Notice Information
Notice Title
Commissioning Speech and Language service provision in Essex Youth Offending Service (Essex YOS)
Notice Description
Purpose. This PIN seeks agreement to award a contract provide Speech and Language Therapy provision to children and young people receiving support from Essex Youth Offending Service and to support staff with screening, assessment and intervention processes.
Lot Information
Lot 1
1. Purpose. This PIN seeks agreement to award a contract provide Speech and Language Therapy provision to children and young people receiving support from Essex Youth Offending Service and to support staff with screening, assessment and intervention processes. 2. Essex YOS seeks to commission 2 full time Band 7 Speech and Language Therapists to work directly in each locality Youth Offending Team (YOT) in Essex County (0.5 fulltime equivalent per YOT) for a period of 2 years 2023 - 2025. 3. Background: Essex YOS has for a number of years sought to secure speech and language services to be delivered as part of Essex YOS' assessment and intervention processes. The need for Speech and Language Therapy in justice settings across England and Wales is generally well researched and acknowledged: "Young offenders with DLD are more than twice as likely to reoffend than their unaffected offending peers. DLD is a powerful predictor of recidivism above and beyond other known risk factors" Developmental language disorders and risk of recidivism among young offenders: Maxine Winstanley, Roger T. Webb, Gina Conti-Ramsden. First published: 14 July 2020 https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcpp.13299 "In a Youth Offending Service all new entrants to the Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme (ISSP) were screened and 65% (49) required speech and language therapy intervention. A significant number (20%) scored at the 'severely delayed' level on standardised assessment and 6% as 'very severely delayed'. Gregory, Bryan, 2009, in https://www.rcslt.org/wp-content/uploads/media/Project/RCSLT/justice-evidence-base2017-1.pdf 2017 The Youth Justice Board and the Government have also published joint guidance on delivering SLT services within YOTs: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/speech-language-and-communication-needs-in-the-youth-justice-system/practice-advice-speech-language-and-communication-needs-slcn-in-the-youth-justice-system 3.1 In England and Wales, Speech and Language Therapy services are now provided to more the two thirds of Youth Justice Services, with an increase seen in West Midlands and West of England YOTs where almost every service has SLTs directly available. 4. Roles and responsibilities: Lead contact management and service oversight to sit with Essex YOS ETE Manager / Head of Service and the provider's senior officer 4.1 Employment, supervision and support: The provider would remain the employer, with post-holders accessing supervision and support through their own employer clinical supervision. Supervision of SLTs within Essex YOS will be on a matrix-management basis. Consideration around supervision and support included linking with EPs and YOT CAMHS workers (provided by NELFT). 4.2 Recruitment: all activities to be actions be the provider. Lack of recruitment should not impact on local SLT provision, and that the roles be considered a new positions in addition to local services. 5. Costs: Indicative costing is based on 2 full time positions and is as follows: 5.1 1x Band 7 Clinician PS67,319 (includes 5% HCA, Non-Pay of PS1,700 Estates and Overheads) 5.3 Start-up costs PS5,000 5.3 Total for 2 x band 7 clinicians PS139,638 pa 5.4 Payment: A re-charge / invoice will be arranged with Essex County Council / Essex YOS and the provider. 6. Key activities to include * the development and implementation of effective screening of SLCNs to augment AssetPlus (the Youth Justice Board-approved assessment tool) * awareness-raising of SLCN / delivery training around SLCN * case consultation with Essex YOS case managers on needs identification, assessment formulation and intervention planning * contributing to reports for court * working 1 to 1 with a specific, limited number of young people * providing information, advice and guidance to parents/carers, schools and professionals 7. Outcomes: Key outcomes would include children and young people's feedback and YOS case manager feedback. 7.1 An assessed reduction of risk of recidivism may also be considered. Recidivism could also be considered over a longer period of time, given the complexities of measuring recidivism in the short term. 8. Option to extend: by agreement between Essex County Council, Essex YOS and the provider
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03adc8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006222-2023
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- 2 Mar 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 29 Apr 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Mr Conor Kerins
- Contact Email
- conor.kerins@essex.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 333
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHELMSFORD
- Postcode
- CM1 1QH
- Post Town
- Chelmsford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH36 Heart of Essex
- Delivery Location
- TLH3 Essex
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- Local Authority
- Chelmsford
- Electoral Ward
- Moulsham and Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Chelmsford
Further Information
Notice URLs
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