Planning

Parent and Child Residential Assessment

  • Cornwall Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-029816

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-052c3d

Published 4 June 2025, 11:48am

Last edited 20 June 2025, 6:39am

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Scope

Reference

DB775762

Description

Parent and Child Residential Assessment Questionnaire:

https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=7164b9ba-0737-f011-8136-005056b64545&projectStepId=7664b9ba-0737-f011-8136-005056b64545

Parent and child residential assessments are specialised evaluations conducted when there are significant concerns about a parent's ability to safely and effectively care for their child. These assessments typically take place in a residential setting, such as a family assessment centre, where both the parent(s) and child(ren) live for a period of time (ordinarily 12 weeks) under observation.

Total value (estimated)

  • £6,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 October 2025 to 1 October 2026
  • 1 year, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Contract locations

  • UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Engagement

Engagement deadline

26 June 2025

Engagement process description

https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=7164b9ba-0737-f011-8136-005056b64545&projectStepId=7664b9ba-0737-f011-8136-005056b64545

Cornwall Council is conducting a soft market assessment to gain an understanding of the potential level of interest across the Voluntary, NHS, Independent and Private Sector for the provision of Parent and Child Residential Assessments across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Parent and child residential assessments are specialised evaluations conducted when there are significant concerns about a parent's ability to safely and effectively care for their child. These assessments typically take place in a residential setting, such as a family assessment centre, where both the parent(s) and child(ren) live for a period of time (ordinarily 12 weeks) under observation.

If you are interested in this area of service provision and also helping with our assessment of the market, please complete the "Information Required" section at the end of this notice along with any additional information you consider to be relevant and return this via the Due North / Supplying the South-West messaging system by 12 noon on Wednesday 25th June 2025.

Contracting authority

Cornwall Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYRH-9827-DWLP

County Hall, Treyew Road

Truro

TR1 3AY

United Kingdom

Contact name: Mrs Christine Stone

Telephone: +44 1872326050

Email: Christine.Stone@cornwall.gov.uk

Website: https://cornwall.gov.uk

Region: UKK30 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government