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Provision of an Intensive Fammily Support Service

Inverclyde Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Inverclyde Council

Buyer Address: Procurement, Municipal Buildings, Clyde Square, Greenock, UKM83, PA15 1LX

Contact Name: Procurement Team

Contact Email: procurement@inverclyde.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 1475712634

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
1444000.0 GBP
Published
26 Jun 2025, 00:00
Deadline
28 Jul 2025, 12:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
85000000
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Public Contracts Scotland

Description

The Intensive Family Support Service will support young people from 0-18 and for care experienced young people, up to the age of 21. The Screening Meeting and referral pathway, as detailed earlier, will have a critical role in prioritising the level of need and risk to ensure the services is targeted appropriately to meet the levels of demand across the Children’s Social Work Service.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN533369

Link Title: Provision of an Intensive Fammily Support Service

Link Description: The Intensive Family Support Service will support young people from 0-18 and for care experienced young people, up to the age of 21. The Screening Meeting and referral pathway, as detailed earlier, will have a critical role in prioritising the level of need and risk to ensure the services is targeted appropriately to meet the levels of demand across the Children’s Social Work Service.

Lots

Lot Description: The Intensive Family Support Service will support young people from 0-18 and for care experienced young people, up to the age of 21. The Screening Meeting and referral pathway, as detailed earlier, will have a critical role in prioritising the level of need and risk to ensure the services is targeted appropriately to meet the levels of demand across the Children’s Social Work Service.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred on in regulation 58 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Has Options: No

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Service Delivery

Documents

Document Title: Provision of an Intensive Fammily Support Service

Document Description: The Intensive Family Support Service will support young people from 0-18 and for care experienced young people, up to the age of 21. The Screening Meeting and referral pathway, as detailed earlier, will have a critical role in prioritising the level of need and risk to ensure the services is targeted appropriately to meet the levels of demand across the Children’s Social Work Service.

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