Tender

Family Safeguarding Plus (Domestic Abuse Services)

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Tender

06 Feb 2020 at 10:46

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Oxfordshire County Council is currently initiating a tender for the 'Family Safeguarding Plus (Domestic Abuse Services)' project. This procurement falls under the category of guidance and counselling services and aims to address the increasing demand for children's social work due to factors such as domestic abuse and substance misuse. The procurement period ends on 3rd March 2020, with the contract expected to commence on 1st July 2020 and run until 31st December 2021. Prospective bidders can apply for one or both of the two defined lots, which include roles for specialist victim workers and roles focused on perpetrators of domestic abuse, with a total estimated contract value of £1,455,000. The tender is located in the South East of England.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses operating in the social services sector, especially those specialising in domestic abuse interventions, mental health support, and counselling services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly suited to compete for this contract. By collaborating with various stakeholders, such as local authorities and support services, businesses can leverage this opportunity to expand their service offerings and impact in the community while contributing to a vital social cause.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Family Safeguarding Plus (Domestic Abuse Services)

Notice Description

The Family Safeguarding Plus Model (FSPM) is designed to improve the main statutory children's social work services from the assessment of vulnerable children through to children that are the subject of children in need or child protection plan and those children who first come into care. Family Safeguarding was developed by Hertfordshire County Council in 2015, where it has delivered a radical impact in improving outcomes for children and their families whilst also significantly reducing demands and costs for the county. The model has been independently evaluated as being very effective, complimented by Ofsted, and is being replicated by at least 12 other English local authorities. Key to its success is the initial intensive support provided to both children and the adults in their families. FSPM will implement changes to the Children and Families Assessment Teams (CAFAT) and statutory Family Solutions Services (FSS) teams within the Children, Education and Families Directorate. FSP will not significantly change the current early help and targeted support services within CEF but it will consider the interdependencies with these services and others such as the Looked After Children/Leaving Care teams and the Children with Disabilities service. Business Need These changes are required to address the significant rise in service demand for statutory children's social work services. The National Audit Office report published in January 2019 outlined the national picture as one of increasing demand over the last five years. The Oxfordshire position is like the national one where we have seen an increase in referrals and interventions. The NAO report points to the characteristics of domestic abuse, parental mental health and drug/alcohol abuse as the key drivers of demand. A similar pattern has been seen in Oxfordshire and it is acknowledged that, although the current service model is good at managing the demand it does not address the root causes. The FSPM is predicated on multi-disciplinary joint children's and adult teams. The model will therefore be implemented by building on the skills mix of current Children's Social Work teams by adding adult mental health expertise, domestic abuse specialist, and substance misuse workers. In addition to this the offer will be enhanced by co-locating the teams with targeted Early Help teams and by providing dedicated working arrangements with other key services (Housing Support and Leisure and Youth Services) through our partnership with Cherwell District Council This tender is for the Domestic Abuse services required to support this model * Lot 1: Specialist Victim Worker role * Lot 2: Specialist abusive parent and/or partner role (perpetrators). Tenderers can apply for one or both Lots

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a63af986-2aa2-426a-93b7-4aa1a98468e4
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/127eb374-54c3-4b07-b6a9-f30bc9275e40
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,455,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Feb 20206 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 Mar 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Jun 2020 - 31 Dec 2021 1-2 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
OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX1 1ND
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Osney & St Thomas
Westminster Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon

Further Information

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