Supervised Contacts

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Dear Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council,

Do you have a preferred supplier list or Master Vendor contract in place for the provision of supervised or supported contacts for children in care?

2. If yes to question 1 - what agencies are on this list and when does the agreement come up for renewal?

3. If no to question 1 do you spot contract and is there any plans to tender out for this service, if so when?

4. What is the average hourly rate paid for supervised contact from these agencies?

5. What is the councils annual spend on outsourced agencies for supervised contact for years 2009/2010 and 2010/2011?

6. If there are contracts in place did the council announce/advertise on public sites enabling all potential suppliers to apply?

Yours faithfully,

D Mitchell

Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

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Legal and Risk
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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to respond to your freedom of information request.  This
request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Your request and our response in blue is detailed below.
  Do you have a preferred supplier list or Master Vendor contract in
     place for the provision of supervised or supported contacts for
     children in care?
        No
     2. If yes to question 1 - what agencies are on this list and when
     does the agreement come up for renewal?
      Not Applicable
     3. If no to question 1 do you spot contract and is there any plans
     to tender out for this service, if so when?
      We have looked at this in the past but have no current plans to
purchase.
     4. What is the average hourly rate paid for supervised contact from
     these agencies?
      Not Applicable 
     5. What is the councils annual spend on outsourced agencies for
     supervised contact for years 2009/2010 and 2010/2011?
      Not Applicable 
     6. If there are contracts in place did the council
     announce/advertise on public sites enabling all potential suppliers
     to apply?
        Not Applicable
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Rita Wood
Legal Practice Officer
Wigan Council
Resources Directorate - Legal and Risk
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