--- title: "Market Testing - Creative Therapy Service for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-05b7eb91-45ae-4494-b618-d7117f6ea723" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-05b7eb91-45ae-4494-b618-d7117f6ea723" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-05b7eb91-45ae-4494-b618-d7117f6ea723.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-05b7eb91-45ae-4494-b618-d7117f6ea723.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN COUNCIL" published: "2022-07-12" --- # Market Testing - Creative Therapy Service for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-05b7eb91-45ae-4494-b618-d7117f6ea723 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-05b7eb91-45ae-4494-b618-d7117f6ea723) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-05b7eb91-45ae-4494-b618-d7117f6ea723.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Camden Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Market Testing - Creative Therapy Service for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities." This initiative is aimed at reviewing the existing Creative Therapy services, which support children aged 4 to 18 with disabilities and is expected to inform decisions on future commissioning of these services. The engagement period concludes on 3rd August 2022, and interested parties are encouraged to complete the Market Testing Questionnaire by the specified deadline to participate in the consultation process. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in social care and therapeutic services, particularly those that focus on children with special needs. Businesses that provide art and music therapy, counselling, or guidance services may find this contract particularly relevant. The engagement encourages small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to participate, fostering a competitive environment conducive to creating innovative and effective services for a vulnerable demographic. ## Notice Camden Council is reviewing its Creative Therapy service for children and young people (aged 4 to 18 years) with special educational needs and disabilities, which is due to terminate at the end of March 2023, with a view to deciding whether and how to recommission this provision. The Creative Therapies service currently delivers support to 120 children and young people per year - 70 on a 1:1 basis and 50 in small group-based provision. This covers a range of art and music therapies to pupils across three of Camden's maintained specialist schools as well as targeted work within Camden's mainstream schools, when young people are at risk of a placement breaking down. . The service works with children and young people with severe and profound learning disability, those involved with the Youth Offending Service and post-adoption services. Service users' needs can be complex - for example, young people with suicidal ideation, safeguarding issues, unaccompanied asylum seekers or children with communication difficulties. If your organisation is interested in applying and/or if you wish to comment on the council's recommissioning of this provision please complete the attached Market Testing Questionnaire by 2.00pm 3rd August 2022 and email to: denise.pittaway@camden.gov.uk Please also copy in: david.walsh@camden.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5a8d787e-d127-48db-a988-220fa4141447 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Jul 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 3 Aug 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN COUNCIL | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | WC1H 9JE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden | | Local authority | Camden | | Electoral ward | King's Cross | | Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation - 85312100 - Daycare services - 85312110 - Child daycare services - 85312120 - Daycare services for handicapped children and young people - 85312200 - Homedelivery of provisions - 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services - 85312310 - Guidance services - 85312320 - Counselling services - 85312330 - Family-planning services - 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions - 85312500 - Rehabilitation services - 85312510 - Vocational rehabilitation services ## Release History - 12 Jul 2022 at 13:22 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5a8d787e-d127-48db-a988-220fa4141447 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5a8d787e-d127-48db-a988-220fa4141447 12th July 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e57d3d98-cccb-4564-9f69-ea073f3afd2d Please complete the attached Market Testing Questionnaire by 2.00pm 3rd August 2022 and email to denise.pittaway@camden.gov.uk. 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