--- title: "Edge of Care / Early Help Services Consultation" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-12b6ada7-a0f3-44e0-a1fb-a51a8197e24e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-12b6ada7-a0f3-44e0-a1fb-a51a8197e24e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-12b6ada7-a0f3-44e0-a1fb-a51a8197e24e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-12b6ada7-a0f3-44e0-a1fb-a51a8197e24e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DERBY CITY COUNCIL" published: "2018-01-26" --- # Edge of Care / Early Help Services Consultation Buyer: DERBY CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-12b6ada7-a0f3-44e0-a1fb-a51a8197e24e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-12b6ada7-a0f3-44e0-a1fb-a51a8197e24e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-12b6ada7-a0f3-44e0-a1fb-a51a8197e24e.json) ## Summary Derby City Council is initiating the "Edge of Care / Early Help Services Consultation", a procurement process aimed at providing innovative community-based support for children, young people, and families in Derby, East Midlands. The process is currently in the planning stage, with the engagement period concluding on 2nd February 2018. The consultation is designed to collect feedback from the market to refine potential future procurement approaches. This involves the need for a comprehensive service aimed at preventing the entry of children into care, highlighting a strong focus on social work services. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses that specialise in social work services, particularly those with innovative solutions to support families. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as their involvement can enhance community engagement and development. Providers capable of delivering strength-based methodologies and family-focused strategies would find particular relevance in this procurement process, promising them a chance to contribute meaningfully to community welfare while potentially gaining new contracts. ## Notice Derby City Council is looking to procure an innovative community based service to support children, young people and families. The overall aim of the service is to safely prevent entry to and reduce the number of children and young people entering care within Derby City. The service will help maintain, where possible, children and young people within their families. The service will work using strengths based methods with families to enable them to build on their skills and develop their own strategies to manage difficulties; enabling them to manage difficult periods in their lives. This consultation is not an invitation to tender. The Council, as the contracting authority, is issuing this request for information and feedback only, in order to assess the reaction of the market, secure feedback to improve the service, so that our potential procurement process is more focussed and efficient. All responses to be submitted by email. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6186b325-c4c2-4b87-9a6b-7af708dc4379 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Jan 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Feb 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DERBY CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | DERBY | | Post town | Derby | | Postcode | DE1 2FS | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby | | Local authority | Derby | | Electoral ward | Darley | | Westminster constituency | Derby South | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85310000 - Social work services ## Release History - 26 Jan 2018 at 16:16 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6186b325-c4c2-4b87-9a6b-7af708dc4379 - 26 Jan 2018 at 11:49 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6186b325-c4c2-4b87-9a6b-7af708dc4379 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6186b325-c4c2-4b87-9a6b-7af708dc4379 26th January 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/dd76b0b8-5fb3-4583-9d34-148ff04516fb TD1317 - Consultation Form - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0a2ae6c3-8328-4c83-9779-4fcf785d57ca TD1317 - Draft Specification - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f526aef7-894f-4df0-ae8f-1300dfd3d589 TD1317 - Consultation Form ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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