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WP3401 - Black Country Family Drugs and Alcohol Court (FDAC) Partnership

WALSALL COUNCIL E-TENDERING

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20 Sep 2019 at 09:58

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves Walsall Council inviting collaboration from local authorities within the Black Country to establish a Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) at the Wolverhampton Justice Centre. This initiative aims to improve outcomes for children in care proceedings while addressing complex issues of parental substance misuse and mental health. The open procedure tender is currently in the active stage and is set to close on 17th October 2019. The expected contract period will start on 1st March 2020 and finish on 28th February 2023. The classified industry category indicates that the services pertain to guidance and counselling, specifically within health and social work services.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for organisation’s focused on health and social work services, particularly those with expertise in family support and substance abuse rehabilitation. Businesses, especially voluntary, community, and social enterprises, may find this an ideal prospect to contribute to innovative social justice solutions while potentially growing their client base within the community. Given the collaborative nature of the FDAC, companies with experience in multi-disciplinary team settings and those offering treatment services to families struggling with substance misuse would be well-positioned to compete effectively for this contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WP3401 - Black Country Family Drugs and Alcohol Court (FDAC) Partnership

Notice Description

Walsall MBC has invited other Local Authorities in the Black Country to form a collaboration to deliver a Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) in the Wolverhampton Justice centre FDAC delivers improved outcomes for children involved in care proceedings and offers an alternative and more successful way of supporting parents to overcome substance misuse, mental health and domestic abuse problems that have put their children at risk of serious harm. It offers parents optimism about recovery and rehabilitation combined with a realistic understanding of the immense challenge they face. Dudley MBC, Sandwell Childrens Trust and Walsall MBC and Wolverhampton Justice centre will form the 'Black Country FDAC'. They are supported by CAFCASS. Brief Summary of Service FDAC is rooted in the idea of problem-solving justice, where courts use their authority to address the complex social issues that bring people before them. FDAC was set up to address the issue of parents, particularly mothers, having children removed through care proceedings on a recurrent basis, without attention being paid to the parental problems underlying the need for removal. The FDAC model is an adaptation of a model developed in the United States. Cases which come into FDAC are commonly those where parental substance misuse is impacting on parental capacity, but in the majority of cases there are also concerns about domestic abuse and parental mental health problems. The FDAC process takes place within care proceedings and involves a multi-disciplinary specialist team working closely with the court, specially trained judges who deal with the case throughout, and regular judge-led reviews of the parents' progress, which are attended by parents, the specialist team, the social worker and the child's guardian. Parents have a key worker in the specialist team who does direct work with the parent and co-ordinates the other services involved with the child and family. The local authority holds responsibility for the child. FDAC processes have been adapted to take account of the 26-week timescale in care proceedings and its multi-disciplinary teams are co-located and dedicated to FDAC work. FDAC is radical yet obvious. It strengthens parents' motivation to overcome their problems and It gets families working successfully with social workers, adult treatment teams and judges in court. Families get every possible support and treatment. Expectations are clear and honest and the tasks and timescales for each family are broken down into manageable steps. FDAC offers parents optimism about recovery and change, combined with a realistic understanding of the immense challenge they face. Additional information: Please note that Walsall Council have a new Contract opportunity. For further details of the requirement, please see the following link to the Councils' e-Procurement web portal; https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil You will be required to register your organisation (if already not done so) and express your interest in the relevant project/opportunity. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-4fac301d-7587-48bc-a5f4-01b2e1f57647
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00c76bb6-13dd-4837-bfa8-ae4bc2f83dc1
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
VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Sep 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Oct 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Mar 2020 - 28 Feb 2023 2-3 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
WALSALL COUNCIL E-TENDERING
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WEST MIDLANDS
Postcode
WS1 1TP
Post Town
Walsall
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG38 Walsall
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Walsall
Electoral Ward
St Matthew's
Westminster Constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich

Further Information

Notice Documents

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