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title: "Foster Carer Recruitment - My Family Group CIC"
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buyer: "HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Foster Carer Recruitment - My Family Group CIC

Buyer: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-55855c0f-af05-48e5-9672-7be6cbcbb3c8

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## Summary

The Hampshire County Council awarded a contract for staff training services to My Family Group CIC under a direct procurement method. The contract, with a value of £27,750, has a contract period starting from August 1, 2022, and ending on July 31, 2025. This opportunity was specifically aimed at increasing the number of foster carers in Hampshire County Council Children's Services, focusing on fostering leads from the Black, Asian, and Ethnic Minority and Muslim community.

This tender presents an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations experienced in providing staff training services within the health and social work sectors to engage with Hampshire County Council. Businesses with a track record in community engagement and fostering relationships with underrepresented communities would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The buying organisation, Hampshire County Council, based in Winchester, South East England, was actively seeking suppliers like My Family Group CIC to fulfil their training needs and foster carer recruitment objectives.

## Notice

This service of foster carer recruitment is required in order to increase the number of foster carers in Hampshire County Council Children's Services and contribute to PS4.7m of cost avoidance for the Saving Programme 2023. The purpose of this service is to recruit and produce fostering leads from the Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority and Muslim community in Hampshire to support Hampshire County Council (Fostering Hampshire Children) to increase their capacity of foster carers. Part of this objective will be to strengthen the positive relationships between Hampshire County Council (Fostering Hampshire Children) and these communities and build trust and confidence through a community engagement approach. This niche activity of training for Hampshire County Council's staff, support for the staff, marketing to Muslim community and ethnic minority groups through the supplier, My Family Group CIC 's social media platforms/brand, recruitment activity and lead generation is delivered through years of relationship building and experience of working within the Muslim community and ethnic minority groups. Therefore, a direct award to My Family Group CIC would be appropriate in this circumstance, where there are no other suitable suppliers that can offer the services required with the relevant experience as listed above and with a team of people to support.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5585e042-365d-4df7-983b-b9f82ec40163 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Jul 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 May 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2022 - 31 Jul 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £27,750 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £27,750 |
| 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 | HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | WINCHESTER |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO23 8UJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire |
| Local authority | Winchester |
| Electoral ward | St Michael |
| Westminster constituency | Winchester |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MY FAMILY GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80511000 - Staff training services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2022 at 10:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5585e042-365d-4df7-983b-b9f82ec40163

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5585e042-365d-4df7-983b-b9f82ec40163
  6th October 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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