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Northamptonshire Children's Trust - Valuing Care Children Services Project

NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL

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29 Feb 2024 at 16:53

Summary of the contracting process

The Northamptonshire Children's Trust has awarded a contract worth £750,000 to Impower Consultancy Ltd for the Valuing Care Children Services Project. The project aims to embed the Valuing Care approach within practice and commissioning to support children and young people in suitable homes. The procurement method used was selective, with a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract period is from March 1, 2024, to February 28, 2025, and the tender period ended on February 28, 2024, in the East Midlands region, United Kingdom.

This procurement presents an opportunity for companies specialising in research and development consultancy services to engage with North Northamptonshire Council. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can provide critical support to embed the Valuing Care approach within children's services are well-suited to compete for this contract. The project focuses on strengthening sufficiency within foster care and matching care and support to the needs of children and young people, signalling a demand for innovative and dedicated service providers to contribute to the trust's objectives.

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Notice Title

Northamptonshire Children's Trust - Valuing Care Children Services Project

Notice Description

Deliver activity and principles for continued support, with a particular focus on sustainability and embedding the Valuing Care approach within practice, process and commissioning. Provide support to realise the full benefits of the Valuing Care approach and to embed this systemically through children's services. Critically support to help establish the conditions and foundations for the trusts to sustain the approaches delivered without external support. To support the Trust to: * Embed Valuing Care in practice, process and commissioning, ensuring that care and support matches the need of children and young people and that they are supported to live in suitable homes. * Embed processes to enable systemic identification of children and young people who can benefit from targeted intervention, on an ongoing basis. * Establish a process for collating Valuing Care data at a system level to inform and strengthen strategic decision making on commissioning and sufficiency * Strengthen sufficiency within foster care to enable opportunities for step down from residential care (currently 18 children and young people in residential care have been identified as would benefit from family homes, but no fostering placements immediately available).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-4618800f-a6f3-4ac1-9d70-82410514fde8
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/551703de-9c4d-429d-baee-94b8cf6b5f2b
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Feb 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Feb 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Feb 20241 years ago
Contract Period
1 Mar 2024 - 28 Feb 2025 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CORBY
Postcode
NN16 8TL
Post Town
Northampton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)

Local Authority
North Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Northall
Westminster Constituency
Kettering

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IMPOWER CONSULTANCY

Further Information

Notice Documents

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