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Fostering Support: Membership, Advice and Mediation Contract

Cumbria County Council Published 9 Nov 2018 Contracts Finder

key details

Value£94,240
Statusactive
Category (CPV) 85000000 +1 more
RegionNorth West
Deadline30 Nov 2018
Contract start1 Apr 2019
Contract end31 Mar 2022
Procedureopen
SME suitableNo
OCIDocds-b5fd17-89b43885-dcc4-466c-92fd-a0664aec7aed

description

These services contribute to those that the Council is under a statutory duty to provide within Cumbria. This includes: Children and Young Persons, England, The Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011, 17 (1) which states:

"The fostering service Provider must provide foster parents [carers] with such training, advice, information and support including support outside office hours, as appears necessary in the interests of children placed with them".

In addition the Fostering Services: National Minimum Standards (NMS), Standard 22:12 Handling allegations and suspicions of harm states:

"During the investigation the fostering service makes support, which is independent of the fostering service, available to the person subject to the allegation and, where this is a foster carer, to their household, in order to provide:

a)Information and advice about the process;
b)Emotional support; and
c)If needed, mediation between the foster carer and the fostering service and / or advocacy (including attendance at meetings and panel hearings)"

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notice history

1 notice published against this procurement.

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9 Nov 2018 Tender (tender) · c28c8fa5-9ec8-4a79-9836-ff270553a965-251401

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