NEPO605 - Children's Advocacy, Independent Visitors, independent people for Children and Adult Complaints and Secure Reviews (P-007452 / C-012113)

Newcastle City Council

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Award

07 Mar 2022 at 11:54

TenderUpdate

22 Nov 2021 at 14:35

Tender

16 Nov 2021 at 12:35

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process titled "NEPO605 - Children's Advocacy, Independent Visitors, independent people for Children and Adult Complaints and Secure Reviews" is led by Newcastle City Council on behalf of the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) and various member authorities. This tender includes multiple service categories within the health and social work services sector, particularly focusing on children's advocacy and independent visiting services. The procurement is currently at the active tender stage, with bids having been opened on December 21, 2021, and an associated submission deadline of December 20, 2021. The services are intended for delivery across the UK, specifically in the North East region.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those focused on children's welfare. Companies that can provide advocacy services, independent visitor services, and capabilities for handling complaints are particularly well-positioned to compete. Smaller providers may find this tender beneficial as it allows bidding on individual lots, enabling them to offer specific services without the need to fulfil the entire contract, potentially enhancing competition and diversity in bidder participation.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

NEPO605 - Children's Advocacy, Independent Visitors, independent people for Children and Adult Complaints and Secure Reviews (P-007452 / C-012113)

Notice Description

Newcastle City Council (''the Lead Authority'') is acting as the lead authority on behalf of the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) and its Member Authorities, in respect of the procurement of this Flexible Procurement Agreement (Contract) for: Lot 1 - Children's Advocacy, Lot 2 - Independent Visitor Services Lot 3 - Investigating Officers (Children and Adult Stage Two Complaints) Lot 4 - Independent Persons (Children and Adult Stage Two Complaints) Lot 5 - Independent Chairs for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care Complaints Lot 6 - Independent Panellists for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care Complaints Lot 7 - Independent Persons for Secure Accommodation Reviews

Lot Information

Children's Advocacy

Newcastle City Council, as Lead Authority on behalf of NEPO and it's Member Authorities carried an open procurement exercise to appoint multiple Providers to deliver services for: Lot 1 - Children's Advocacy, Lot 2 - Independent Visitor Services Lot 3 - Investigating Officers (Children and Adult Stage Two Complaints) Lot 4 - Independent Persons (Children and Adult Stage Two Complaints) Lot 5 - Independent Chairs for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care Complaints Lot 6 - Independent Panellists for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care Complaints Lot 7 - Independent Persons for Secure Accommodation Reviews

Options: The original contract terms if for 36-months with 2 x 12-month options to extend

Independent Visitor Services

Provision of Independent Visitor Services. The Participating Authorities have discussed the risks and benefits of appointing the same Provider to deliver services under both Lots I and 2. For the following reasons they have decided that they will be appointing different Providers to each Lot: 1) the cohort of Children / Young People eligible to access these services is different, 2) referrals routes for these services are different, 3) they feel that there is the potential for confusion of boundaries for the roles and responsibilities between advocates and independent visitors; these roles carry out two distinct functions, and 4) we feel that by appointing different Providers to deliver services under Lots 1 and 2 will encourage applications to a wider group of Providers, including smaller Providers who may only be able to provide Services under one of these Lots.

Options: 2 x 12-month options to extend

Investigating Officers (Children and Adult Stage Two Complaints)

Provision of Investigating Officers (Children and Adult Stage Two Complaints) Services

Options: 2 x 12-month options to extend

Independent Persons (Children and Adult Stage Two Complaints)

Delivery of Independent Persons (Children and Adult Stage Two Complaints) Services

Options: 2 x 12-month options to extend

Independent Chairs for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care Complaints

Delivery of Independent Chairs for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care Complaints Services

Options: 2 x 12-month options to extend

Independent Panellists for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care Complaints

Delivery of Independent Panellists for Stage Three Statutory Children's Social Care Complaints Services

Options: 2 x 12-month options to extend

Independent Persons for Secure Accommodation Reviews

Delivery of Independent Persons for Secure Accommodation Reviews Services

Options: 2 x 12-month options to extend

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f719
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006150-2022
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,800,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,810,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£353,317 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Mar 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Dec 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Dec 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Newcastle City Council
Additional Buyers

Darlington Borough Council

Darlington Brough Council

Durham County Council

Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

Hartlepool Borough Council

Hartlepool Brough Council

Middlesbrough Council

North Tyneside Council

Northumberland County Council

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council

South Tyneside Council

Stockton Borough Council

Sunderland City Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
NE1 8QH
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)

Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Monument
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
12
Supplier Names

A P and D Consultancy

Cherryl Pharoah Consultancy

Independent Social Worker - Fiona Noone

Individual - Bridget Black

Jeanette Callaghan

Jenny Archer-Power

Julie Hatfield

Julie Rosling

Lisa Rooney

Myla Consulting Limited

NYAS (National Youth Advocacy Service)

Shehla Hussain

Further Information

Notice URLs

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