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title: "Delivery of Managed Service Provider (MSP) to supply Children's Social Care CAST teams the Children's Services department of Hampshire County Council"
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# Delivery of Managed Service Provider (MSP) to supply Children's Social Care CAST teams the Children's Services department of Hampshire County Council

Buyer: CONNETC2HAMPSHIRE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5478a5a0-7b12-4c13-beae-bb34c3fc5f4a

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## Summary

The Hampshire County Council is seeking a Managed Service Provider (MSP) to supply Children's Social Care teams across multiple districts. The contract is valued at £7,500,000 and has a tender deadline of 30th June 2022. The contract period will run from 1st August 2022 to 31st January 2024. Connect2Hampshire is the buying organisation responsible for this procurement in the health and social work services category.

This tender presents a lucrative opportunity for businesses in the services sector, especially those experienced in providing managed services for social care teams. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate. The open procurement procedure allows for fair competition, with the expectation that successful suppliers will integrate seamlessly into Children's Services within Hampshire policies and procedures.

## Notice

Connect2Hampshire is running a procurement for a Managed Service Provider (MSP) to supply five Children's Social Care CAST teams for the Children's Services department to use in five districts across the county. The number of teams could be increased or reduced over the term of the contract, subject to separate agreement with the supplier. You will be required to have Five teams consisting for 45 workers in the following districts, these will be available, fully compliant and ready to be deployed from the start date of the contract (1st August 2022), without the need of additional recruitment campaigns. Team 1 East Hants - Team of 8 Required Team 2 Hart and Rushmoor - Team of 10 required Team 3 New Forest - Team of 9 Required Team 4 Basingstoke - Team of 9 Required Team 5 Eastleigh Winchester - Team of 9 Required Each team will consist of: TEAM 1: 1 Team Manager, 1 Assistant Team Manager, 5 Social Workers, and 1 Project Support TEAM 2: 1 Team Manager, 1 Assistant Team Manager, 7 Social Workers, 1 project support TEAM 3: 1 Team Manager, 1 Assistant Team Manager, 6 Social Workers, 1 project support TEAM 4: 1 Team Manager, 1 Assistant Team Manager, 6 Social Workers, 1 project support TEAM 5: 1 Team Manager, 1 Assistant Team Manager, 6 Social Workers, 1 project support These teams would be responsible for a total of 600 children (based on five teams) in any given six-month period regardless of Covid impacts. MSP will provide senior management, that will be responsible for audit all the children's files and will record management oversight including SMART actions. The purpose of this is to ensure management grip for when the Social Workers start and to ensure they have guidance and direction. MSP will have responsibility for the Quality Assurance Framework and will provide Head of Quality Assurance who undertakes regular audit activity via both desktop audit and live audit to ensure we close the loop, complete all remedial actions, and hold reflective learning discussions. The focus of our audit process is to ensure we look at the impact of intervention and the quality of our work to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people. The teams are expected to be integrated into Children's Services working within Hampshire policies, procedures and thresholds. HCC will undertake its own quality assurance in addition to that provided by MSP. Additional information: To gain access and complete the necessary documents please follow the instruction below Visit - WWW.Kentbusinessportal.org.uk Select - Opportunities Select Organisation - Commercial Services Select the opportunity appropriate to you from the list provided Express interest - you may need to register first Once successful expression is completed you can access and complete the requirements in two ways 1 - when you register you will receive a successful registration email, this also contains an link taking you direct to the opportunity 2 - when you log in to proactis go to my activities, select commercial services and you will be presented with the opportunity. Following the instruction from herein

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a6ff33f-f5ba-45be-b2aa-f61ce41fa20a |
| 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 | 9 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Jul 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2022 - 1 Jan 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £7,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,500,000 |
| 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 | CONNETC2HAMPSHIRE |
| Locality | WEST MALLING |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME19 4YT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ46 West Kent |
| Local authority | Tonbridge and Malling |
| Electoral ward | Kings Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | INNOVATE (H&S C) SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 9 Aug 2022 at 11:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a6ff33f-f5ba-45be-b2aa-f61ce41fa20a
- 31 May 2022 at 11:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7bba61d3-df3c-4dfb-84ee-9d1bd259cb11

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a6ff33f-f5ba-45be-b2aa-f61ce41fa20a
  9th August 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7bba61d3-df3c-4dfb-84ee-9d1bd259cb11
  31st May 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.procurementservicesgroup.org.uk

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