Dorset Families Matter - Family Support Packages

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  "date": "2026-02-19T15:40:44Z",
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        "name": "Mrs Lisa Hosking",
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        "description": "The original contract end date of 31 March 2026 has been extended to 23 February 2029, resulting in a total extension period of 2 years, 10 months and 23 days.\nThis arrangement is an established Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) operating under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, allowing ongoing supplier admission and flexible call\u2011off arrangements.\nThe extension reflects the revised transitional and saving provisions set out in the Procurement Act 2023 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/959), which amend the implementation timetable for the new procurement regime.\nThese amended regulations include revised deadlines that extend certain dates previously set for late October 2028 to 23 February 2029, ensuring continued lawful operation of DPS arrangements established under the 2015 Regulations during the transition to the new regime.\nThis notice therefore records the updated DPS end date and confirms its continued lawful operation within the revised statutory transition period.\nDorset Council reserves the right to terminate the DPS prior to 23 February 2029.",
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      "description": "Health and social work services",
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    "description": "Dorset Council is seeking a broad and diverse range of suitably qualified and experienced\nservice providers to provide:\n\u2022 a service\n\u2022 an intervention and /or\n\u2022 an activity\nthat can be termed a family support package and can contribute to the delivery of positive\noutcomes in line with those set out in the document Annex A: National Supporting Families\nOutcome Framework\nFamily Support Packages are one optional element of the enhanced Whole Family support\nand resources that professionals can access on behalf of the families they are supporting.\nThey can be defined as a variety of small-scale services, activities, or interventions which\npractitioners can utilise quickly and easily.\nExamples of packages include, but are not limited to: Individual Mentoring / Support for\nlesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), and intersex young people and\ntheir families / Interactive Therapeutic Approaches / Mediation /Counselling / Relationship\nSupport / Family Support Services / Introducing the idea of positive activities for families\nand/ or individuals and encouraging participation/ Household Management etc.\nA Family Support Package will contribute to the Lead Professional\u0027s family action or delivery\nplan - it will not be a stand-alone piece of work.\nThis Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is being established for the first time as part of a\nfully compliant tender process in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015.",
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    "title": "Dorset Families Matter - Family Support Packages"
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