Tender

Family Innovation Fund (2023-2026) - Solution Focused Support

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

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Tender

21 Oct 2022 at 15:36

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Essex County Council has published a tender for the Family Innovation Fund (2023-2026) - Solution Focused Support. This tender falls under the "services" industry category. The tender, with ID ECC001-DN639234-55386836, has a total value of £720,000 and an open procurement method with details given as an Open procedure. The tender period ends on December 16, 2022, and the contract period starts on April 1, 2023, and ends on March 31, 2026. Suppliers are expected to deliver the services in the East of England region.

This opportunity presents a chance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage with the Essex County Council in delivering Brief Solution Focussed Support to children, young people, parents/carers, and families. Businesses providing services in social work and related services or membership organisation services are well-suited to compete for this tender. The council aims to work with partners to improve outcomes through early intervention, benefiting those in need across Essex, with a particular focus on levelling up areas. The opportunity allows for potential contract extensions and outlines conditions for fund disbursement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Family Innovation Fund (2023-2026) - Solution Focused Support

Notice Description

The Family Innovation Fund enables ECC to work with its partners in the voluntary and community sector to deliver good outcomes as early as possible. The services will not support those children, young people and families already known to and in receipt of support from specialist and statutory services, rather they will ensure delivery of support that complements, not duplicates existing services such as; * School funded support at additional levels of need * Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service * Essex Integrated Wellbeing Service * Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service * Family Solutions By Early Intervention we mean stopping something occurring or getting worse and for the purposes of this funding will provide brief, light touch interventions that will enable children, young people, parents and carers to draw on their own resources and resilience to resolve future problems. This Grant is concerned with working with children and young people, parents/carers and families who will benefit from receiving support by way of Brief Solution Focussed Support (BSFS) such as coaching, mediation, conflict resolution, counselling, through 1:1, group and family/parent/couples work. This will usually take place in face to face however, it may also take place using on-line platforms if that is deemed appropriate, for example during holiday periods or weekends/evenings. The total Family Innovation Fund is PS1,200,000 over three years, with PS720,000 allocated to BSFS through 1:1, group and family/couples work. Year 1 2023/24 PS300,000 Year 2 2024/25 PS210,000 Year 3 2025/26 PS210,000 BSFS will be delivered across Essex but priority will be given to The Essex Levelling Up areas set out in the table in 6.1 to support the delivery of our levelling ambitions and Everyone's Essex Plan Everyones Essex There will be provision within the Grant Agreement, at the discretion of ECC to extend the grants for up to two years on a one plus one year basis. There will be further provision for the value to be varied within any extension up to the original year one value namely PS300,000. Provision in the Grant Agreement (clause 12) outlines the conditions under which ECC will either withhold or claim back funds paid to the provider.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ddf600bd-8f46-4d09-a815-bf79e6913da5
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
Tender Suitability
SME
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

85300000 - Social work and related services

98100000 - Membership organisation services

98900000 - Services provided by extra-territorial organisations and bodies

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£720,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Dec 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2026 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
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Post Town
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Further Information

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