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title: "2018 Social Care - Early Year's Services: Support for Families"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000543137"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2018-10-12"
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# 2018 Social Care - Early Year's Services: Support for Families

Buyer: ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000543137

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## Summary

Aberdeenshire Council is seeking providers for its tender titled "2018 Social Care - Early Year’s Services: Support for Families," which aims to support families with children aged 0 to 5 years across Aberdeenshire. The procurement process is currently at the award stage, with the contract valued at £660,000, and was signed on 7th September 2018. This project is part of the Aberdeenshire Children’s Services Plan for 2017-2020 and is categorised under social care services. Interested parties should note that further community-oriented benefits are expected from this initiative.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses involved in social care, family support services, early childhood education, and community health services. Companies with experience in providing holistic support to families, especially those tackling issues such as illness or isolation, would be well-suited to compete. With the focus on promoting positive parenting and fostering resilience within families, interested suppliers should have a strong track record in community engagement and service delivery, leveraging this contract to expand their impact in the region.

## Notice

Aberdeenshire Council requires the provision of the following Aberdeenshire-wide service to help meet the Aberdeenshire Children's Services Plan 2017-2020. The Service will be for 0 - 5 year olds The service aims to: Promote the health and well-being of families and develop resilience; Support parents/Cares facing problems such as illness, family breakdown, bereavement, isolation etc to be able to cope effectively and to prevent crisis; Signpost parents/carers to other services where need is identified; Promote positive parenting, for example engage parents in parenting programmes as reflected within the Aberdeenshire Parenting Strategy; Provide needs led family learning opportunities, for example, through group work; Support families to develop strategies for income maximisation.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The service has the following elements: Referrals will come directly from service users, early year's settings, early year's team and other professionals and agencies; Where appropriate, a consent form will be completed together with parent/carer to enable multi-agency information sharing; Service Provider will work in partnership with the Early Years Team to share any concerns and family need(s). The purpose of the service is to provide advice and practical help in order to prevent family crisis and breakdown. Links to legal requirements/practice guidance: How good is our early learning and childcare (HGIOELC?) Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) Building the Ambition Pre- Birth to Three Health and Social Care Standards Children and Young People's Act (Scotland) Scottish Government "The Early Years Framework" Supporting children's learning code of practice 2010 Aberdeenshire Children's Services Plan 2017 - 2020. Duration is for three years with a view to extend for an additional two one-year periods.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT334199 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) |
| 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 | 12 Oct 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Aug 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Sep 2018 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,100,000 |
| Lots value | £1,100,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £660,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Post town | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB16 5GB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City |
| Electoral ward | Midstocket/Rosemount |
| Westminster constituency | Aberdeen North |
| Delivery location | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HOME-START GARIOCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2018 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT334199
- 10 Jul 2018 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL324813

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL324813
  2018 Social Care - Early Year's Services: Support for Families - Aberdeenshire Council requires the provision of the following Aberdeenshire-wide service to help meet the Aberdeenshire Children's Services Plan 2017-2020. The Service will be for 0 - 5 year olds The service aims to: Promote the health and well-being of families and develop resilience; Support parents/Cares facing problems such as illness, family breakdown, bereavement, isolation etc to be able to cope effectively and to prevent crisis; Signpost parents/carers to other services where need is identified; Promote positive parenting, for example engage parents in parenting programmes as reflected within the Aberdeenshire Parenting Strategy; Provide needs led family learning opportunities, for example, through group work; Support families to develop strategies for income maximisation.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT334199
  2018 Social Care - Early Year's Services: Support for Families - Aberdeenshire Council requires the provision of the following Aberdeenshire-wide service to help meet the Aberdeenshire Children's Services Plan 2017-2020. The Service will be for 0 - 5 year olds The service aims to: Promote the health and well-being of families and develop resilience; Support parents/Cares facing problems such as illness, family breakdown, bereavement, isolation etc to be able to cope effectively and to prevent crisis; Signpost parents/carers to other services where need is identified; Promote positive parenting, for example engage parents in parenting programmes as reflected within the Aberdeenshire Parenting Strategy; Provide needs led family learning opportunities, for example, through group work; Support families to develop strategies for income maximisation.

## Notice URLs

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- http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000543137
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/web/login.html

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