CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Families First Family Support Service; Therapeutic, Counselling And Mediation Services

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Provision of therapeutic, counselling and mediation services. The project will be part of the Gwynedd Families First delivery Plan and will provide specialist support to the Family Support Teams (FSTs) in Gwynedd; Arfon, Dwyfor and Meirionnydd.

Applicants should have experience delivering services to children, young people and families, including those affected by Domestic Abuse, suffer from poor mental health and have a learning disability. To meet the needs of users, sessions may be centre based, community based or within the home.

As part of the wider project, it is expected for the successful organisation(s) to work closely with Gwynedd Council Children’s Services and the Family Support Teams and the other Specialist Services providing support for the Families First Programme in Gwynedd. There will be development of a specific referrals and screening process for case and family allocation, the successful applicant(s) will be required to contribute towards and comply with agreed referral and assessment processes.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=147679

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The total annual value is £121,000 over the first year of the commissioning (with the following profile for subsequent years to be confirmed):

Year 2 - £121,000

Year 3 - £121,000

Provision of specialist support to the Family Support Teams (FSTs) in Gwynedd; Arfon, Dwyfor and Meirionnydd

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Applicants should have experience delivering services to children, young people and families, including those affected by Domestic Abuse, suffer from poor mental health and have a learning disability.

As part of the wider project, it is expected for the successful organisation(s) to work closely with Gwynedd Council Children’s Services and the Family Support Teams and the other Specialist Services providing support for the Families First Programme in Gwynedd.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

58411

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:147679)

5.2

Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice