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Buckinghamshire Missing Children and Independent Return Home Interview Service

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

26 Nov 2021 at 08:58

Tender

24 Aug 2021 at 14:53

TenderUpdate

24 Aug 2021 at 14:53

Summary of the contracting process

The Buckinghamshire Council has initiated a tender process for the "Buckinghamshire Missing Children and Independent Return Home Interview Service," which focuses on safeguarding children and young people aged 10 to 18 who go missing from home or care. This statutory service falls under the health and social work services category, and is being procured through an open procedure. The process is set to formally commence with a contract start date on 1st April 2022, spanning three years with potential extensions. The total budget for the contract is capped at £290,000 annually. The recent deadline for tender submissions was extended to midday on 24th September 2021.

This tender offers significant opportunities for organisations specialising in social work, child protection, and counselling services, especially those experienced in trauma-informed care. Companies that provide services to vulnerable children, as well as those with expertise in coordinated service delivery across multiple agencies, would be well-positioned to compete. The procurement process encourages collaboration with local authorities, making this a vital opportunity for organisations aiming to expand their presence in the public sector and contribute to child welfare in Buckinghamshire.

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Notice Title

Buckinghamshire Missing Children and Independent Return Home Interview Service

Notice Description

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is a key duty on local authorities and requires effective joint working between agencies and professionals. Children running away and going missing from home or care is a safeguarding issue. Local authorities are responsible for protecting children whether they go missing from their family home or from local authority care and are required to work with partners on planning to prevent children from going missing and to protect them when they do Buckinghamshire Council is seeking tenders for the coordination and delivery of an Independent Return Home Interview service for Buckinghamshire children who go missing from home or care The service will support Buckinghamshire children and young people between the ages 10-18 years who have been reported missing. o and who live in Buckinghamshire, o or who are looked after by Buckinghamshire Council. The overarching outcome for the Return Home Interview (RHI) service is to help safeguard vulnerable children and young people that have gone missing or run away from home or care. The service will use a trauma informed approach to deliver high quality and timely independent RHIs to understand the reasons why a child has gone missing, give children and young people information and advice and help them develop strategies to keep them safe This statutory service will be commissioned in adherence with DfE Statutory Guidance titled: Guidance on children who run away or go missing from home or care, January 2014: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/307867/Statutory_Guidance_-_Missing_from_care__3_.pdf Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) may apply to this opportunity. The contract start date will be 01/04/2022 for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month. The annual budget is capped at PS290,000. Any bids that exceed the cap will be disqualified from the procurement process. If your organisation wishes to participate in this process, you need to register with the Buckinghamshire Business Portal. You will be unable to take part if you do not register. Please use the link below and follow the instructions on the website: www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk Tenders must be returned via the Buckinghamshire Business Portal. The tender return date is midday on Friday 17th September 2021. Tenders received after this time and date will not be accepted. A market engagement event will be held virtually via Teams on Wednesday 4th August 2021 at 12pm - 2pm. The purpose of this event is to provide an overview of the Council's requirements and to answer any questions you may have about the requirement, the process or any of the tender documents. Please let us know through the messaging functionality on the portal who will be representing your organisation and their email addresses to enable us to send the meeting link. We encourage bidders considering taking up the offer of the Council's premises (The School House) to arrange a site visit. Site visits can take place between 2nd August and 20th August. The Council reserves the right to refuse any requests after this date. All requests must be made via the portal and should include your availability on the requested dates.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is a key duty on local authorities and requires effective joint working between agencies and professionals. Children running away and going missing from home or care is a safeguarding issue. Local authorities are responsible for protecting children whether they go missing from their family home or from local authority care and are required to work with partners on planning to prevent children from going missing and to protect them when they do Buckinghamshire Council is seeking tenders for the coordination and delivery of an Independent Return Home Interview service for Buckinghamshire children who go missing from home or care The service will support Buckinghamshire children and young people between the ages 10-18 years who have been reported missing. o and who live in Buckinghamshire, o or who are looked after by Buckinghamshire Council. The overarching outcome for the Return Home Interview (RHI) service is to help safeguard vulnerable children and young people that have gone missing or run away from home or care. The service will use a trauma informed approach to deliver high quality and timely independent RHIs to understand the reasons why a child has gone missing, give children and young people information and advice and help them develop strategies to keep them safe This statutory service will be commissioned in adherence with DfE Statutory Guidance titled: Guidance on children who run away or go missing from home or care, January 2014: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/307867/Statutory_Guidance_-_Missing_from_care__3_.pdf Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) may apply to this opportunity. The contract start date will be 01/04/2022 for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month. The annual budget is capped at PS290,000. Any bids that exceed the cap will be disqualified from the procurement process. If your organisation wishes to participate in this process, you need to register with the Buckinghamshire Business Portal. You will be unable to take part if you do not register. Please use the link below and follow the instructions on the website: www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk Tenders must be returned via the Buckinghamshire Business Portal. The tender return date is midday on Friday 17th September 2021. Tenders received after this time and date will not be accepted. A market engagement event will be held virtually via Teams on Wednesday 4th August 2021 at 12pm - 2pm. The purpose of this event is to provide an overview of the Council's requirements and to answer any questions you may have about the requirement, the process or any of the tender documents. Please let us know through the messaging functionality on the portal who will be representing your organisation and their email addresses to enable us to send the meeting link. We encourage bidders considering taking up the offer of the Council's premises (The School House) to arrange a site visit. Site visits can take place between 2nd August and 20th August. The Council reserves the right to refuse any requests after this date. All requests must be made via the portal and should include your availability on the requested dates.

Renewal: Up to two extensions of 12 months each subject to funding and satisfactory performance.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02cc2a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029412-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£854,926 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Nov 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Sep 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Nov 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
Ms Sarah Deyes
Contact Email
sarah.deyes@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1296585871

Buyer Location

Locality
AYLESBURY
Postcode
HP20 1UA
Post Town
Hemel Hempstead
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
Delivery Location
TLJ13 Buckinghamshire

Local Authority
Buckinghamshire
Electoral Ward
Aylesbury North
Westminster Constituency
Aylesbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BARNARDO SERVICES

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