Provision of an independent visitors service for children looked after
What the buyer wrote
The London Borough of Bromley ("the Council") is seeking bids for provision of Independent Visitor Service for Children Looked After. Independent Visitors provide a support and befriending service to children and young people who are in care. This service originated in the 1989 Children Act for children who had little or no contact with their birth family. However, changes to the statutory guidance in the 2008 Act now mean that any young person in care is now eligible for this service if it appears to be in the child's interests to do so. The contract will commence on 1st February 2021 and be for a period of three years with an option to extend on a one plus one (1 + 1) basis at the sole d…
Details
- What the buyer calls it
- Provision of an independent visitors service for children looked after
- How they are buying
- Advertised, open to anyoneAny supplier could bid without being invited first.
- Type
- services
- Suitable for small firms
- The buyer says yes. What that is worth
- Work starts
- 1 Feb 2021
- Work ends
- 31 Jan 2024
- Kind of work
- Health and social care
Who the buyer named
Procurement was the named contact on this notice.