Family Time Services - Find a freedom of information request

1. What are your current arrangements regarding Family Time Services, in-house/outsourced, including current contracted provider(s) of any commissioned supervised contact services and the contract length?

2. If you have a commissioned contract in place, when will this be due for re-tender?

3. If you have an in-house service, do you ever spot purchase to support the service? Do you have a recommended list of providers?

4. If you spot purchase, how do organisations join this?

5. Do you have any intentions to review the existing provisions in place for your Family Time Service?

6. What is the council's annual spend for the Family Time Service?

7. What is the name and contact details of the council officer responsible for this service?

8. Where does the council advertised their tender opportunities?

1. Family Time Service is an in house provision.

2. Not applicable.

3. Lincolnshire County Council do spot purchase out of County and always refer to NACC, as below.

https://naccc.org.uk/find-a-centre/

4. Please see above.

5. No.

6. The budget for Family Time, which includes staffing and transport for children for Family Time purpose is, £2,186,268.

7. Sally Wright, Team Manager, Family Time, FGC and TIME - sally.wright@lincolnshire.gov.uk

8. Commissioning do not manage the tendering process for outsourcing Family Time. It looks at what is available in the locality that the child resides to support Family Time arrangement using the NACC link above.