--- title: "Family Safeguarding Plus (Mental Health Services)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b1fdf3c4-2503-4516-86b7-947546573bce" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b1fdf3c4-2503-4516-86b7-947546573bce" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b1fdf3c4-2503-4516-86b7-947546573bce.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b1fdf3c4-2503-4516-86b7-947546573bce.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2020-02-06" --- # Family Safeguarding Plus (Mental Health Services) Buyer: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b1fdf3c4-2503-4516-86b7-947546573bce [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b1fdf3c4-2503-4516-86b7-947546573bce) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b1fdf3c4-2503-4516-86b7-947546573bce.json) ## Summary Oxfordshire County Council is inviting tenders for the "Family Safeguarding Plus (Mental Health Services)" project, aimed at enhancing statutory children's social work services in Oxfordshire. The tender falls under the industry category of guidance and counselling services and is located in the South East of England. Currently in the tender stage, the deadline for submissions is set for 3rd March 2020. The total estimated value of the contract is £1,455,000, while the minimum value is estimated at £727,500. The contract period is expected to commence on 1st July 2020 and end on 31st December 2021. This initiative follows the successful model developed by Hertfordshire County Council to address increasing demands for children's social services. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses, particularly those specialising in mental health services, social work, substance misuse, and domestic abuse support, to contribute to a critical initiative aimed at assisting vulnerable children and families. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to apply, as the council seeks a multi-disciplinary team approach that combines children's social work with adult mental health expertise. Engaging in this project could enhance providers’ visibility and capacity within the local authority's framework, ultimately fostering growth and expanding their service offerings in the social care sector. ## Notice The Family Safeguarding Plus Model (FSPM) is designed to improve the main statutory children's social workservices from the assessment of vulnerable children through to children that are the subject of children in needor child protection plan and those children who first come into care. Family Safeguarding was developed by Hertfordshire County Council in 2015, where it has delivered a radicalimpact in improving outcomes for children and their families whilst also significantly reducing demands andcosts for the county. The model has been independently evaluated as being very effective, complimented byOfsted, and is being replicated by at least 12 other English local authorities. Key to its success is the initialintensive support provided to both children and the adults in their families. FSPM will implement changes to the Children and Families Assessment Teams (CAFAT) and statutoryFamily Solutions Services (FSS) teams within the Children, Education and Families Directorate. FSP will notsignificantly change the current early help and targeted support services within CEF but it will consider theinterdependencies with these services and others such as the Looked After Children/Leaving Care teams andthe Children with Disabilities service. Business Need These changes are required to address the significant rise in service demand for statutory children's socialwork services. The National Audit Office report published in January 2019 outlined the national picture as oneof increasing demand over the last five years. The Oxfordshire position is like the national one where we haveseen an increase in referrals and interventions. The NAO report points to the characteristics of domestic abuse,parental mental health and drug/alcohol abuse as the key drivers of demand. A similar pattern has been seen inOxfordshire and it is acknowledged that, although the current service model is good at managing the demand itdoes not address the root causes. The FSPM is predicated on multi-disciplinary joint children's and adult teams. The model will therefore beimplemented by building on the skills mix of current Children's Social Work teams by adding adult mentalhealth expertise, domestic abuse specialist, and substance misuse workers. In addition to this the offer willbe enhanced by co-locating the teams with targeted Early Help teams and by providing dedicated workingarrangements with other key services (Housing Support and Leisure and Youth Services) through ourpartnership with Cherwell District Council This tender is for the Mental Health Services required to support this model ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b18084d5-ddd1-4a90-bcca-f78f253efb5b | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Feb 2020 | | Submission deadline | 3 Mar 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2020 - 31 Dec 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,455,000 | | 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 | OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | OXFORD | | Post town | Oxford | | Postcode | OX1 1ND | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | | Local authority | Oxford | | Electoral ward | Osney & St Thomas | | Westminster constituency | Oxford West and Abingdon | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services ## Release History - 6 Feb 2020 at 10:39 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b18084d5-ddd1-4a90-bcca-f78f253efb5b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b18084d5-ddd1-4a90-bcca-f78f253efb5b 6th February 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=6aeeabf1-5d43-ea11-80ff-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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