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title: "Family Group Decision making Service"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000780589"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
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-r6ebe6-0000780589

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## Summary

Stirling Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for a Family Group Decision Making Service (FGDM), a service classified under General Public Services and intended to support family-centric care plans for children. The project is located in Stirling (region UKM77), with the procurement stage set to transition to tender. Businesses interested in participating should submit their notes of interest by 5pm on 31st October 2024. The central purchasing body overseeing this process is Stirling Council, with Yvonne Anderson as the primary contact.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in social services, particularly those with expertise in family support and child care planning. Providers of family-led, strengths-based decision-making services can leverage this opportunity to expand their market presence and contribute to reducing the need for external foster and residential placements. Ideal candidates for this tender would include organisations well-versed in developing and implementing family care plans, with the ability to engage with families collaboratively to produce positive outcomes for children.

## 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.. Please submit your note of interest by 5pm on 31st October 2024

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT516253 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) |
| 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 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT516253

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT516253
  Family Group Decision making Service - 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

## Notice URLs

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

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