Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Plymouth City Council
Ballard House
Plymouth
PL1 3BJ
Contact
Mrs Karlina Hall
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK41 - Plymouth
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
Early Help (Family Hubs) Partnership with Plymouth City Council
Reference number
DN554758
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Plymouth City Council (PCC) is committed to working with partners to transform the way we deliver Early Help and Targeted Support for families with children aged 0-19, over the next ten years.
We want to commission a Partner or Partners to work with us to develop and drive a 10 year Early Help (Family Hubs) Programme. This approach was approved by PCC’s Cabinet in March 2021 and it aligns with Plymouth’s new Bright Future vision for children and young people 2021-2026, due to be considered at PCC Cabinet on 13th July.
The commissioned partners(s) and PCC would form an Early Help Partnership, agreeing key principles, deliverables and outcomes, directly linked to feedback from families and practitioners. The Partnership agreement would include detail on how potential conflicts of interest would be managed, and whether the partner(s) would have the right of pre-emption or exclusivity over future services.
All resource in scope of the Partnership would be considered in the future design of services to develop Family Hubs, with flexibility to co-locate staff and pilot new approaches including considering which services would benefit from being sub-contracted to other partners, or delivered directly by the Partnership, following Council Contract Standing Orders as required.
There is no specific funding allocated to the partnership contract with PCC and part of the tender will explore consideration of the joint resources and commitments which will be needed to successfully implement and run the partnership.
We will continue to engage with existing and potential providers and wider system partners, together with the Family Hubs Network, Department for Education and the new National Centre for Family Hubs and Integrated Services for Families, as we progress with our commissioning and transformation approach.
The tender opportunity and ITT pack will be published in summer 2021 via www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk. Prior to this there will be a pre-engagement virtual information event for potential providers taking place on:
Date: Monday July 19th 2021
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Venue: MS Teams
Booking: Please email Karlina.hall@plymouth.gov.uk with your name and email address to receive the invite details for the meeting.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK41 - Plymouth
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Partnership would be expected to
• Put in place effective mechanisms for hearing from children, young people, families and practitioners;
• Seek out and lead joint external funding bids to enhance the Family Hub offer;
• Drive Early Help system Workforce Development Framework implementation;
• Drive forward effective use of data to avoid repetition;
• Evaluate what is most effective in supporting families;
• Work closely with the Education and Health system;
• Develop joined up IT solutions and a digital offer;
• Effectively communicate the Family Hubs offer to all families and at all levels of the system
For the procurement process the successful Partner(s) will need to demonstrate that they understand the needs of families locally and have a track record of successfully working with other organisations locally and/or nationally. We would encourage consortia approaches.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
30 July 2021
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