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CSW - Fostering Advice and Mediation Service for Local Authority Foster Carers for Warwickshire CC, Solihull MBC and Coventry CC

Authority: Warwickshire County Council

Open procedure (below threshold)
CPV: Personal development training services (80570000)
Published contract value£188,061Exc. VAT
Contract ends 31 Mar 2027
Contract starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CSW - Shared Service

To provide an independent support, advice, and mediation service to foster carers where complaints/concerns/allegations arise between them and the Agencies.

To mediate between foster carers and agencies to reach satisfactory outcomes.

Provide assistance to the Agencies in the development of support services for foster carers.

The service is required to ensure the foster carers are well supported in carrying out their role of foster carers and ensuring early resolution of issues.

Warwickshire County Council, Coventry CC and Solihull MBC will be signing up to one joint contract for this service.

Published procurement details

Procedure
Open procedure (below threshold)
Buyer reference
CSW - 15239
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
No
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Open
Additional classifications 1: Reference
85000000
Additional classifications 1: Scheme
CPV
Additional classifications 1: Description
Health and social work services
Additional classifications 2: Reference
98000000
Additional classifications 2: Scheme
CPV
Additional classifications 2: Description
Other community, social and personal services
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
West Midlands, United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    27 Feb 2023
  2. Notice published
    15 Mar 2023
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023
  4. Contract ends
    31 Mar 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • Warwickshire County CouncilContracting authority Shire Hall,Market Square, WARWICK, CV344RL, EnglandContact email
    Identifier
    WAR · GB-LAE

Suppliers named on the notice

  • THE FOSTERING NETWORKSupplier 87 Blackfriars Road SE1 8HA GB
    Identifier
    01507277 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    Large

Official documents & specifications (1)

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Source record

Source
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Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-fb37a996-58b2-4de7-95f7-d74579abf565-2023-03-15T18:08:32Z
Published
15 Mar 2023
Latest update
15 Mar 2023
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-fb37a996-58b2-4de7-95f7-d74579abf565
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-fb37a996-58b2-4de7-95f7-d74579abf565-1