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Contract for Managed Service to support Adult Safeguarding

Health and social work services
South East (UKJ4)
Published value
£500,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Kent County Council: "Contract for Managed Service to support Adult Safeguarding". Published status: planned. Published value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityKent County CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planned
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£500,000
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Published history for Kent County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
8.9Bids / Report
21.3% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
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Coverage: 94 active published awards; 80 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityKent County Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanned
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published2 Aug 2021, 17:58 BST
Last source update2 Aug 2021, 17:58 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationHealth and social work services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02cfb4
What is being bought
The recent Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns has resulted in a higher number of safeguarding concerns being raised within Kent County Council Adult Social Care. To ensure the Local Authority meets its statutory duties the council is looking to procure a managed service to support with current demand to fulfil its section 42 obligations for a period of 6 months. We are looking for agencies who can provide the following • 20 fully qualified and experienced Social Workers to lead and oversee safeguarding activity • Be accountable in the role of Designated Safeguarding officer • Manage the progression of Safeguarding enquiries, which include a significant proportion of highly complex cases which require a high level of specialist expertise. • Social workers who can provide direction and guidance for Safeguarding Officers. We are looking for a hybrid of staff – remote working and an element within Kent to support face to face visits when required.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £500,000
    2 Aug 2021, 17:58 BST
  2. Status changed to planned
    2 Aug 2021, 17:58 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    2 Aug 2021, 17:58 BST
  4. Buyer information updated
    2 Aug 2021, 17:58 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planned
    Published valueNot published
    The recent Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns has resulted in a higher number of safeguarding concerns being raised within Kent County Council Adult Social Care. To ensure the Local Authority meets its statutory duties the council is looking to procure a managed service to support with current demand to fulfil its section 42 obligations for a period of 6 months. We are looking for agencies who can provide the following • 20 fully qualified and experienced Social Workers to lead and oversee safeguarding activity • Be accountable in the role of Designated Safeguarding officer • Manage the progression of Safeguarding enquiries, which include a significant proportion of highly complex cases which require a high level of specialist expertise. • Social workers who can provide direction and guidance for Safeguarding Officers. Please note that these timescales are subject to change. • 2 August 2020 Publish PIN on portal • 9 August 2020 PIN closes • 2- 9 August 2020 Contact providers to discuss requirements • 9 - 13 August 2020 Prepare all paperwork • No later than 15 Aug: Go live with procurement process
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    2 Aug 2021, 17:58 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Kent County Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1163
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