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# Provision of Return Home Interview Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-return-home-interview-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03dc97). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** barnet.gov.uk: "Provision of Return Home Interview Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £393,750. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.barnetsourcing.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [barnet.gov.uk](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/barnet-gov-uk-GB-FTS-85965)
- **Published Value:** £393,750 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 July 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Welfare services for children and young people
- **Delivery Location:** UKI71
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-return-home-interview-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03dc97#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03dc97`

## 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-return-home-interview-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03dc97#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [barnetsourcing.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.barnetsourcing.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-return-home-interview-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03dc97#participate

## Description
Return Home Interview (RHI) Service for children that have been missing from care or home. The purpose of the interview is to assess risk and vulnerability and to safeguard from harm or future harm. Interviews need to be completed within 72 hours of the young person returning home: this is a requirement of Ofsted. Seeking a supplier to provide an end-to-end service for the face-to-face interviews (including providing the interviewers) for all out of borough interviews.
Tender documents are available from current opportunities at www.barnetsourcing.co.uk.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85311300
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £393,750
- **Description:** Return Home Interview (RHI) Service for children that have been missing from care or home. The purpose of the interview is to assess risk and vulnerability and to safeguard from harm or future harm. Interviews need to be completed within 72 hours of ...
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2023 to 31/10/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018146-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-06-26T14:51:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T17:16:42.395Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03dc97