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Nottingham City Council

Fostering Advice and Mediation Service

HealthcareCPV 85000000
Value£237k
Awarded8 Jul 2024
Published25 Sept 2024
RegionEast Midlands
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£237ktotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Health & Social Care band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

The brief

Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council (the Councils') are seeking tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified organisations for the provision of a Fostering Advice and Mediation service.

The Councils' are jointly procuring this service, to which there are three elements, with the aim of supporting the recruitment and retention of foster carers.

The contract will comprise of: • Independent Advice and Mediation service for foster carers, to support them when an allegation or complaint is made against them. • Fostering Household Support, for foster carers to have access to legal cover, helpline advice, online support & forums, periodicals and news, and other financial benefits. • Organisational Support for Council staff, enabling up-to-date practice support and guidance.

The contract duration will be for 2 years with a possible extension of 2 years (on a 1+1 basis) to a maximum of 4 years in total, at both Councils' discretion.

The total contract value is estimated to be a maximum of £240,000.00 over the total length of the contract (including any potential extensions).

The anticipated contract start date will be 1st October 2024.

This contract will be let under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

Application documents can be downloaded from www.eastmidstenders.org The closing date for receipt of completed Application Forms is 12 noon, on the 8th July 2024.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Independent Advice and Mediation service for foster

Independent Advice and Mediation service for foster carers, to support them when an allegation or complaint is made against them.

02

Fostering Household Support, for foster carers

Fostering Household Support, for foster carers to have access to legal cover, helpline advice, online support & forums, periodicals and news, and other financial benefits.

03

Organisational Support for Council staff, enabling up-to-date

Organisational Support for Council staff, enabling up-to-date practice support and guidance.

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Stage
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