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title: "Family Group Decision making Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04ac31"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "STIRLING COUNCIL"
published: "2024-10-15"
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# Family Group Decision making Service

Buyer: STIRLING COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ac31

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## Summary

Stirling Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process for a "Family Group Decision Making Service" focusing on social work services without accommodation. Located in Stirling, the contract falls under the services category and relates to social work and related services, guidance and counselling services, and welfare services not delivered through residential institutions. Interested parties must submit their notes of interest by 5pm on 31 October 2024, with further notices expected by 13 January 2025. The procurement is initiated by a tender and aims at engaging providers who can develop and manage family plans to respond to crises in child and family life.

This tender presents a significant business growth opportunity for firms specialising in social work services and related fields. Companies experienced in delivering family-centred support, strengths-based planning, and engaging with families in crisis will find this contract particularly suited to their expertise. The successful bidder will help Stirling Council reduce the need for foster and residential placements by enabling families to create and manage child care plans, making this an impactful project with potential long-term benefits for the community.

## Notice

Stirling Council are seeking notes of interest from potential providers of a Family Group Decision Making Service (FGDM) Family Group Decision Making is a family-led and strengths based process which can help a child's wider family to come together and agree a family plan to respond to a crisis or challenge in a child or family life. This process supports families to create and take ownership of children's care plans and to improve co-production of a plan, engagement with this plan and progress towards identified outcomes. It aims to reduce the need for young people to be accommodated outwith the extended family setting reducing the need for foster placements and residential placements. Please submit your note of interest by 5pm on 31st October 2024

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Stirling Council are seeking notes of interest from potential providers of a Family Group Decision Making Service (FGDM) Family Group Decision Making is a family-led and strengths based process which can help a child's wider family to come together and agree a family plan to respond to a crisis or challenge in a child or family life. This process supports families to create and take ownership of children's care plans and to improve co-production of a plan, engagement with this plan and progress towards identified outcomes. It aims to reduce the need for young people to be accommodated outwith the extended family setting reducing the need for foster placements and residential placements. Additional information: Please submit your note of interest by 5pm on 31st October 2024

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033148-2024 |
| 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 | 15 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 13 Jan 2025 |
| 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 | STIRLING COUNCIL |
| Locality | STIRLING |
| Post town | Falkirk and Stirling |
| Postcode | FK8 2ET |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling |
| Local authority | Stirling |
| Electoral ward | Stirling West |
| Westminster constituency | Stirling and Strathallan |
| Delivery location | TLM77 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2024 at 12:53 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033148-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.stirling.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000780589
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=780589
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00146

## Provenance

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