Notice Information
Notice Title
Fostering Advice and Mediation Service
Notice Description
Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council (the Councils') are seeking tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified organisations for the provision of a Fostering Advice and Mediation service. The Councils' are jointly procuring this service, to which there are three elements, with the aim of supporting the recruitment and retention of foster carers. The contract will comprise of: * Independent Advice and Mediation service for foster carers, to support them when an allegation or complaint is made against them. * Fostering Household Support, for foster carers to have access to legal cover, helpline advice, online support & forums, periodicals and news, and other financial benefits. * Organisational Support for Council staff, enabling up-to-date practice support and guidance. The contract duration will be for 2 years with a possible extension of 2 years (on a 1+1 basis) to a maximum of 4 years in total, at both Councils' discretion. The total contract value is estimated to be a maximum of PS240,000.00 over the total length of the contract (including any potential extensions). The anticipated contract start date will be 1st October 2024. This contract will be let under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Application documents can be downloaded from www.eastmidstenders.org The closing date for receipt of completed Application Forms is 12 noon, on the 8th July 2024.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-fa449f2e-3d7c-41f7-ae90-61f7ee954ed7
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08a43e4e-8808-43b6-ba7c-05f4cd5a6ed8
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- 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
- £237,048 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £237,048 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Sep 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Jul 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Aug 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2024 - 30 Sep 2028 4-5 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
- NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Krista Livsey
- Contact Email
- krista.livsey@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 0115 8763562
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NOTTINGHAM
- Postcode
- NG2 3NG
- Post Town
- Nottingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF14 Nottingham
- Delivery Location
- TLF East Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Nottingham
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Nottingham East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/08a43e4e-8808-43b6-ba7c-05f4cd5a6ed8
25th September 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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