Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Dorset Council
Dorset Council, County Hall, Colliton Park
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ
Contact
Mrs Lisa Hosking
lisa.hosking@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1305225523
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK25 - Dorset
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Dorset Families Matter - Family Support Packages
Reference number
DN631713
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Dorset Council is seeking a broad and diverse range of suitably qualified and experienced
service providers to provide:
• a service
• an intervention and /or
• an activity
that can be termed a family support package and can contribute to the delivery of positive
outcomes in line with those set out in the document Annex A: National Supporting Families
Outcome Framework
Family Support Packages are one optional element of the enhanced Whole Family support
and resources that professionals can access on behalf of the families they are supporting.
They can be defined as a variety of small-scale services, activities, or interventions which
practitioners can utilise quickly and easily.
Examples of packages include, but are not limited to: Individual Mentoring / Support for
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), and intersex young people and
their families / Interactive Therapeutic Approaches / Mediation /Counselling / Relationship
Support / Family Support Services / Introducing the idea of positive activities for families
and/ or individuals and encouraging participation/ Household Management etc.
A Family Support Package will contribute to the Lead Professional's family action or delivery
plan - it will not be a stand-alone piece of work.
This Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is being established for the first time as part of a
fully compliant tender process in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2022/S 000-031040
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.2.7
Place of text to be modified
End date
Instead of
Text
31 March 2026
Read
Text
23 February 2029
seven.2) Other additional information
The original contract end date of 31 March 2026 has been extended to 23 February 2029, resulting in a total extension period of 2 years, 10 months and 23 days.
This arrangement is an established Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) operating under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, allowing ongoing supplier admission and flexible call‑off arrangements.
The extension reflects the revised transitional and saving provisions set out in the Procurement Act 2023 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/959), which amend the implementation timetable for the new procurement regime.
These amended regulations include revised deadlines that extend certain dates previously set for late October 2028 to 23 February 2029, ensuring continued lawful operation of DPS arrangements established under the 2015 Regulations during the transition to the new regime.
This notice therefore records the updated DPS end date and confirms its continued lawful operation within the revised statutory transition period.
Dorset Council reserves the right to terminate the DPS prior to 23 February 2029.