Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
The Castle
WINCHESTER
SO238ZB
Contact
Katie Marke
Telephone
+44 3707798869
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ36 - Central Hampshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home
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
Supporting Families - Commissioned Family Service
Reference number
CS20752
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Hampshire County Council Children's Services Department are looking to establish an Open Framework under the Light Touch Regime.
The council is seeking suppliers to provide skilled family intervention key workers and skilled co-ordinators to support identified families, develop and co-ordinate plans and provide evidence informed interventions to achieve key aims of the National Supporting Families Programme and successfully achieve agreed outcomes.
The successful provider(s) will provide co-ordinated support to families with multiple and complex needs across Hampshire County Council area to support them to achieve significant and sustained progress, reducing the level of professional intervention required in future and to support the development of early help services.
The Supporting Families Programme is a national programme designed to support families with multiple and complex needs, across the multi-agency Early Help system. The programme is a Payment by Results funded programme, which requires local authorities to achieve a set number of successful outcomes against the national framework. It is also designed to support the development of the wider early help system. The successful services would be expected to support this development and the development of the programme within Hampshire.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £3,500,000
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
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hampshire County Council is establishing an Open Framework under the Light Touch Regime. The providers will be able to provide co-ordinated support to families with multiple and complex needs across Hampshire County Council area to support them to achieve significant and sustained progress, reducing the level of professional intervention required in future and to support the development of early help services.
At this opportunity providers are able to apply for both the establishment of the framework and if they wish, the initial Mini Competition. The initial Mini Competition is for the annual delivery of support to families in four geographical quadrants of Hampshire County Council. Providers are able to submit an interest in multiple, or all quadrants.
Submissions to the Open Framework will be evaluated first. Providers who are successfully appointed to the framework and have submitted a Mini Competition, will then have these evaluated in line with the criteria to determine a winning provider for each quadrant.
Any additional needs or opportunities that arise throughout the duration of the Open Framework, shall be conducted in the same way, through a Mini Competition that will be issued to all Open Framework providers.
The Open Framework will re-open annually on 1st January (or the next working day thereafter) and will use the same criteria as detailed in this document to accept providers to the Open Framework. The Council also reserves the right to open to the Open Framework at other points as required.
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £3,500,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in months
36
two.2.14) Additional information
The maximum permitted value of this framework is £3.5m including any extension period.
The framework will be for an initial two-years with an option to extend for a further 12 month period.
The framework and initial competition will commence in April 2023.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
8 April 2023
Local time
2:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court of England & Wales London
United Kingdom
Country
United Kingdom