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title: "Occupational Therapy Assessment Service for Children Looked After"
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# Occupational Therapy Assessment Service for Children Looked After

Buyer: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-23db7859-1c95-4e95-b684-8fe731b69af8

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## Summary

Durham County Council has awarded a contract for an Occupational Therapy Assessment Service for Children Looked After. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category (CPV 85000000) and is located in Durham, England. The contract, valued at £125,000, aims to deliver timely assessments and develop programmes for children in schools and educational providers based on evidence-based interventions. The contract period spans from 1st September 2022 to 31st August 2027, and the tender evaluation stage has been completed with the contract officially awarded on 5th July 2022.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in occupational therapy and child welfare services, especially those that are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs). Businesses that can effectively provide assessment services and develop tailored educational programmes may find this to be a valuable contract to pursue, contributing towards the enhancement of support for looked-after children in the region.

## Notice

This contract is for an Occupational Therapy Assessment Service for Children Looked After. Durham County Council is looking for a single provider that can deliver an Occupation Therapy Assessment Service to Durham's Children Looked After. The contract is for an Occupational Therapy focused service to provide an assessment service to referred Child Looked After. The expectation is that the service will provide a timely assessment of need and where required, develop a robust and easily deliverable programme for schools and education providers to deliver to their children. This will complement the work of the Virtual School and ensure needs are fully assessed and that programmes are based on evidence-based interventions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/96a30d4d-2f2a-4fc8-ab2d-ef8e3900796d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Jul 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Jul 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2022 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £125,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £125,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 5UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Neville's Cross |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FUTURE STEPS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY CONSULTANCY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 13 Jul 2022 at 12:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/96a30d4d-2f2a-4fc8-ab2d-ef8e3900796d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/96a30d4d-2f2a-4fc8-ab2d-ef8e3900796d
  13th July 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.durham.gov.uk

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