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Children's Social Care Assessments Approved Provider Panel

Croydon Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

06 Aug 2019 at 16:12

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Tender

28 Jan 2019 at 13:02

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Croydon Council is conducting a procurement process under the title "Children's Social Care Assessments Approved Provider Panel," aimed at establishing a multi-supplier Approved Provider Panel for delivering children's social care assessments. This procurement falls under the health and social work services sector and is based in London, United Kingdom. The current procurement stage is at the Award phase, with a contract value estimated at £20 million over four years, starting from 1 August 2019. The opportunity was published initially on 28 January 2019, and the tender period concluded on 27 February 2019.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the social care sector, particularly those specialising in assessments such as parenting evaluations, psychological assessments, and related services. Both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, especially those with expertise in child welfare assessments. The eventual creation of a supplier panel allows for the inclusion of new providers throughout the contract period, creating avenues for ongoing business growth and collaboration with Croydon Council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Children's Social Care Assessments Approved Provider Panel

Notice Description

The Council intends to establish a 4 year multi-supplier Approved Provider Panel to deliver Children's SocialCare assessments. Assessments commissioned from the Panel of experts will be within the context of cases being managed under Public Law Outline (PLO) Framework both in pre-proceedings and Court Proceedings. The Approved Provider Panel will be split into ten lots, ,Parenting Assessment Manual Software (PAMS)assessment, Parenting assessment, Residential parenting assessment, Reverse residential assessment,Viability assessment, Together & Apart assessment, and sub lots within the Psychological, Psychiatric,Fostering assessments and Risk assessments lots. The Council has identified that the proposed service provision falls within the scope of "social and other specificservices" set out within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulations)). Consequently, theso-called Light Touch Regime will apply to this procurement. The Council is orientating this procurement towards an adapted open procedure as described in Regulation 27 of the Regulations but using a "light touch" approach. The Council does not hold itself bound by theRegulations except to the extent that they apply to the light touch regime as set out in Regulations 74 to 76 ofthe Regulations. The Approved Provider Panel contract shall be for a period of 2 (two) years with an option to extend at the Council's sole discretion for a further 2 (two) years, giving a total maximum contract term of 4 years.The anticipated contract start date witll be the 1st August 2019. During the 4 year period, the Council reserves the right to refresh the Approved Provider Panel and admit new providers onto the panel who meet the initial quality and price evaluation criteria. This is to ensure the Provider Panel continues to contain enough qualified assessors who can meet the breadth of assessment need.The value of the assessment service under the Approved Provider Panel Agreement is estimated to be in the region of PS10m for Croydon and estimated at PS10m for other Local Authorities for the full 4 year term.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a59529ea-5587-449f-9648-61ad1e44c1a5
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6fa2d853-fbd7-4f68-a740-fc9f3e51a304
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£10,490,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20197 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Feb 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Jul 20197 years ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2019 - 31 Jul 2021 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Croydon Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CROYDON
Postcode
CR0 1EA
Postcode Area
Croydon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI62 Croydon
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Croydon
Electoral Ward
Fairfield
Westminster Constituency
Croydon West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
13
Supplier Names

Gail Miller Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Carter Brown - The Expert Service

C F SOCIAL WORK LIMITED

Mark Hatter Associates Limited

ISWP Assessment Services Ltd

Paramount Care Solutions

St Michaels Fellowship

Richmond Fellowship

St Mary's Family Centre

PM Pyschology

Tully Forensic Psychology Ltd

Symbol Family Support Services

WillisPalmer

Further Information

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