Counselling, Advice and Information Service for Birth and Special Guardianship Orders Families
Details
- Buyer
- Essex County Council
- Topic
- Health and social work services
- Published
- 15 December 2023
- Submission
- 22 January 2024
- Source
- uk:procontracts
Tender description
Essex, Suffolk and Thurrock Councils (ECC, SCC and TC) aim to improve the stability and resilience of birth families affected by adoption and Special Guardianship Order (SGO) by jointly commissioning high quality, independent counselling, advice and information services that meet our families’ diverse needs. ECC, SCC and TC wish to commission a single provider for service delivery across the three authorities. Keywords: Advice, Adoption, Fostering, Birth Families, Counselling, Support
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published15 December 2023Current notice
- Completed: Submission date22 January 2024
About the buyer
Essex County Council is a local authority that procures through three in-house teams, Corporate, Place and People. Larger opportunities are advertised through Open, the council's own tendering and contract management platform. Smaller and lower-value contract notices instead appear on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. The Place team commissions highways, waste, energy and transport work, including a dedicated Dynamic Purchasing System for bidders. Construction projects separately run through the Essex Construction Framework, a route for regional contractors. The People team commissions education, social care, adult support and public health services across the county.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Essex County Council's contract awards have been in IT services, construction work and business services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 85000000 · Health and social work services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@essex-county-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@essex-county-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@essex-county-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@essex-county-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@essex-county-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@essex-county-council.gov |
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