Planning

Birth Parents Advice & Counselling Service

  • London Borough of Southwark

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-036335

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-042312

Published 11 December 2023, 10:42am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

London Borough of Southwark

Southwark Council, 160 Tooley Street

London

SE1 2QH

Contact

Mr Sohail Aboobakar

Email

sohail.aboobakar@southwark.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2075251102

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.southwark.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.southwark.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=74439378-b095-ee11-8125-005056b64545

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

Birth Parents Advice & Counselling Service

Reference number

DN702887

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The London Borough of Southwark is exploring options to potentially procure a Birth Parents Counselling and Advice Service. We are looking at the potential for organisations to provide these services within our borough and are in discussions with other local authorities to extend this to south or south east London or London wide. We are looking to see what organisations would be interested in this and are in a position to deliver this type of service and at the above mentioned scale.

This will be a post adoption service to support Service Users with varied care needs, including those with high and complex care.

Further information is available on this link https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=74439378-b095-ee11-8125-005056b64545. Deadline for submissions is on Wednesday 17 January at 12 Noon.

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
  • UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The London Borough of Southwark is exploring options to potentially procure a Birth Parents Counselling and Advice Service. We are looking at the potential for organisations to provide these services within our borough and are in discussions with other local authorities to extend this to south or south east London or London wide. We are looking to see what organisations would be interested in this and are in a position to deliver this type of service and at the above mentioned scale.

This will be a post adoption service to support Service Users with varied care needs, including those with high and complex care.

Further information is available on this link https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=74439378-b095-ee11-8125-005056b64545. Deadline for submissions is on Wednesday 17 January at 12 Noon.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 April 2024


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