Contracted services are designed for agencies who outsource support from secondary agencies on behalf of a client's needs. This system allows the source agency to monitor the progress of the work from start to completion providing real time status of the contract and its fulfillment.
Contracted services are very similar to referrals within the VCM. Here are the primary differences between the two types of case needs:
As with standard referrals, contracted referrals use the same visibility settings found elsewhere within the VCM.