Notice Information
Notice Title
SCC-JM Independent Expert Assessment Service DPS
Notice Description
Surrey County Council (SCC) wishes to establish a 'Light Touch' Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the supply of services in respect of Independent Expert Assessment Services for an initial period of 3 years + with optional further extension provisions for an additional 2 years (total term of 5 years). The contract is divided into 3 Lots and sub-lots under Lot 1: Lot 1: Assessments Completed by Expert Witnesses * Lot 1a: Assessments completed by Independent Social Workers (ISWs) * Lot 1b: Assessments completed Psychologists * Lot 1c: Assessments completed by Psychiatrists * Lot 1d: Assessments completed by All Other Experts Lot 2: Special Guardianship Order (SGO) Assessments Lot 3: Multi-disciplinary / Community Assessments Bidders are invited to apply for one lot or sub-lot or multiple lots or sub-lot(s)
Lot Information
Assessments Completed by Expert Witnesses
Expert Witnesses are required to provide high quality, evidence based assessments and reports for children, adolescents, and adults to help inform child protection and care planning decision-making. This Lot 1 is further divided into sub-lots: Lot 1a: Assessments completed by Independent Social Workers (ISWs) Lot 1b: Assessments completed Psychologists Lot 1c: Assessments completed by Psychiatrists Lot 1d: Assessments completed by All Other Experts
Renewal: up to 2 years extension option available
Special Guardianship Order (SGO) AssessmentsQualified Social Workers are required to undertake high quality, evidence-based Special Guardianship Order (SGO) Assessments on behalf of SCC, in locations across the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland). Assessments are to be conducted professionally, sensitively and in a timely fashion, in line with the Family Justice Council: Best Practice Guidance: SGOs (2021) , SCC SGO policy and guidance (2023) and Friends and Family policy (2022)
Renewal: up to 2 years extension option available
Multi-disciplinary / Community AssessmentsThis service may be requested by the court with a stipulated package of support undertaken in the family home and / or in the family's local community, over a period of an agreed number of weeks. The support may include regular planned appointments and observations over a number weeks in the community, or may involve a more intensive home based 24 hour a day, 7 days a week observations, monitoring and support, from a highly skilled team supporting the family. This lot may require a bespoke assessment, which enables opportunities for families to remain together during the assessment period in their own homes, when it is seemed safe and appropriate.
Renewal: up to 2 years extension option available
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0450cf
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020562-2024
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
85300000 - Social work and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Jul 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 May 2024Expired
- 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Joanna Madejczyk
- Contact Email
- joanna.madejczyk@surreycc.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- REIGATE
- Postcode
- RH2 8EF
- Post Town
- Redhill
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ26 East Surrey
- Delivery Location
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
-
- Local Authority
- Reigate and Banstead
- Electoral Ward
- South Park & Woodhatch
- Westminster Constituency
- Reigate
Further Information
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