Community Family Support

Concepts

• countywide community family support service
• community family support
• family hubs
• ipswich
• welfare services
• suffolk county council
• suffolk county council’s family hubs
• community-based
• direct support
• prevention family support

Location

Suffolk:

Description

Suffolk County Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Community Family Support . A volunteer led countywide community family support service that can work in all areas of Suffolk. The service will support families both in their homes and in the community, working in partnership with the Family Hubs and delivery will form part of Suffolk County Council’s Family Hubs offer across the county. Helping to provide early intervention or prevention family support to the communities. The service will focus on whole family working – including families with mental health concerns / emotional well- being, or additional needs. The service will create a local network of volunteers and befrienders who will provide direct support and interventions with families.

Total Quantity or Scope

Please see main description above.

Renewal Options

The service contract is likely to be retendered subject to funding being available. Please note that this contract is for the period 1st July 2023 till 30th June 2028 with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months

CPV Codes

• 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
• 85300000 - Social work and related services

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

This opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** If the Contracting Authority identifies that the scope of this procurement falls within a business sector which may be attractive to infiltration by organised crime groups, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to include enhanced probity checks / requirements at the award stages of the procurement.Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: This tender is an Open tender with negotiation, compliant with the Light Touch Regime. For further information please see the Invitation to Tender. Suffolk County Council incorporates a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the point at which information on the award of contract is communicated to the tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly.