REQUEST FOR TENDERS dated 13 October 2021 for the development phase of a national service to support parents of children in the care of the state

Tender description

The Children’s Rights Alliance has been contracted by Tusla – the Child and Family Agency to carry out a scoping exercise of the needs of parents with children in care and to run the tender process to secure a service provider who will deliver and evaluate a model of supports to meet the identified needs. The service that will be provided is intended to be part of a developmental process that, once proven effective, will move towards the development of a larger national service. The three overarching activities of the service that is being tendered for are: 1. An Advocacy Service for Parents of Children in Care 2. Information Provision and Communications 3. Monitoring and Evaluation The total budget available for the service is €1.5m over an initial three years with a commitment in principle for €1m over a further two years. The maximum available per year is €500,000 with tenderers permitted to carry over funds from the first year only. Tenderers are responsible for all tax, VAT and other associated liabilities. No further expenses will be payable. The contract for the service will run for a five-year period subject to the successful tenderer adhering to all terms and conditions for the contract with Tusla who will be funding this initiative. There is no application form required. Instead tenderers are asked to submit a proposal no longer than 20 pages that covers the headings set out in the Request for Tenders. Completed tenders should be submitted to jobs@childrensrights.ie by 5pm on Wednesday 3 November.