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title: "Early Help & Family Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-040f43"
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# Early Help & Family Support

Buyer: NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040f43

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## Summary

North Lanarkshire Council is seeking to establish a single supplier contract for the provision of services related to "Early Help & Family Support." This procurement falls under the main category of social work and related services. The Council aims to offer support to families in North Lanarkshire by taking a preventative approach to early help. The contract, with a value of £4,080,000, involves various criteria such as visibility in community hubs, partnership working, provision of accessible support, and adherence to equalities legislation. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender period ends on 23rd November 2023.

This tender opportunity by North Lanarkshire Council presents a chance for businesses providing social work and family support services to bid for a significant contract. Companies experienced in delivering preventative services, working in partnership with other agencies, and promoting diversity and equality are well-suited for this opportunity. The contract also encourages innovation in service delivery and calls for a range of interventions to address the needs of individuals and families. Businesses with a focus on early intervention, adaptable staff, and evidence-based outcomes measurement would find this tender appealing for business growth.

## Notice

As part of the Scottish Government's Whole Family Wellbeing Fund, North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) intend to establish a single supplier contract to provide a service for early help and take a preventative approach to providing support to families across North Lanarkshire who need it.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

As part of the Scottish Government's Whole Family Wellbeing Fund, NLC intend to establish a single supplier contract to provide a service for early help and take a preventative approach to providing support to families across North Lanarkshire who need it. As a minimum the service must include -The ability to start providing support upon contract award, with a feasible plan to expand rapidly and offer equitable service across North Lanarkshire. -Visibility & presence in community Hubs as part of a partnership approach to delivering services. As an example, this could involve scheduled time in hubs as part of a wider rota system for a day or few hours each time with other Hub partners, community drop ins, community consultation or support run directly from the hub as part of family support. There is an expectation that there will be a level of visibility across each of the 14 Hubs by 2026. -Partnership working with other agencies to ensure that families can access the right support at the right time. -Accessible early help and prevention support to whole families (not specialist or therapeutic- such as counselling). -Direct support that can be available 7 days, including evenings and weekends. Support should be responsive to need. -Opportunities for volunteering and access to peer mentors. -A range of means of accessing the service, including self-referral, telephone and online as a minimum. Pathways can be developed with other partners. -A sustainable delivery model and an innovative approach to partnership and funding. There are no restrictions when using external funding to enhance delivery. -Compliance with equalities legislation and a commitment to equality and diversity, including support for those with complex needs. -Ongoing consultation and coproduction that influences service design, delivery and development (Service responsive to need). -A range of methods to actively seek the views of children, young people and families within the wider community and use this for service design and delivery. -A communications and marketing strategy with active promotion. -Skilled and adaptable staff who can work with a variety of age groups using a range of interventions suited to an early intervention and prevention approach. -A range of programmes to support direct service user engagement, including individual and whole family work. -The Provider shall ensure that its staff are committed to the aims and objectives of an individual Service or collective of Services and are motivated to meet both them and the requirements of Whole Family Support in North Lanarkshire. -The Provider will ensure that all staff and volunteers confirm to all safeguarding children and child protection legislation, national policy and procedures and local child protection procedures. -The Provider will ensure that all frontline practitioners have the relevant level, for their role, of training and ensure that all individuals are subject to a valid PVG. -The Provider will ensure that all staff are trained in and demonstrate a trauma informed approach to practice. -The Provider must be able to demonstrate that through their Service provision interventions are early and effective, preventing escalation where possible and maximising outcomes for individuals and families. -Evaluation & evidence-based tool for measuring outcomes. . Please refer to the ITT ANNEX 1 Details of Requirements (NLC-CPT-23-041) for full detailed specification. Additional information: PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE EXCLUSION GROUNDS: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007965-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Nov 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,080,000 |
| Lots value | £4,080,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,080,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | MOTHERWELL |
| Post town | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML1 1AB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM34 North Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig |
| Westminster constituency | Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke |
| Delivery location | TLM84 North Lanarkshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BARNARDO'S |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 13 Mar 2024 at 10:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007965-2024
- 26 Oct 2023 at 12:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031623-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000748160
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/part/2/chapter/3/crossheading/social-and-other-specific-services
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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