SCC DW - Family Centres and Family Resilience Services

Concepts

• family centres and family resilience services
• health and social work
• reigate
• scc dw - family centres
• family resilience services
• family centres
• delivery of family centres
• high-quality family centres
• provision of early help services
• families

Location

Surrey, East and West Sussex:

Description

Surrey County Council (The Council) is seeking tenders from suitably qualified suppliers for Family Centres and Family Resilience Services. The Council intends to procure contracts for the delivery of Family Centres and Family Resilience services for children, young people and families in Surrey from 01 April 2024. This will involve the creation of 11 new contracts to cover each of Surrey’s 11 District and Boroughs (D&Bs) geographical areas. High-quality Family Centres and Family Resilience services make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families in Surrey. They provide children, young people and families to opportunity to build resilience, improve outcomes, prevent inequalities and prevent the need of more intensive and costly interventions. They also support positive outcomes for whole families. The scope for the recommissioned services will be: Children and young people 0-18 years or up to 25 years for those with additional needs who require lower-level support and or have complex needs that do not meet statutory thresholds for interventions. Children and families that live in Surrey. The basis for Early Help and Family Resilience services is noted in Section 17 of the Children’s Act 1989 which places a general duty on Local Authorities to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Surrey County Council’s Helping Families Early Strategy (2020 to 2023) explains that the Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 (statutory guidance) highlights that “Local authorities, under section 10 of the Children Act, have a responsibility to promote inter-agency co-operation to improve the welfare of all children. Identifying children and families who would benefit from Early Help.” Furthermore, “The provision of Early Help services should form part of a continuum of support to respond to the different levels of need of individual children and families.”

Lot Division

Renewal Options

Initial contract duration is 5 years with option to extend for further 3 years and further 2 years. In total possible contract duration can be 10 years

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Selection Questionnaire responses and tenders are to be completed electronically using the Proactis Supplier Network (the Portal) https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/. The Portal provides a web-based tool that provides a simple, secure and efficient means for managing tendering and quotation activities reducing the time and effort required for both buyers and potential bidders. The Portal allows for tender clarifications and submitting your bid electronically. In order to bid for this opportunity, Candidates should register their organisation on the Portal. Bidders will remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from Bidders in connection with taking part in this procurement, regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence direct or indirect of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Council at any time. The Council reserves the right at any time to: (i) reject any or all responses and to cancel or withdraw this procurement at any stage; (ii) award a contract without prior notice; (iii) change the basis, the procedures and the time-scales set out or referred to within the procurement documents; (iv) require a bidder to clarify any submissions in writing and/or provide additional information (failure to respond adequately may result in disqualification); (v) terminate the procurement process; and (vi) amend the terms and conditions of the selection and evaluation process. All discussions and correspondence will be deemed strictly subject to contract until a formal contract is entered into. The formal contract shall not be binding until it has been signed and dated by the duly authorised representatives of both parties subject to a sufficient number of satisfactory responses being received.