Tender

Family Group Conference and Community Conference Services

PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL

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Tender

29 Aug 2024 at 14:01

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Portsmouth City Council is seeking qualified suppliers to tender for a contract providing Family Group Conference and Community Conference Services. The successful provider will deliver both services under a single contract over an initial term of 5 years, with potential extensions up to 2 additional years. The procurement process is currently at the Tender stage, with the submission deadline set for 12:00pm on 10th October 2024. The services fall under the Health and Social Work Services category and are to be delivered in the South East region of the United Kingdom. The total contract value for the initial period is £485,000, with possible extensions increasing the valuation up to approximately £698,000.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in social work, counselling, and community facilitation services. Companies with experience in providing supportive environments for family problem-solving and community conflict resolution are well-suited for this contract. The open procedure method under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ensures a competitive and transparent bidding process, offering growth potential for the winning bidder to establish a long-term relationship with Portsmouth City Council, and thereby enhancing their portfolio and market position.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Family Group Conference and Community Conference Services

Notice Description

Portsmouth City Council is inviting tenders from suitably qualified suppliers to provide both a Family Group Conference service and a Community Conference service. Both services are to be delivered by one provider, under a single service Contract. The Family Group Conferences will allow families to meet, to find solutions to problems that they and their children are facing, within a professionally supportive environment. The Family Group Conference process can involve all family members, friends, and other adults who the family feel can contribute to making plans for the children and young people. The Community conferences will aim to bring together individuals in a community that are affected by a conflict(s). A trained facilitator will assist the key individuals to investigate how the problems at hand are affecting those involved and the service staff involved will advise on how to negotiate and overcome long-lasting solutions. All members of the community, no matter the age, have an equal status and voice within the conferences. Agency workers such as neighbourhood wardens, community workers, police, housing officers, councillors, social services, and youth workers may also be involved. The contract will have an initial term of 5 years with the potential to extend for a further 2 years, subject to the performance of the contractor, the service requirements, and funding availability at the time. The total value of the contract, for the initial 60-month period will be valued at PS97,000 per annum, offering a total of PS485,000 for the initial Contract term. If all extension opportunities are completely utilised, the contract value could increase to IRO PS679,000 with an upper estimation of PS698,000 which would consider external factors, such as general market inflation and the Council's current baseline budget forecast for these services. The Council will execute this procurement process in general accordance with the Open Procedure as set out within the Public Contract Regulations (2015). The total estimated contract value for this procurement is above the threshold for light touch services (currently, PS663,540). The tender return submission deadline for this tender will be at 12:00pm on the 10th October. Suppliers that would like to take part in this open tender, are invited to 'express interest', upon which they will be given access to the associated tender documents, which can be accessed from the 'My Tenders' area of this website by selecting the 'view details' button of this project. Please allow sufficient time to submit a tender return, as late returns will not be permitted. Any questions relating to this tender should be made via correspondence on the Intend website, and can be addressed to the main contact(s). Additional information: Portsmouth City Council is inviting tenders from suitably qualified suppliers for the following services - Family Group Conference and Community Group Conference. The full details and ability to express an interest will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This file path below will take you to the relevant area of Intend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current Once on the page, you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project. Should you have any problems with the above link, please contact us on 023 9268 8235 or email: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk Interested parties are requested to submit any questions they may have via the InTend system, using its Correspondence function. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-23d4c055-a759-49d5-9f1a-fe81639ff00a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23fd88a7-2136-49f3-8ae7-071ef63fa18d
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85300000 - Social work and related services

85310000 - Social work services

85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

85312310 - Guidance services

85312320 - Counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Oct 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2030 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Procurement Service
Contact Email
procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Contact Phone
023 9268 8235

Buyer Location

Locality
HAMPSHIRE
Postcode
PO1 2BJ
Post Town
Portsmouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ31 Portsmouth
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Portsmouth
Electoral Ward
Charles Dickens
Westminster Constituency
Portsmouth South

Further Information

Notice Documents

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