Official UK procurement notice
Independent Lead Reviewers Open Framework
Authority: East Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCONTEXT: INDEPENDENT LEAD REVIEWERS FRAMEWORK
The Scottish Government published Learning Review Guidance for public protection in 2022 and Learning Reviews are monitored, analysed and quality assured by the Care Inspectorate. Commissioning external Independent Lead Reviewers will improve the quality and efficiency of local Learning Reviews. The economic cost of harm caused in the context of child and adult protection in East Ayrshire is challenging to quantify – learning from occurrences of harm is essential to reduce the human and economic impacts for the future. Externally appointed Independent Lead Reviewers will support transparent and impartial learning and improvement actions. Commissioning through a framework arrangement supports contractual, financial and quality assurance consistency and efficiency. Development of a commissioning framework will facilitate flexibility to respond to fluctuating and unpredictable levels of demand.
OBJECTIVES OF THE SERVICE
Independent Lead Reviewers will:
- Lead on all aspects of undertaking a full public protection Learning Review for a child or adult in East Ayrshire
- Work to a Terms of Reference and timescales for the Learning Review already agreed by the Learning Review Panel
- Chair and lead the Review Team for the duration of the Learning Review
- Lead on multi-agency case information review activities, practitioner and manager workshops and family / carer liaison (if appropriate)
- Deliver a Learning Review report identifying strengths, learning and areas for improvement
- Be accountable and report to the Learning Review Panel and Chief Officer Group
- Be supported by the relevant APC or CPC Chair and Lead Officer
SERVICE DELIVERY
External Independent Lead Reviewers will only be appointed once a Learning Review has been agreed through the respective Learning Review Panel, the Adult or Child Protection Committee and the Chief Officer Group in East Ayrshire. When a Learning Review has been agreed as requiring an external Independent Lead Reviewer, information about the required service will be sent to all Reviewers on the Framework.
It is anticipated that there may be up to four Learning Reviews requiring Independent Lead Reviewers per year, however, this is unpredictable and demand may therefore fluctuate. It is also estimated that each Learning Review may take between 3-6 months to complete, however, depending on the complexity this may also vary. Information about individual Learning Reviews and estimated timescales will be provided at the point of commission.
Independent Lead Reviewers will be contracted by East Ayrshire Council on a consultancy contract for the duration of the Learning Review work being undertaken. The Lead Reviewer will be contracted by the Senior Manager – Protection & Learning but report to the respective Learning Review Panel and APC / CPC Chair for the duration of the review period. The Terms of Reference for the Learning Review and Learning Review Team will have been identified and agreed by the start of the contract and will be shared with the Independent Lead Reviewer through a Briefing Meeting at the commencement of the contract. Independent Lead Reviewers will be supported through the Protection & Learning Team and access all information required for the Learning Review through an East Ayrshire Council networked and secure device.
CPV: Administrative social services · Health and social work services · Social services · Social work and related services · Social work services
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Independent Lead Reviewers Open Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How East Ayrshire Council buys Social services (CPV 8532), and who usually turns up
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1 bid17% / 0%
2–325% / 22%
4–617% / 6%
7+42% / 72%
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Lot #1CPV 8532Estimate not published
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1 bid9%
2–321%
4–617%
7+52%
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About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Nov 2023, 16:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Nov 2023, 16:12 GMT
- Authority reference
PS/23/132- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033100- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0416e2Find a Tender
Publisher note: This PIN will remain open for the 4 year duration of the open framework. The initial application period will end on 29th November 2023. If you have missed the initial application window stated above, new entrants can request an application pack at any point until 30th November 2027 by emailing [email protected] directly or alternatively [email protected]. The framework will lapse in December 2027. No applications will be accepted after this date. It is not currently known (Nov 2023) if there will be a subsequent framework from 2028 onwards. 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=749824. (SC Ref:749824)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
8 Nov 2023 → 30 Dec 2027 · 2 dates- Notice published8 Nov 2023, 16:12 GMT
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Tender notice expected30 Dec 2027
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