IA2880 Children & Young People's Advocacy Independent Visitors, Mediation & Advice Service

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    "description": "For the avoidance of doubt this is not a Call for Competition, this is to initiate a Market Engagement and is a Prior Indicative Notice. Staffordshire County Council are looking to commission and procure services for the Provision of Children & Young Peoples (CYP) Advocacy Independent Visiting Service, Mediation and Advice. Staffordshire County Council would like to invite providers to join a market warming event on Monday 25 July 2022 at 2.00pm - 3.30pm to share the vision for the Children and Young People's Advocacy, Independent Visiting, Mediation & Advice Service. Providers will also be informed of the procurement process and timeline. To book a place, please contact: Ellie Cross, Commissioning Officer - Early Help & Communities Email: ellie.cross@staffordshire.gov.uk When booking, please include * Company name * Name of person(s) attending * Contact information for each person, including email address Please also register an account on our E Tendering system, Proactis at https://www.proactisplaza.com/ against the category 85000000 (Health and Social Work Services). This will automatically alert you to any new updates and information relevant to this opportunity when it becomes live.",
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        "description": "Staffordshire County Council are looking to procure services for the Provision of Children & Young Peoples (CYP) Advocacy Independent Visitors, Mediation & Advice Service. The service is broken down into 3 lots with staggered start dates as follows Lot 1: Children and Young People's Advocacy and Children in Care Independent Visitor Service 1 April 2023 - 31 March 2026 (extension 2 x 12 months until 31 March 2028). Lot 2: Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service for Children and Young People aged 0 to 25 years with SEND and their Parents/ Carers . 1 July 2023 - 31 March 2026 (extension 2 x 12 months until 31 March 2028). Lot 3 Advice and Mediation for Fostering Families 1 October 2023 - 31 March 2026 (extension 2 x 12 months until 31 March 2028).",
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                "description": "Staffordshire County Council are seeking the provision of a Children & Young Person's Advocacy Service, a Statutory Independent Visitors Service for Children in Care, Independent Persons for Secure Accommodation Reviews, Appropriate Adults for Independent Age Assessments of Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children & Young People and a Parenting Advocacy Service. The Council's overall aim of the Service is to fulfil their statutory requirements with respect to the availability of independent Advocates to a high standard and improve outcomes for Children & Young People in receipt of the Service. The Provider will do this by ensuring the views of Children & Young People are well represented and where required, they are provided with appropriate Advocacy. The Service will also be required to: Deliver an Independent Visitor programme for Children in Care and Young People. Arrange for an Independent Person to attend Secure Accommodation Reviews as and when required. Arrange for an Appropriate Adults for Independent Age Assessments of Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children & Young People. Deliver a Parenting Advocacy Service for adults who are aged over 25 years of age and have assessed Special Education Needs and Disability or have had a cognitive/capacity assessment that has deemed that the individual lacks the capacity to Advocate for themselves.",
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                "title": "Lot 2: Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service for Children and Young People aged 0 to 25 years with SEND and their Parents & Carers .",
                "description": "The procurement is for two distinct statutory Services that are required by Staffordshire County Council and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board in relation to the provision of Independent Disagreement Resolution Services for SEND and Independent Mediation Services for Education Health and Care (EHC) Assessments and Reviews. Independent Disagreement Resolution Services will put in place arrangements for manging disagreements across special educational provision, and health and care provision in relation to EHC Plans. A Mediation Service will offer independent Mediation to Parents & Young People and will provide an opportunity to resolve issues linked to requests for an Education, Health and Care Assessment and the outcome of Education, Health, and Care (EHC) Plans Assessments /&Reviews prior to Parents & Young People lodging an appeal via the First-Tier Tribunal.",
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