Tender

Independent Persons Service for City of York Council Children's Social Care Complaints Procedure

CITY OF YORK COUNCIL

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02 May 2024 at 14:19

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10 Oct 2023 at 15:36

Summary of the contracting process

The City of York Council is looking to award a contract for an Independent Persons Service in the Health and social work services sector. This service will oversee complaint investigations in Children’s Social Care Services. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender return deadline extension to 23rd November 2023.

This tender from the City of York Council presents opportunities for agencies to provide oversight and lead investigations into social care complaints. Businesses in the health and social work services sector with experience in managing complaint investigations could compete for this contract. The procurement method is an open procedure, providing a fair chance for interested parties to submit bids by the deadline of 15th November 2023.

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Notice Title

Independent Persons Service for City of York Council Children's Social Care Complaints Procedure

Notice Description

The Council is seeking to award a contract to an agency (The Supplier) that will be able to provide people to oversee complaint investigations and, on some occasions, lead investigations into complaints made about any aspect of Children's Social Care Services and potentially on occasion in Adult or Corporate Services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

City of York Council requires an agency (The Supplier) that will be able to provide people to oversee complaint investigations and, on some occasions, lead investigations into complaints made about any aspect of Children's Social Care Services and potentially on occasion in Adult or Corporate Services. The Supplier must recruit and supervise a sufficient number of suitably qualified and experienced staff to work on a flexible basis as and when required. The Supplier must ensure the process of the investigation is independent, comprehensive, transparent and fair and is delivered in accordance with the Government guidance 'Getting the Best from Complaints'. Where required the Supplier will need to interview the complainant and relevant members of staff, review policy, procedure, government legislation using virtual/remote channels and only in person where there is a specific need that has been discussed and agreed with us/the council/the team and case notes and produce a report in an agreed format and within the appropriate timescales to comply with legislation and good practice. The reports will need to detail how they investigated the complaint the conclusions they reached and any recommendations for resolving the complaint, whilst having due regard to issues such as data protection, duty of care to vulnerable customers and be written in a style appropriate to the individual customers. Additional information: Interested parties can download the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) and Tender documents directly from https://yortender.eu-supply.com using the Yortender reference: 78783. The procurement documentation should be completed and returned by no later than the deadline specified in IV.3.4. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040ad4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014234-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

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
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

79720000 - Investigation services

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£250,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Nov 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CITY OF YORK COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mark Woolford
Contact Email
mark.woolford@york.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO1 6GA
Post Town
York
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE21 York
Delivery Location
TLE21 York

Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Micklegate
Westminster Constituency
York Central

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