Children's Social Care Assessments Approved Provider Panel

Tender description

The Council invites individuals and organisations to submit a tender for the provision of Children’s Social Care Assessments, through admittance onto an Approved Provider Panel. The Council intends to establish a 4 year multi-supplier Approved Provider Panel to deliver Children’s Social Care assessments. Assessments commissioned from the Panel of experts will be within the context of casesbeing managed under Public Law Outline (PLO) Framework both in pre-proceedings and Court Proceedings. This procurement is to establish a multi-supplier panel of experts who are experienced and qualified to conduct Social Care assessments. Tenderers can apply for one or more lots. The Approved Provider Panel will be split into ten (10) Lots, as listed below: • Lot 1 Psychological o Lot 1a – Adult o Lot 1b – Child & Adolescent o Lot 1c – Cognitive • Lot 2 Psychiatric o Lot 2a Psychiatric assessment o Lot 2b – Forensic Psychiatric • Lot 3 Parenting Assessment Manual Software (PAMS) assessment • Lot 4 Parenting assessment • Lot 5 Residential parenting assessment • Lot 6 Reverse residential assessment (RRA) • Lot 7 Viability assessment • Lot 8 Fostering assessment Lot 8a – connected person assessment Lot 8b Special Guardianship Order (SGO) assessments • Lot 9 Together & Apart assessment • Lot 10 Risk assessment o Lot 10a – Domestic abuse o Lot 10b – Sexual abuse The Approved Provider Panel contract shall be for a period of 2 (two) years with an option to extend at the Council’s sole discretion for a further 2 (two) years, giving a total maximum contract term of 4 years. During the 4 year period, the Council reserves the right to refresh the Approved Provider Panel and admit new providers onto the panel who meet the initial quality and price evaluation criteria. This is to ensure the Provider Panel continues to contain enough qualified assessors who can meet the breadth of assessment need. The anticipated contract start date will be the 1st August 2019. The Council is orientating this procurement towards an adapted open procedure as described in Regulation27 of the Regulations but using a “light touch” approach. The Council does not hold itself bound by the Regulations except to the extent that they apply to the light touch regime as set out in Regulations 74 to 76 ofthe Regulations. The Council requires the successful Service Providers to comply with the London Living Wage. All potential suppliers are advised to read the supporting documents listed on the London Tenders portal, prior to responding to the invitation to tender. The deadline for returning your tender is: 12:00:00 noon on 27th February 2019 Keywords: Social Care, Psychiatric, Psychological, Assessments