--- title: "Family Group Conference Co-ordination" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-243c2ca3-ba3a-4375-84a0-408891e53b4a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-243c2ca3-ba3a-4375-84a0-408891e53b4a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-243c2ca3-ba3a-4375-84a0-408891e53b4a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-243c2ca3-ba3a-4375-84a0-408891e53b4a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BRIGHTER FUTURES FOR CHILDREN LIMITED" published: "2020-06-11" --- # Family Group Conference Co-ordination Buyer: BRIGHTER FUTURES FOR CHILDREN LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-243c2ca3-ba3a-4375-84a0-408891e53b4a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-243c2ca3-ba3a-4375-84a0-408891e53b4a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-243c2ca3-ba3a-4375-84a0-408891e53b4a.json) ## Summary The procurement process is initiated by Brighter Futures for Children Limited (BFfC), a not-for-profit company based in Reading, England, focused on delivering children's social care and educational services. This tender, titled "Family Group Conference Co-ordination," falls within the social work services category. The procurement is currently at the Planning stage, with invitations to tender expected to be issued in July 2020. Interested organisations must express their interest by 12 noon on 6 July 2020, and the expected contract period will commence on 1 October 2020, lasting for two years, with a possible extension of up to two additional years. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in social work and family support services. Companies with recent experience in coordinating family group conferences for local authorities or similar children's services are particularly well-positioned to compete. All interested organisations, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs), are encouraged to respond, as BFfC aims to enhance the support provided to families in Reading through responsive and high-quality services. ## Notice Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC) is an independent, not-for-profit-company established in December 2018 to deliver the best possible opportunities for the children of Reading. Our responsibility is to deliver children's social care, early help and educational services (including SEND). BFfC believes that family group conferences can make a major positive contribution to young peoples' lives when based on the following principles: * Children are best looked after within their families where this is safe and possible. * Families can make the best decisions and plans about their children if they have all the information they need. * FGC offer families the opportunity to get together to find out what is happening with the children in their family and to plan how to support them. Over the last three financial years there have been an average of 43 FGC referrals made per year. BFfC is committed to an increase in the use of effective Family Group Conferences and would expect to see no less than 50 referrals per year in future and as such it is essential that the service is responsive and of a high quality, producing sustainable results for our children and families in Reading. The Company wishes to invite experienced providers of family group conference co-ordination services to register their interest in being invited to submit a tender to deliver these services to BFfC . Our key provider requirements are recent experience (within the last three years) of: * Providing similar co-ordination support to at least one United Kingdom Local Authority Children's Service, whether that service is directly run or delivered through some form of external provider such as a Children's Trust or other independent company. * The provision of FGC co-ordination should have supported multiple families with a minimum of 10 conferences completed since the inception of the service. BFfC is interested in receiving proposals from existing in-house services where there is an aspiration to offer services to other local children's services. BFfC will invite all of those expressing an interest in this contract to submit a tender. BFfC anticipates that invitations to tender will be issued in July 2020 with services likely to be commenced in Autumn 2020. The initial period of the contract will be for 2 years with the option for the Company to extend the contract for a period up to two further years Organisations who believe they fulfil the experience requirements and who would anticipate responding to the invitation to tender for the services are asked to notify the Company of their interest by 12 noon on Monday 6 July 2020. The Company does not commit to enter into a formal procurement exercise at this stage should insufficient expressions of interest be received. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fbfbfd79-a11f-4736-b4d7-487e4104a285 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Jun 2020 | | Submission deadline | 6 Jul 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2020 - 30 Sep 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £35,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BRIGHTER FUTURES FOR CHILDREN LIMITED | | Locality | READING | | Post town | Reading | | Postcode | RG1 2LU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West | | Local authority | Reading | | Electoral ward | Abbey | | Westminster constituency | Reading Central | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation ## Release History - 11 Jun 2020 at 14:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fbfbfd79-a11f-4736-b4d7-487e4104a285 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fbfbfd79-a11f-4736-b4d7-487e4104a285 11th June 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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