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title: "Provision of Family Group Decision Making and Associated Support Services to Families, Children and Young People"
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# Provision of Family Group Decision Making and Associated Support Services to Families, Children and Young People

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-family-group-decision-making-and-associated-support-services-to-families-chil-ocds-h6vhtk-038d19). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Children and Young People are one of the most vulnerable groups in our society and the council has a responsibility, in conjunction with partners to act in the best interests of the Child or Young Person to ensure their wellbeing. The Children and Young People Scotland act 2014 sets out that relevant services in relation to Children at risk of becoming looked after be made available. It has been recognized that this service will be required to be procured on a long-term basis as a specific requirement is that the FGC coordinator is independent. It is therefore considered that a contract of 4 years plus up to 48 months extension is considered.

## Key Information
- **Status:** CANCELLED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West Lothian Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-lothian-council-ons-s12000040)
- **Published Value:** £1,600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 January 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM78
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-family-group-decision-making-and-associated-support-services-to-families-chil-ocds-h6vhtk-038d19#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-038d19`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-family-group-decision-making-and-associated-support-services-to-families-chil-ocds-h6vhtk-038d19#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-family-group-decision-making-and-associated-support-services-to-families-chil-ocds-h6vhtk-038d19#participate

## Description
Children and Young People are one of the most vulnerable groups in our society and the council has a responsibility, in conjunction with partners to act in the best interests of the Child or Young Person to ensure their wellbeing.
The Children and Young People Scotland act 2014 sets out that relevant services in relation to Children at risk of becoming looked after be made available. Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) services are specifically cited as a relevant service under the 2014 Act (Relevant Services in relation to Children at Risk of Becoming Looked After etc.) Order 2016.
FGDM is a strength based, solution-focused model (rather than a deficit-based problem-focused one). It is recognised that families have the ability to identify their own solutions to the challenges they face. Recognising and developing supportive relationships within families to meet the needs of the child are fundamental to family decision making services. Family Group Conference (FGC) is one of the main practices within FGDM.
The service will be provided on a referral basis for the provision of
Family Group Decision Making including pre and post Family Group Conferencing and support.
It is expected that the service will support approximately 70 families per year.
It has been recognized that this service will be required to be procured on a long-term basis as a specific requirement is that the FGC coordinator is independent. It is therefore considered that a contract of 4 years plus up to 48 months extension is considered.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £1,600,000
- **Description:** The service will be provided on a referral basis for the provision of Family Group Decision Making including pre and post Family Group Conferencing and support.
It is expected that the service will support approximately 70 families per year.
It has b...
- **Contract Period:** 01/04/2023 to 31/03/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 035310-2022-CC12448-1 (unsuccessful)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035310-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-12-14T09:20:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-10T17:01:36.583Z
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