Provision of a Family Support Service

A Tender Notice
by ANGUS COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
5 year
Value
£2M-£2M
Sector
HEALTH
Published
06 Jun 2025
Delivery
01 Nov 2025 to 31 Oct 2030
Deadline
11 Jul 2025 11:00

Concepts

Location

Angus

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

Angus Council wish to procure a family support service for families with children who are resident in Angus and have been referred by the Children and Families Service. The service has been split into two lots. Lot 1 Early Intervention and Lot 2 Intensive Family Support. The services will provide accessible, high quality, home based family support to secure a nurturing environment for children. A full description and scope of the service is detailed in Part 3 - Service Specification. The service will start 1 November 2025 for a 3 year period to 31 October 2028 with an option to extend for a further 2 years. The estimated value provided is for both lots over the 5 year contract term. It is anticipated that the Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended)(“TUPE”), may apply to this contract. The Council’s preliminary view is entirely without prejudice to the responsibility of Bidders to form their own views on these matters and to take their own independent professional advice. Full information provided in tender documents - Part 8

Lot Division

1 Early Intervention
  • Value: £787K

Early intervention for Children and Families affected by substance use, offending and or/anti-social behaviour and providing early help to families to the first concerns or signs of distress – with a proviso to spot purchase additional support if required e.g. for “time out”. The service will respond to the needs of children and young people, with a focus on those aged 5 to 18 years who have experience of parental substance use, poor parental mental health and who may be living in households where there is domestic abuse. They may also be involved in offending or anti-social behaviour. The Service Provider will have a comprehensive understanding of the impact of these issues on the lives of children and young people in order to achieve the desired outcomes for children and young people. Services should be therapeutic, and trauma informed and focus on building resilience and reducing risk. The estimated value is for the 3 year contract term plus the option to extend for 2 year period. Additional information: Estimated service quantities are referred to in Part 3 - Specification
2 Intensive Family Support Service
  • Value: £2M

Intensive Family Support service will provide a 7 day week service including evening support to families and work closely with Angus Council’s Enhance Service. The service will focus on families with children aged 0-11 years old. It will help ensure children will be supported to remain at home and in family-based care where possible and engage with parents/carers to improve their capacity to care for their children, provide practical parenting skills and help build their ability to engage with their community. The service will be flexible in its intensity and will encourage the building of family routines, resilience and improve parental confidence. The estimated value provided is for the 3 year plus option to extend for 2 years contract term. Additional information: Estimated service quantities are referred to in Part 3 - Specification

CPV Codes

  • 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** TUPE may apply and information has been provided in Part 8, Part 8A and Part 8B If after reading the tender documents Providers decide not to submit a bid - please kindly withdraw your interest. This will assist us in planning and allocating resources for the evaluation panel more effectively. Thank you NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=800118. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: FSS_Part6 - Quality Statement, Question 7 asks bidders to provide information on how they will assist the council in furthering specific sustainability and community benefit objectives. This will be evaluated as part of the tender process (SC Ref:800118) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=800118

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