Planning

CT0748 - Service for Children Affected by Parental Substance Use (CAPSU)

CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

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Planning

19 Dec 2023 at 00:00

OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
Summary of the contracting process

The City of Edinburgh Council, located in Edinburgh, UK, is planning a tender process for the service "CT0748 - Service for Children Affected by Parental Substance Use (CAPSU)" in the industry category of General Public Services. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with a future notice date set for 27th December 2023.

This tender opportunity presents a chance for businesses specialised in providing services for families affected by parental substance use to compete. The tender aims to secure a provider to offer holistic support to families in Edinburgh affected by substance use. Businesses with experience in working with vulnerable families and innovative service approaches are well-suited to participate in this opportunity for business growth.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CT0748 - Service for Children Affected by Parental Substance Use (CAPSU)

Notice Description

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) currently jointly commissions, with Children, Education and Justice Services (CEJS), a single coherent service providing holistic support to families affected by parental substance use. The contract has been in place for 8 years and EHSCP and CEJS now wish to gauge interest in continuing provision. The need for the service remains however new guidance and policy including The Promise, Principles for Holistic Whole Family Support, Rights, Respect and Recovery (2018) and Families Affected by Drug and Alcohol use in Scotland (2021), have informed work to update the specification.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The specification will outline a single coherent service focused on minimising harm and mitigating risks to children and young people by reducing the impact of parental substance use. The service will provide support to the whole family and take a wider view of family including older relatives and friends. It will provide: - holistic support for families with children and young people aged 0-18 affected by parental substance use - emotional and practical support for children and young people aged 5-18 affected by parental substance use. Strong links and joint working will be expected with drug and alcohol treatment hubs, social work practice teams and other services for people affected by substance use in order to identify families having difficulties at the earliest possible stage and provide the required level of support and intervention to best support children, young people and families. It is expected that the successful provider will have a proven track record in working with particularly vulnerable families affected by parental substance use and be able to bring innovative approaches and programmes to their work. They will also be expected to have clear, effective procedures to involve families and children in service design, evaluation and improvement. The work with families shall include the specific activities listed below: - Help for parents to support them in their role by providing professional advice and enabling interventions to address issues such as setting boundaries, dealing with challenging behaviour and establishing routines; - Practical assistance to help people attend medical and other professional appointments e.g. child's medical appointments; - Targeted interventions to improve school / nursery attendance and educational attainment of the children / young people within the family; - Access to interventions to improve emotional wellbeing and literacy; - Support on wider issues that impact on the wellbeing of the child e.g. budgeting and finance issues, housing issues, healthy eating etc. by enabling clients to access the services provided by other organisations where appropriate through signposting and /or accompanying people to initial appointments; - Work in partnership with adult treatment and recovery services to support individual and family recovery; - The service will be expected to include specific engagement and support for fathers and bring innovative ideas and approaches to improve family support. - Group work - Peer support for families The service will also require direct one-to-one work with children and young people affected by parental substance use which will focus on building resilience and emotional wellbeing, improving self-confidence and self-esteem and addressing specific issues that may be the result of parental substance use e.g. anxiety, anger, grief and caring responsibilities. While acknowledging that this is not a crisis management service, the service will need to ensure staff are available to support children and families at key times of need; and can attend relevant professional meetings concerning the welfare of the child and/ or young person. The service will need to empower and enable families, children and young people to make the transition from this specialist CAPSU Service into mainstream activities and community services. The service shall be responsive to the changing landscape for delivering Council services on a locality basis and the further development of adult drug and alcohol services and the Recovery Hubs and will develop the Service accordingly.. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is being utilised to help engage and understand the market which will support the procurement route going forward. By submitting your interest, you are agreeing to further engagement with the Council and the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership. Please note TUPE may apply to this requirement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000752676
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC495238
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
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

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85310000 - Social work services

85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
27 Dec 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
CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Anna Penman
Contact Email
anna.penman@edinburgh.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH8 8BG
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Further Information

Notice Documents

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