Decision details

Award of contract for Independent Social Workers Approved List

Decision Maker: Family Services Director

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

The Carers Recruitment and Assessment team seeks approval to award contracts to Independent Social Workers (ISW) on the Barnet Approved List of ISW providers. 

 

Initial contracts will be awarded for two years with the option to extend for up to two years.  The contract will commence 01 April 2016 until 31 March 2018. 

 

The six contracts to be awarded are for the following:

 

Lot 1:  Fostering Assessments: 

Initial Visit and Report and Form F Assessment

Lot 2:  Special Guardianship Order (SGO) and Connected Persons: 

Initial Visit and Report and SGO  Assessment

Lot 3:  Adoption:

Initial Visit and Report, Prospective Adopters Report and Annex A Report

Lot 4:  Parenting Assessments:

Parenting Capacity Assessments Outside of Care Proceedings and

Parenting Capacity Assessments within Care Proceedings

Lot 5:  Training:

Co-running skills to foster courses and training, Bespoke Training for Foster Carers, Adopters and SGO Applicants

Lot 6:  Independent Investigation

 

The total maximum contract value including extensions is £420,000.  The annual costs will not exceed £105,000 across all of the contract lots.

Publication date: 04/04/2016

Date of decision: 04/04/2016

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