Tender

CSW - Advocacy & Independent Visitors for Children

SHARED SERVICE (CSW)

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Tender

30 Sep 2024 at 16:16

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Warwickshire County Council and Coventry City Council are jointly engaging entities for 'CSW - Advocacy & Independent Visitors for Children,' a service focusing on independent visitors and advocacy for children and young people. This procurement is under the Health and Social Work Services category and is managed by the Shared Service (CSW). The contract will start on 1st April 2025 and end on 31st March 2028. The procurement is in the Tender stage and will follow an open procedure. Interested parties must express their interest by 4th November 2024. The services will be offered within the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social work and community services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Businesses well-versed in providing advocacy, information, advice, and support to children and young people, particularly those with experience in statutory services, will find this opportunity beneficial. The procurement is managed via the CSW-JETS e-tendering portal, making it easier for local suppliers to engage with and respond to tender opportunities across multiple authorities within the region.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CSW - Advocacy & Independent Visitors for Children

Notice Description

Warwickshire County Council and Coventry City Council are jointly contracting for a service providing independent visitors, and independent advocacy, information, advice and support to children and young people in order to meet our statutory obligations. The service will be provided for children and young people who are receiving a service from WCC or CCC and wish to have the support of an advocate. This includes children and young people who are; aged 4 to 18 and looked after under the Children Act 1989, s.20 or s. or 25 if they have special educational needs and/or disability care leavers, aged 16 - 25 under the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and Children & Social Work Act 2017 subject to a family group conference or child protection conference aged 16/17 and presenting as homeless to WCC or CCC considering or wishing to make a complaint about the service they receive from WCC or CCC young carers who may need support in adulthood (Care Act 2014) young people defined as a 'Child In Need' (Children's Act 1989) within private fostering arrangements Additional information: Please register via the Council's e-procurement system - CSW-JETS https://in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets CSW-JETS is a sub-regional e-tendering portal run by In-tend. Since February 2010, Coventry; Solihull; Warwickshire; Nuneaton and Bedworth; Rugby alongside other local district Councils have been working together as a shared procurement service. In conjunction with Solihull Community Housing, we have joined together to bring you a collaborative E-Tendering portal. CSW-JETS enables us to advertise our opportunities across all authorities through the same system. This means that there is a single point of contact for procurement in the sub-region so you only have to register once to receive notifications for all authorities. Registering on the portal will make it easier for local suppliers to find, respond to and be alerted to tender opportunities. Registration is free, and takes just a few minutes. When complete, you will be able to express interest in any of the Councils'/Authorities' opportunities when they are made available including this tender. In addition, we will be able to access your details whenever we have a requirement, and you may then be invited to tender or quote for work. Once you are registered and log in to the system you will be able to locate the tender opportunity, express interest and access the documentation. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-8850a577-3047-49f2-8e16-8a65a225b83b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d393d5d8-56dc-4cd5-896b-79a6c9a9ebef
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 (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85300000 - Social work and related services

85310000 - Social work services

85320000 - Social services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 3-4 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
SHARED SERVICE (CSW)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STRATFORD, WARWICK COUNCILS AND SOLIHULL COMMUNITY HOUSING
Postcode
CV1 5RR
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
St Michael's
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

Further Information

Notice Documents

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