Planning

Supporting Parents to Avoid Recurrent Care Proceedings

  • Norfolk County Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-024973

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-036640

Published 6 September 2022, 3:14pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Norfolk County Council

County Hall, Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 1DH

Contact

Sarah Hardy

Email

sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.norfolk.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home

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

Supporting Parents to Avoid Recurrent Care Proceedings

Reference number

NCCT42541

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Norfolk County Council is intending to procure a service, to commence April 2023, aimed at supporting vulnerable parents in Norfolk who have experienced care proceedings leading to the removal of children from their care.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1,200,000

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
  • UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk
  • UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Norfolk County Council is intending to procure a service, to commence April 2023, aimed at supporting vulnerable parents in Norfolk who have experienced care proceedings leading to the removal of children from their care. The procurement will be delivering against Public Health and Children’s Social Care priorities with agreed targets and deliverables. The service should be responsive to demand, acknowledging that while the highest levels of need are most likely to be in Norfolk’s urban hubs (Norwich, King’s Lynn and Great Yarmouth) support will also need to be accessible to service users in more rural areas such as Breckland, South and North Norfolk. There are numerous, complex reasons that can lead to a family experiencing the removal of a child/children and we want to see fewer children coming in to care with fewer parents experiencing the loss associated with children being removed. The delivery partner will need to have a thorough knowledge of, and skilled approaches to address, the range of challenges these parents face; and be able to engage not only with people on an individual basis, but work in a way that sees them integrate with the existing infrastructure of support across our county. The work is likely to be a mix of direct delivery, group work and partnership working; supporting parents to engage with other skilled or specialist services where necessary. The service will need to be committed to supporting vulnerable parents to overcome persistent and enduring challenges, using approaches and techniques that will help them make the incremental changes that lead to significant progress over time.The intention is to let a contract for a period of up to 4-years, working in close partnership with the Local Authority delivering to a specific, eligible group of parents. The maximum potential value across the contract term is likely to be in the region of £1.2m.

two.2.14) Additional information

If you are interested in this opportunity please express an interest. Applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest`.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 November 2022


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

If you are interested in this opportunity please express an interest in NCCT42541 Supporting Parents to Avoid Recurrent Care Proceedings. Applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest`.