Notice Information
Notice Title
IA2880 Children & Young People's Advocacy Independent Visitors, Mediation & Advice Service
Notice Description
Staffordshire County Council are looking to procure services for the Provision of Children & Young Peoples (CYP) Advocacy Independent Visitors, Mediation & Advice Service. The service is broken down into 3 lots with staggered start dates as follows Lot 1: Children and Young People's Advocacy and Children in Care Independent Visitor Service 1 April 2023 - 31 March 2026 (extension 2 x 12 months until 31 March 2028). Lot 2: Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service for Children and Young People aged 0 to 25 years with SEND and their Parents/ Carers . 1 July 2023 - 31 March 2026 (extension 2 x 12 months until 31 March 2028). Lot 3 Advice and Mediation for Fostering Families 1 October 2023 - 31 March 2026 (extension 2 x 12 months until 31 March 2028).
Lot Information
Lot 1: Children & Young People's Advocacy & Children in Care Independent Visitor Service
Staffordshire County Council are seeking the provision of a Children & Young Person's Advocacy Service, a Statutory Independent Visitors Service for Children in Care, Independent Persons for Secure Accommodation Reviews, Appropriate Adults for Independent Age Assessments of Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children & Young People and a Parenting Advocacy Service. The Council's overall aim of the Service is to fulfil their statutory requirements with respect to the availability of independent Advocates to a high standard and improve outcomes for Children & Young People in receipt of the Service. The Provider will do this by ensuring the views of Children & Young People are well represented and where required, they are provided with appropriate Advocacy. The Service will also be required to: Deliver an Independent Visitor programme for Children in Care and Young People. Arrange for an Independent Person to attend Secure Accommodation Reviews as and when required. Arrange for an Appropriate Adults for Independent Age Assessments of Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children & Young People. Deliver a Parenting Advocacy Service for adults who are aged over 25 years of age and have assessed Special Education Needs and Disability or have had a cognitive/capacity assessment that has deemed that the individual lacks the capacity to Advocate for themselves.
Options: The initial contract is for 36 months until 31 March 2026 plus an extension to extend for up to 2 x 12 months until 31 March 2028. In the event the Agreement is extended the extension shall be on the same Terms and Conditions as the original Agreement period and will ultimately be at the County Council's sole discretion.
Lot 2: Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service for Children and Young People aged 0 to 25 years with SEND and their Parents & CarersThe procurement is for two distinct statutory Services that are required by Staffordshire County Council and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board in relation to the provision of Independent Disagreement Resolution Services for SEND and Independent Mediation Services for Education Health and Care (EHC) Assessments and Reviews. Independent Disagreement Resolution Services will put in place arrangements for manging disagreements across special educational provision, and health and care provision in relation to EHC Plans. A Mediation Service will offer independent Mediation to Parents & Young People and will provide an opportunity to resolve issues linked to requests for an Education, Health and Care Assessment and the outcome of Education, Health, and Care (EHC) Plans Assessments /&Reviews prior to Parents & Young People lodging an appeal via the First-Tier Tribunal.
Options: The initial contract is for 33 months until 31 March 2026 plus an extension to extend for up to 2 x 12 months until 31 March 2028. In the event the Agreement is extended the extension shall be on the same Terms and Conditions as the original Agreement period and will ultimately be at the County Council's sole discretion.
Lot 3 Advice and Mediation for Fostering FamiliesStaffordshire County Council (lead authority), Herefordshire Council, Shropshire Council, Stoke-On-Trent City Council and Telford & Wrekin Borough Council (together 'the Partner Local Authorities) are working in collaboration to jointly procure a contract for an Advice and Mediation Service for Fostering Families. The Service is required to ensure that Foster Carers are well supported in carrying out their role as a Foster Carer and ensuring the early resolution of issues. Advice Service Delivering Advice and information to both approved and Prospective Foster Carers, on a wide range of issues which may affect the Foster Carer role and providing Advice and information to Partner Local Authorities where required. Mediation Mediation is defined as the attempt to settle a dispute through a neutral third party. Mediation is a structured process that allows people to negotiate the issues with a hands-on approach.
Options: The initial contract is for 30 months until 31 March 2026 plus an extension to extend for up to 2 x 12 months until 31 March 2028. In the event the Agreement is extended the extension shall be on the same Terms and Conditions as the original Agreement period and will ultimately be at the County Council's sole discretion.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-039657
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000725-2023
- 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
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,391,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Jan 20233 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Dec 20223 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Caroline Clarke, Karen Scardifield, Kate Bailey, Kelly Burgess, Sandra Griffiths, Sarah Evans
- Contact Email
- caroline.clarke@staffordshire.gov.uk, karen.scardifield@shropshire.gov.uk, kate.bailey@stoke.gov.uk, kelly.burgess@telford.gov.uk, sarah.evans@staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk, sgriffiths3@herefordshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1785854653
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STAFFORD
- Postcode
- ST16 2DH
- Post Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG24 Staffordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England), TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire, TLG24 Staffordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Stafford
- Electoral Ward
- Forebridge
- Westminster Constituency
- Stafford
Further Information
Notice URLs
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View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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