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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