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title: "Provision of Targeted Family Support Services to young children through Childrens' Centres"
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# Provision of Targeted Family Support Services to young children through Childrens' Centres

Buyer: GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f7d9

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## Summary

The Gloucestershire County Council is conducting a procurement process for the "Provision of Targeted Family Support Services to young children through Childrens' Centres." This service falls under the welfare services for children and young people category within the social services industry and is being implemented across Gloucestershire, specifically in areas such as Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Gloucester City, Forest of Dean, and Stroud. The current stage of the procurement is complete, and the method employed was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a competition call. The contract variations were initially established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and are set to extend until March 31, 2023, with an annual value of approximately £3.6 million.

This tender presents a promising avenue for growth for businesses specialising in family support services, particularly those with a focus on early childhood welfare and community support. Companies that have experience partnering with local authorities, non-profits, or similar organisations, and who can demonstrate a capacity to deliver tailored interventions are particularly well-suited to compete. The opportunity highlights a need for providers capable of effectively mobilising resources and engaging in collaborative initiatives to improve outcomes for vulnerable young families within the specified regions.

## Notice

Targeted Family Support Services through Children Centres across Gloucestershire Children Centre Services are identified as key delivery partners within the Early Help strategy and Families First programme (national Troubled Families Programme) and are critical to the delivery of Early Help to children and families from pre-birth through to 5 years of age. The core purpose of Children Centre Services is to improve outcomes for young children and their families and reduce inequalities between families in greatest need and their peers (Statutory Guidance and section 2 Childcare Act 2006)

### Lot Information

LOT 1 Targeted Family Support Services - Cheltenham & Tewkesbury

Targeted Family Support Services through Children Centres across Gloucestershire - Cheltenham & Tewkesbury Children Centre Services are identified as key delivery partners within the Early Help strategy and Families First programme (national Troubled Families Programme) and are critical to the delivery of Early Help to children and families from pre-birth through to 5 years of age. The core purpose of Children Centre Services is to improve outcomes for young children and their families and reduce inequalities between families in greatest need and their peers (Statutory Guidance and section 2 Childcare Act 2006)

LOT 2 Targeted Family Support Services - Gloucester City

Targeted Family Support Services through Children Centres across Gloucestershire - Gloucester City. Children Centre Services are identified as key delivery partners within the Early Help strategy and Families First programme (national Troubled Families Programme) and are critical to the delivery of Early Help to children and families from pre-birth through to 5 years of age. The core purpose of Children Centre Services is to improve outcomes for young children and their families and reduce inequalities between families in greatest need and their peers (Statutory Guidance and section 2 Childcare Act 2006)

LOT 3 Targeted Family Support Services - Forest of Dean and Stroud

Targeted Family Support Services through Children Centres across Gloucestershire - Forest of Dean and Stroud Children Centre Services are identified as key delivery partners within the Early Help strategy and Families First programme (national Troubled Families Programme) and are critical to the delivery of Early Help to children and families from pre-birth through to 5 years of age. The core purpose of Children Centre Services is to improve outcomes for young children and their families and reduce inequalities between families in greatest need and their peers (Statutory Guidance and section 2 Childcare Act 2006)

### Procurement Information

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below * The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive Explanation: In 2021 following the direct impact of COVID-19 and lockdowns on the service the Targeted Families Support services through Childrens' Centres was continued through contract variations awarded to two providers, Barnados, and Gardners Lane and Oakwood Federation, for 12 months until 31.3.22 with a value of PS3,625,482 per annum GBP to cover Gloucester City, Forest of Dean, Stroud, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury localities. Due to the continuing impact of COVID-19, and the legislation changes by the Government there is a requirement to extend these two contracts with Barnados, and the one contract with Gardiner Lane & Oakwood Federation, by a further 12 months until 31.03.23 This extension is seen as a modification under the provisions outlined in Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, which provides that contracts may be modified without a new procurement procedure in any of a number of cases, including: (1) (b) for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the original procurement, where a change of contractor: (i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement; and (ii) would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority; (iii) provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50 % of the value of the original contract. In this case, GCC will seek to rely on the modification provisions of 72(1)(b) in the context of the Council's proposed contract variation. It would not be possible to engage any providers other than Barnados, and Gardners Lane and Oakwood Federation to provide Childrens' Centres services during the 12 month period required by the Council. The reasoning for this is that the size of the Childrens' Centres Service and the breadth of required services means it would not be possible, before April 2022, to mobilise replacement suppliers who would be able and ready to discharge the Council's statutory duties. There have been changes from Central Government around Family Hubs, to improve cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes in disadvantaged and vulnerable children (conception to age five) across a number of areas to help children to achieve their potential and improve their chances of success in later life. These include labour market participation, earnings, health and wellbeing. Moreover, in view of the need to carry out extensive market testing and market development to reshape the service into Family Hubs to incorporate the latest government changes, during a period in which this services market remains in recovery, the comprehensive procurement process that will be needed to appoint a service provider(s) to provide a service of the complexity described above, would not be possible before April 2022 without substantial duplication of costs. Moreover, a short-term contract award to anyone other than the incumbent provider would cause significant inconvenience, service disruption for the community, and a substantial duplication of costs to the Council, on the basis that the Council would incur foreseeable costs with regards to the TUPE transfer of staff and other pensions, salary and HR costs associated with moving such a sizeable service infrastructure to another supplier for a interim period while the full procurement takes place. A modification up to PS3.6M GBP does not exceed 50 % of the value of the original contract PS21,752,892 GBP

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028778-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Nov 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Jul 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,625,482 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | GLOUCESTER |
| Post town | Gloucester |
| Postcode | GL1 2TH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC |
| Local authority | Gloucester |
| Electoral ward | Westgate |
| Westminster constituency | Gloucester |
| Delivery location | TLK13 Gloucestershire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | BARNADOS; GARDINERS LANE & OAKWOOD FEDERATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 18 Nov 2021 at 10:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028778-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:297109-2016:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk

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