Contract

Northamptonshire Children's Trust - Provision Of Targeted Safeguarding Support Services for Children and Young People

  • North Northamptonshire Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract award notice)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-020022

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d70c (view related notices)

Published 9 May 2025, 12:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

North Northamptonshire Council

The Corby Cube, George Street

Corby

NN171QG

Email

procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF25 - North Northamptonshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://in-tendorganiser.co.uk/nnc/aspx

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

Northamptonshire Children's Trust - Provision Of Targeted Safeguarding Support Services for Children and Young People

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Northamptonshire Children's Trust wishes to invite Tender Responses for the supply of Targeted Safeguarding Support Services for Children and Young People in Northamptonshire.

Northamptonshire Children's Trust is committed to protecting and supporting children, young people, and their families in the County. The overall principle of the Northamptonshire Children's Trust Safeguarding Partnerships Early Help Strategy and Corporate Parent Strategy is to provide early and effective help and support to children and families when they need it, with the long-term aim of "helping more families in Northamptonshire to be able to help themselves" and this improving their overall wellbeing and quality of life.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £4,128,240

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF25 - North Northamptonshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Northamptonshire Children's Trust wishes to invite Tender Responses for the supply of Targeted Safeguarding Support Services for Children and Young People in Northamptonshire.

Northamptonshire Children's Trust is committed to protecting and supporting children, young people, and their families in the County. The overall principle of the Northamptonshire Children's Trust Safeguarding Partnerships Early Help Strategy and Corporate Parent Strategy is to provide early and effective help and support to children and families when they need it, with the long-term aim of "helping more families in Northamptonshire to be able to help themselves" and this improving their overall wellbeing and quality of life.

Northamptonshire Children's Trust works with its partners, stakeholders, and communities to provide effective and co-ordinated help and support to children and their families at the earliest opportunity, to prevent them from having to experience difficulties and distress in the first place. The Provider will be expected to build and maintain effective relationships and partnerships with all safeguarding agencies, local stakeholders and organisations to ensure that the best possible outcomes for children, young people and their families and achieved.

It is likely that the families that the Provider will be working with will have one or more of the presenting needs, and will require help and support to allow the children and young people to remain with their families:

• Immediate and Short-Term Intensive Support Services

• Medium and Long-Term Intensive Support Services

• Multi-Systematic Therapy (MST)

• Home Stability Support Services

The Children's Trust's detailed requirements are defined in the Service Specification in the tender documents.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2025/S 000-002980


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

24 April 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Action for Children Services Limited

Watford

WD18 8AG

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Companies House

2332388

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £4,128,240