Family Support Worker Provision

Concepts

• family support worker provision
• health and social work
• livingston
• family support workers
• provision of family support workers
• continuation of provision of family support workers
• expiry of the current contract
• secondary schools
• young people
• children

Location

Description

Provision of 12 Family Support Workers across 12 primary and secondary schools to support children and young people affected by poverty.

Total Quantity or Scope

Provision of family support workers to support children across 12 primary and secondary schools. This contract is required to ensure the continuation of provision of family support workers beyond the expiry of the current contract, as a result of the increased requirement for service. Service provision is required for a period of 9 months from 04 October 2021 to 30 June 2022 at a total estimated value of 276,000 GBP. Additional information: Council executive approval September 2021.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Legal Justification

Direct Award made to Action for Children from 4th October 2021 - 30th June 2022. Aggregated spend based on previous 12 months, plus the value of the direct award are under the Light Touch Regime of 663,540 GBP.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The Pupil Equity Fund (PEF) forms part of the GBP750m Attainment Scotland Fund, which has been invested over the current parliamentary term. This funding provides targeted support for children and young people affected by poverty to achieve their full potential. The funding is focused on activities and interventions that will lead to improvements in literacy, numeracy and health & wellbeing. The Family Support provision, currently provided by Action for Children under CC9779 – Family Support Worker Provision in schools, expires on 03/10/21 with no option to extend. The scope of provision provided in 2021 increased from 319 hours to 340, therefore it is important that additional support is made available beyond the expiry of the current contract to ensure continuity of service provision. Given the time pressures around this requirement, it would not be feasible for the requirement to be subject to a tender, therefore a direct award is proposed for a period of 9 months. There was no price/quality evaluation as this was a direct award (SC Ref:681710)