28 February 2023


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: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=723962.

(SC Ref:723962)