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SC21032 Therapies - SEN, Adoption Support Service and VSK

Kent County Council

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Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council has completed the procurement process for the "SC21032 Therapies - SEN, Adoption Support Service and VSK" tender. This process was identified by the OCDS ID "ocds-h6vhtk-030f77-028176-2024" and focuses on services within the health and social work sector, particularly within the UKJ4 and UK regions. The tender comprised three lots: SEN Therapies, Adoption Support Service, and Virtual Schools Kent. The key aims were to enhance the educational and therapeutic support for children and young people with Education and Health Care (EHC) plans, adoptive families, and children in care. The procurement method was an open procedure with the contracts signed on 3rd September 2024.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for providers specialising in health and social work services, particularly in speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, therapeutic parenting training, and various creative therapies. The open procedure and the establishment of a Qualified Provider List (QPL) ensure a fair competition, enabling a broad range of service providers, including SMEs, to participate and secure contracts. Businesses with expertise in these areas, and those capable of adapting to the dynamic needs of the council’s children and young people, will find this tender particularly beneficial to enhance their service portfolios.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SC21032 Therapies - SEN, Adoption Support Service and VSK

Notice Description

SEN Therapies Lot 1 The Council recognises that SEN therapy service providers have an important role in improving a CYP's participation in learning experiences and access to curriculum opportunities and outcomes for our children who have an EHC plan. We therefore want to establish a relational contracting approach with providers on the QPL that will: * recognise the interdependencies between local authorities, service providers, Ofsted, and other stakeholders; * facilitate co-operation, shared learning, and improvement; * enable us to anticipate and respond quickly to the changing needs of the Council's CYP with an EHC plan; * support joint working between the Council's education and service providers to help improve outcomes for Council's CYP with an EHC plan; * help to ensure sufficiency and suitability of the therapy provision that is tailored to the current and anticipated needs of Council's CYP with an EHC plan; and * ensure fairness in the commercial arrangements between commissioners and providers and transparency of prices. Adoption Support Service Lot 2 The Adoption Support Fund (ASF) has been established to help adoptive families access the services they need more easily. The ASF provides funds to local authorities (LAs) and Regional Adoption Agency's (RAA) to pay for essential therapeutic services for eligible adoptive and special guardianship order (SGO) families. The aim of the ASF and the support it funds is to: * Improve outcomes for young people and families * Improve the core adoption/SGO support offered to families * Build the evidence base so that interventions demonstrate the effectiveness and value for money Virtual Schools Kent (Lot 3) Virtual School Head Teachers (VSHs) are responsible for promoting the educational achievement of all the children looked after by the local authority they work for. With some young people a therapeutic approach or intervention may be needed in order to support access to or engagement with education. Kent Children in Care (CiC) aged from 3 to 18 years of age are supported by Virtual School Kent (VSK). Pupil Premium Plus funding (PP+), Post 16 Pupil Premium Plus (P16PP+) or Early Years Pupil Premium funding (EYPP) can be used to pay for activities that will: - a) Improve the learning targets in children's Personal Education Plans (PEPs). b) Encourage CiC to be more involved and interested in their education.

Lot Information

SEN Therapies Lot 1

SEN Therapies Successful bidders shall be invited to sign the framework agreement join the QPL for the appropriate lots they have bid for (Framework Agreement). Entry into this contract shall not guarantee that the Council will buy Therapy Services from any bidder but will ensure that successful bidder will be included in the Council's QPL. As and when the Council needs specific Therapy Services, the Council shall: 1. review the QPL and select the providers that have the professional qualifications to deliver the required services; 2. start a mini-competition by submitting a call-off request to those selected providers in accordance with the Framework Agreement (Order Form or request for service from relevant service (SEN therapies - Lot 1 or Adoption Support Service - Lot 2); 3. request a final price for the relevant Therapy Services; and 4. decide whether to proceed with the required Therapy Services at the price stated based on the award criteria set out at section. Where in the reasonable professional opinion of the Council there is only one provider with the relevant expertise to provide the required Therapy Services to a particular CYP, the Council may approach a single provider on the QPL. No call-off and/or contract for any requested Therapy Services shall be deemed to have taken place and/or been formed until the Council formally accepts the price quoted by the chosen provider in accordance with the Framework Agreement.

Adoption Support Service Lot 2

Adoption Service - Therapies Successful bidders shall be invited to sign the framework agreement to join the QPL for the appropriate lots they have bid for (Framework Agreement). Entry into this contract shall not guarantee that the Council will buy Therapy Services from any bidder but will ensure that successful bidder will be included in the Council's QPL. As and when the Council needs specific Therapy Services, the Council shall: 1. review the QPL and select the providers that have the professional qualifications to deliver the required services; 2. start a mini-competition by submitting a call-off request to those selected providers in accordance with the Framework Agreement (Order Form or request for service from relevant service (SEN therapies - Lot 1 or Adoption Support Service - Lot 2); 3. request a final price for the relevant Therapy Services; and 4. decide whether to proceed with the required Therapy Services at the price stated based on the award criteria set out at section. Where in the reasonable professional opinion of the Council there is only one provider with the relevant expertise to provide the required Therapy Services to a particular CYP, the Council may approach a single provider on the QPL. No call-off and/or contract for any requested Therapy Services shall be deemed to have taken place and/or been formed until the Council formally accepts the price quoted by the chosen provider in accordance with the Framework Agreement.

Virtual Schools Kent (Lot 3)

Virtual School Head Teachers (VSHs) are responsible for promoting the educational achievement of all the children looked after by the local authority they work for. With some young people a therapeutic approach or intervention may be needed in order to support access to or engagement with education. Kent Children in Care (CiC) aged from 3 to 18 years of age are supported by Virtual School Kent (VSK). Pupil Premium Plus funding (PP+), Post 16 Pupil Premium Plus (P16PP+) or Early Years Pupil Premium funding (EYPP) can be used to pay for activities that will: - a) Improve the learning targets in children's Personal Education Plans (PEPs). b) Encourage CiC to be more involved and interested in their education. Therapeutic support should not be regarded as alternative health provision of therapy services for gaps in commissioned NHS service delivery. Services required to support PEP targets, often involve intensive specialist interventions or approaches required to maintain educational placements and promote progress.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-030f77
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028176-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Mar 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Nov 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Kent County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME14 1XQ
Postcode Area
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
TLJ4 Kent
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Penenden Heath
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
38
Supplier Names

Adoption UK Charity

Alice Lawrence

Andrea Bell, sole trader of KentOT4Kids

Andrew Green S&L Therapist

Barnardo’s

Canterbury Functional Comm Ltd

Chroma Therapies Ltd

Clever Kids Ltd

Connect B4 Correct Clinical Partnership

Dandelion Time

Dr Billy Smythe Ltd

Equal Chance Limited

Erica Mala Counselling Psychotherapy

Evolve Childrens Therapy Services Ltd

Family Futures CIC

Fun and Gains Therapy Ltd

GM Tree Training Ltd Trading As Adoption Academy

Innerventure Ltd

Jemma Gita Hone

Jigsaw Play Therapy Ltd

Kent Child Trauma Services

Lilyoak Therapeutic Services

NVR Parenting

Oxford Diocesan Council for Social Work Incorporated

Psicion Ltd

Purple Octopus

Rebecca Withnall

Riches Inclusive Therapies Limited

Roya Dooman

Sarah Post Speech Therapy

South London and Maudsley NHSFT

StarJumpz

StirlingLord

Symbol UK

Terry Isaacs Therapy Ltd

The Child Psychology Service

The Owl Centre Limited

Victoria Lawson

Further Information

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