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Mother Child Program Coordinator
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Purpose:
The primary objective of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to engage a contractor to serve as the Mother-Child Program Coordinator within the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). The program aims to provide a supportive environment to maintain stability and continuity in the mother-child relationship for incarcerated mothers and their children. The contractor will be responsible for liaising with community agencies, coordinating services, assessing needs, and delivering support for mothers, including both residential and non-residential components of the program.Buyer Information:
- Organization: Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
- Contact: Danielle Murdoch
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: (343) 422 - 4831
- Facsimile: (613) 536-4571
Important Dates:
- Posted Date: September 19, 2025
- Due Date: October 6, 2025, by 14:00 (2:00 PM)
- Contract Duration: December 1, 2025, to November 30, 2026, with an option to renew for an additional year.
Key Requirements:
- Engagement with Community: The contractor must establish partnerships with community organizations focused on child welfare, healthcare, and parenting resources.
- Inmate Support: Duties include responding to inmate requests, assessing the needs of mothers, and facilitating direct in-person interactions.
- Service Delivery Hours: The contractor should be flexible in providing services, potentially during off-peak hours or weekends as needed.
- Reporting: Monthly activity reports detailing the services delivered are required.
- Skillset Requirements: The role demands significant experience in counseling, advocacy, prenatal and postnatal support, child development, and navigating intersecting systems such as corrections and family law.
This opportunity is open only to Canadian suppliers, with a focus on ensuring ongoing support for the mother-child relationship within the correctional environment. Interested suppliers should review the complete statement of work and evaluation criteria available on the Canada Buys / Tender Opportunities website.
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Objectives: The Mother-Child Program is offered to provide a supportive environment that fosters and promotes stability and continuity for the mother/child relationship. It is critical to CSC, stakeholders, families,and to the greater community that CSC make significant attempts to keep mothers and children connected by fostering positive relationships between mothers incarcerated in women offender institutions and units and their child and providing a supportive environment that promotes stability and continuity for the mother-child relationship. Deliverables: The Contractor must meet with community agencies to liaise and create partnerships and linkages with the community through engagement, coordination of services and case planning, and outreach and networking with organizations that include, but are not limited to, child welfare, hospitals, and community resources for parents. The contractor will attend newcomer orientation and introduces themself to all newcomers. Referrals can be made by the offender (via inmate request form) or any staff for a range of Mother-Child Services. The contractor must triage all inmate requests and respond to requests as soon as possible, recognizing the limitations within the contracted level of service. The contractor will work with the case management team to assess what service are needed. The contractor must work with the offenders in person. The contractor must continue to support offenders as long as they have needs that fall under the non-residential and/or residential components of the Program. Full details of the provision of services shall follow the activity structure as laid out in the Request for Proposal. Monthly Activities reporting will be structured and submitted accordingly, reflecting services delivered.
Additional Information
Source
canadabuys
Status
closed
Procurement Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement Category
Services
Selection Criteria
Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
Regions of Opportunity
Canada
Regions of Delivery
Ontario (except NCR)
Reference Number
cb-763-14794873
Amendment Number
000
Contracting Entity
Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
Contact Name
Danielle Murdoch
Contact Email
Contact Phone
+13434224831
Organization City
Kingston
Organization Province / State
Ontario
Organization Country
Canada
Last Updated
July 29, 2026
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