Official UK procurement notice
Provision for an Independent Reviewing Officers Service
Authority: Torfaen County Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTorfaen County Borough Council is seeking tenders from suitably qualified and experienced providers to carry out the role of an Independent Reviewing Officer for Looked After Children and Child Protection Conference Chair
CPV: Guidance services · Health and social work services · Social services · Social work and related services · Welfare services for children and young people
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Independent Reviewing Officer must be knowledgeable and trained for the role and…Renewal
The Independent Reviewing Officer must be knowledgeable and trained for the role and shall (full description within the procurement documents)
be qualified in Social Work and be registered with Social Care Wales
be an authoritative professional with experience similar to an experienced Social Work Team Manager
have the ability to demonstrate a good understanding and professional knowledge and experience in working with Children Looked After, children with a Care and Support Plan and Child Protection
have extensive knowledge of legal framework of planning for children as set out in Section 99 of the Social Services and Wellbeing Act 2014, Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) Regulations 2015
be trained and skilled in chairing meetings in a way that encourages constructive participation whilst maintaining a clear focus on the welfare of the child and the decisions that need to be taken
be familiar with Torfaen Corporate, Recovery Plan 2021 to 2023, , Wales Safeguarding Procedures , and Reviewing and Monitoring of a Child or Young Person’s Part 6 Care and Support Plan
Social Services and Wellbeing Act 201 and Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) Regulations 2015
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 3 Oct 2022, 16:02 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Oct 2022, 16:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Nov 2022 – …
- Authority reference
T.4499- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-027731- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037286Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As stated in the procurement documents
Publisher note: The tender and all supporting documentation are only available from the Proactis Supplier Portal, which can be directly accessed following registration. NB: Tender information and any questions and answers relating to the tender will only be available directly from the portal and will not be communicated by any other means. Tender submissions will only be accepted via the portal and not by any other means unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Council. E-Tender access information: — Go to https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login You can access the opportunity by completing the following steps: If you have not already signed-up to the Proactis Supplier Portal, click "Signup", complete the required information and then click "Register". — Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation. — If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Portal then you must not register again. — Please contact the Primary Contact in order to arrange access to the Portal. An activation email will be sent to the email address of your primary contact. Click on the link contained within the email to activate your account. Sign into the Proactis Supplier Portal by entering your Login Name that you previously provided. Enter the temporary password that was provided in the activation e-mail. Complete the Self Registration/Organisation Details. Click the < and > arrows to move from page to page; on page 8, create a new password. Click "Complete Registration" Click on the Red Box marked "Opportunities", type Torfaen in the box at the top of the page called "Search by customer reference, title or customer name..." and click "Search" Identify the Opportunity with the title of “T.4499-Provision for an Independent Reviewing Officers Service“and click the White Arrow in a Blue Circle on the right-hand side of the line. (WA Ref:125245)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
3 Oct 2022 → 1 Jan 2023 · 4 dates- Notice published3 Oct 2022, 16:02 BST
- Submission deadline3 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened3 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Jan 2023
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria