--- title: "Supervised contact and Welfare visits for children and families - Soft Market Testing" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02d21d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02d21d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02d21d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02d21d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BRIGHTER FUTURES FOR CHILDREN" published: "2021-08-06" --- # Supervised contact and Welfare visits for children and families - Soft Market Testing Buyer: BRIGHTER FUTURES FOR CHILDREN Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02d21d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02d21d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02d21d.json) ## Summary Brighter Futures for Children, a not-for-profit organisation independent of Reading Borough Council, is initiating a soft market testing process for supervised contact and welfare visit services for children and families. This procurement falls within the social work and related services category (CPV code 85300000) and is currently at the planning stage. The tender process includes a strategic focus on commissioning high-quality, flexible support services that meet legislative and regulatory standards. Interested parties are encouraged to engage and provide feedback through the In-Tend portal, with a notable future notice date set for 1 August 2022. This soft market testing presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in social care and support services to engage with public sector requirements. Companies that offer innovative, flexible solutions in supervised contact services, including those with capacity for evening or weekend service provision, would be well-positioned to participate. By contributing to this early-stage process, businesses can influence the service model and specifications, ensuring their capabilities align with the needs identified by the commissioning team. ## Notice Brighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. We took over the responsibility for the delivery of children's services in Reading in December 2018. We work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including the council, police, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children's social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools. Brighter Futures for Children is considering options for commissioning supervised contact services and welfare visits. Commissioners would like to undertake a soft market testing exercise. This gives potential providers and other stakeholders the opportunity to express their interests and feed in their views about a potential service model and service definitions. The commissioners will use the information to appraise options and further develop the specification. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Our strategic intention for supervised contact and welfare visit services is to commission high quality, outcomes focussed support services for children and their families. The type, frequency and location of support will vary; some people may need a few hours a week of locally based supervision and support for a limited period. There may be a requirement to offer support outside of the Reading area, in accordance with individual circumstances. There may also be a requirement to offer a service during evenings and weekends in some cases. Our requirements are to a focus on developing a model of support which achieves services that are high quality, flexible, creative, sustainable and provide value for money for the long term. We also require a service that meet these needs in a way that reflects good practice ensuring that legislative and regulatory standards are adhered to effectively. Additional information: This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract. The commissioners are using this process solely to test the market to gather information and ascertain the level of interest in this type of service. There are therefore no formal criteria which we will use to judge your responses, responses will not be scored and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019118-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Aug 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Jul 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BRIGHTER FUTURES FOR CHILDREN | | 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 | TLJ11 Berkshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 6 Aug 2021 at 18:39 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019118-2021 ## Notice URLs - https://brighterfuturesforchildren.org/ - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Tenders/Current ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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