Tender Summary

Pseudo Open Framework for Professional Services in Children's Social Care

Buying Organisation

Gloucestershire County Council

Contract Value

£10,500,000

Tender 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 councils 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)

Tender categories (products & services required)

Administration services (CPV 75100000)

Region

South West (UKK)

Buyer Information