--- title: "Independent Visiting Service for Children in Care" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-18b034fd-6a4e-4f45-8375-1b50bc4de9ea" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-18b034fd-6a4e-4f45-8375-1b50bc4de9ea" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-18b034fd-6a4e-4f45-8375-1b50bc4de9ea.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-18b034fd-6a4e-4f45-8375-1b50bc4de9ea.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2017-08-11" --- # Independent Visiting Service for Children in Care Buyer: GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-18b034fd-6a4e-4f45-8375-1b50bc4de9ea [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-18b034fd-6a4e-4f45-8375-1b50bc4de9ea) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-18b034fd-6a4e-4f45-8375-1b50bc4de9ea.json) ## Summary Gloucestershire County Council is inviting tenders for the "Independent Visiting Service for Children in Care" as part of their commitment to provide essential support for children in care, in accordance with the relevant guidance from the Children Act 1989. This procurement process is currently in the Award stage, with the contract having an estimated value of £300,000 and a designated contract period from 1st August 2017 to 31st July 2024. Interested suppliers are advised to submit their tender responses by the deadline of 24th April 2017 at 10am, operating under an open procurement method and further detailed requirements are available in the invitation to tender (ITT). This contract presents a significant opportunity for businesses, particularly small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in health and social work services. Companies offering community and social services, along with those experienced in working with children and young people, are well positioned to compete for this contract. Successful delivery of this service not only contributes to the welfare of children in care but also enhances the profile and portfolio of the awarded supplier within the public sector. ## Notice Gloucestershire County Council are tendering for Independent Visiting Service for Children in Care. The Provider will be responsible for the provision of an Independent Visiting Service in accordance with the guidance set out in Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulations Volume 2: Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (2010). The Independent Visitor's functions are to visit, advise and befriend the child. We expect potential contractors to meet a number of minimum standards; these are detailed in the ITT. We advise all interested contractors to read the entire ITT and all documents referenced or linked to within the ITT carefully, to inform themselves about the opportunity and whether they would be interested in submitting a response. Deadline for submitting a tender response: 24th April 2017 at 10am. Please login to Procontract via www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk and register your interest in the opportunity. You will then be issued a confidentiality agreement which needs to be completed and sent via ProContract, in order to access the ITT documents. All questions related to this contract should be sent using the discussions function which will be available once you have logged in and registered your interest. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/383f0820-025b-476b-a5d0-a0ffec62cac7 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Aug 2017 | | Submission deadline | 24 Apr 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 11 Jun 2017 | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2017 - 31 Jul 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £300,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £270,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | GLOUCESTER | | Post town | Gloucester | | Postcode | GL1 2TG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC | | Local authority | Gloucester | | Electoral ward | Westgate | | Westminster constituency | Gloucester | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | SOVA | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 11 Aug 2017 at 10:38 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/383f0820-025b-476b-a5d0-a0ffec62cac7 - 17 Mar 2017 at 17:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/383f0820-025b-476b-a5d0-a0ffec62cac7 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/383f0820-025b-476b-a5d0-a0ffec62cac7 17th March 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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