Issue details

Supervised Contact is a statutory service provided by the local authorities where the child/young person has been accommodated by the local authority and a need has been identified for the child/young person to have contact with their birth parents and other relatives. These are usually under orders as specified by the court (under section 8 of the Children’s Act 1989).

The supervised contact service that will offer a menu of services on a part block, part spot contract basis. The contract will consist of - a block contract for Supervised Contact Service, this is the total service of contact supervisors and venue combined,


This pro-forma seeks member approval to add the procurement and retender of a new Supervised Contact service to the Forward Plan for a four year term (2+1+1), which will be a two year contract with an option to extend for a further two years on a one plus one basis, effective from 01 April 2020.