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title: "Pseudo Open Framework for Professional Services in Children's Social Care"
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# Pseudo Open Framework for Professional Services in Children's Social Care

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pseudo-open-framework-for-professional-services-in-children-s-social-care-ocds-h6vhtk-03d529). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Gloucestershire County Council-: "Pseudo Open Framework for Professional Services in Children's Social Care". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £10,500,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Jul 2023, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Gloucestershire County Council-](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/gloucestershire-county-council-ons-e10000013)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £10,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 July 2023 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administration services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK1, UKK13
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03d529`

## 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/pseudo-open-framework-for-professional-services-in-children-s-social-care-ocds-h6vhtk-03d529#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D0e7802be-33bc-ed11-8120-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pseudo-open-framework-for-professional-services-in-children-s-social-care-ocds-h6vhtk-03d529#participate

## Description
The Council intends to procure a Pseudo Open Framework
for Professional Services in Childrens Social Care under which it shall procure the
following services under the following lots (which correspond with the council’s main areas
of spend);
•	Lot 1 – Independent Specialist Assessments and Testing, which includes:
Lot 1a – Independent Specialist Assessments
	Independent Psychological Assessments
	Independent Social Work Assessments
	Parenting Assessments
Lot 1b – Testing
	DNA Testing
	Drug & Substance Testing
•	Lot 2 – Therapeutic Services, which includes:
o	Counselling
o	Play Therapy
o	CBT
•	Lot 3 – Support to Families, which includes:
o	Family Contact
o	Welfare Checks
o	Advocacy
Within the Public Contracts Regulations (2015) (PCR 2015), there is a Light Touch
Regime (LTR) for certain education, health and social care contracts. This is where we
have more flexibility to modify the procurement process to meet service needs.
In order to be clear where we are using a modified process, rather than the procedure
defined in PCR 2015 the use term “pseudo” is used.
This is a 5 year framework with an optional extension of 2 years (subject to Cabinet approval)

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Independent Specialist Assessments (included Drug and Alcohol Assessment)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 75100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Lot 1 – Independent Specialist Assessments and Testing, which includes:
Lot 1a – Independent Specialist Assessments
	Independent Psychological Assessments
	Independent Social Work Assessments
	Parenting Assessments
Lot 1b – Testing
	DNA Testing
...

### Lot 2: Therapeutic Support
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 75100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Lot 2 – Therapeutic Services, which includes:
o	Counselling
o	Play Therapy
o	CBT

### Lot 3: Support to Families (contact, welfare visits)
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 75100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Lot 3 – Support to Families, which includes:
o	Family Contact
o	Welfare Checks
o	Advocacy

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016455-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-06-09T14:17:25.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:29:47.056Z
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