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title: "Family Group Conferencing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-035441"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL"
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# Family Group Conferencing

Buyer: WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-035441

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## Summary

Westminster City Council, in collaboration with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, is set to commence the planning stage for a tender titled "Family Group Conferencing." This procurement process, classified under the health and social work services category (CPV code 85000000), aims to establish a service contract that delivers high-quality Family Group Conferencing Services. The contract is targeted at family services in both the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster. Key dates include the planned publication of the tender document on 8th August 2022.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in health and social care services, particularly those with experience in facilitating family support and conferencing. Companies that can demonstrate their capability in delivering high-quality services geared towards early intervention and family participation in social care, as well as those equipped to collaborate with social service teams, will find themselves well-suited to compete. Providers interested in this contract should prepare to register their expression of interest on the e-tendering portal, enhancing their potential for growth in the public sector market.

## Notice

Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea will be embarking on the recommissioning of their Family Group Conferencing Services. The aim of re-procuring the service will be to enter into a service contract with a provider who can demonstrate delivery of high-quality standards while demonstrating value for money for the Authorities. The service will predominately be used by: - Family Services in RBKC - Family Services in Westminster

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea will be embarking on the recommissioning of their Family Group Conferencing Service. The aim of re-procuring the service will be to enter into a service contract with a provider who can demonstrate delivery of high-quality standards while demonstrating value for money for the Authorities. The service will be used by: * Family Services in RBKC * Family Services in Westminster This statutory service adopts an early intervention model, which engages and maximises family participation in social care practices and in the care planning for children (and or a family member). The service also provides an advocacy function that supports children and young people in decision making processes within the social care system. The Family Group Conferencing service is required to work closely with teams within Family Services, who provide the active case referrals. This includes teams such as Children in Need, Early Help, Child Protection, Interim Care Orders and Looked After. The service is required to allocate Family Group Conference coordinators to referred cases who then: * Meet with children, young people, and their main carers * Meet with family networks and prepare them for the FGC * Hold the FGC * Follow up FGC with Plan which is circulated * Carry out user feedback * Review the FGC where appropriate * Keeps service leads and social workers informed. Following the procurement, two contract will be awarded one main contract which covers both RBKC and WCC. An additional reserve spot rate contract which will be awarded to cover RBKC and WCC. The tender document will be published in CapitalESourcing on the 8th August 2022. Providers with experience of delivering these types of services are invited to register their expression of interest via our e-tendering portal; www.capitalesourcingcom and search for the following reference: pqq_WCC_1798 - Family Group Conferencing

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019865-2022 |
| 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 | 21 Jul 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 7 Aug 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 | WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1E 6QP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham |
| Local authority | Kensington and Chelsea |
| Electoral ward | Campden |
| Westminster constituency | Kensington and Bayswater |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 21 Jul 2022 at 10:50 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019865-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.capitalesourcing.com

## Provenance

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