• What family support contracts/services do you currently commission or deliver in house (including early intervention, prevention and edge of care)?
We have a family intervention team, missing and exploitation team, youth intervention team and edge of care team, substance misuse service. All are delivered in house – not contracted out.
Family Hubs current 12 month contract to support with the transition from Children’s Centres to Family Hubs in line with Government Agenda.
Young Carers Service is also currently contracted out.
• Please can you confirm the supplier/provider of each of these family support services/contracts?
With reference to our answer to the first question it is mostly internal
12 month Transition from Children’s Centres to Family Hubs is with Action for Children
Young Carers is WestBank, Devon Young Carers
• Please can you confirm the annual and total contract values of each of these contracts/services?
Family Hubs 12 month transition £4.8m
Young Carers 1-4: £225,000 and year 5-7: £237,375
• Please can you confirm the start date & duration of each of these contracts?
Children’s Centre to Family Hubs transition 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025.
Young Carers is 1st May 2018 5 year contract plus two single year extensions.
• Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification given to all bidders for when these contracts were last advertised?
Please find attached the original Children’s Centre Service specification but there have been more recent variations to accommodate the move towards Family Hubs.
For Young Carers please see their specification
• Please can you confirm if there is an extension clause in each of these contracts and, if so, the duration of the extension?
Family Hubs, no extension clause
YC term was originally 5 years with the option to extend for 2 x 12 month periods, have agreed to take up all extension years to Spring 2025.
• Has a decision been made yet on whether each of these contracts is being either extended, direct awarded or recommissioned? And if so what is the decision?
No decision regarding Family Hubs as yet
Young Carers No Decision
• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for each of these contracts?
Internal services HOS is Lise BIRD
Children’s Centres / Family Hubs contract and Young Carers HOS is Vikki HEARN
• Are there any planned market engagement events for each of these contracts if they are being recommissioned?
Current live PIN and market questionnaire for Young Carers CP2458-23 Caring Well in Devon Support Services for unpaid carers – Find A Tender Caring Well in Devon Support Services for unpaid carers (office.com)
• Are there any new family support contracts you intend to commission in the next 36 months that have already been confirmed/given permission to proceed?
No