--- title: "SC21032 Therapies - SEN and Adoption Support Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c6361389-141f-47c6-9c9f-d8883d0a0f1a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c6361389-141f-47c6-9c9f-d8883d0a0f1a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c6361389-141f-47c6-9c9f-d8883d0a0f1a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c6361389-141f-47c6-9c9f-d8883d0a0f1a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2022-01-26" --- # SC21032 Therapies - SEN and Adoption Support Service Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c6361389-141f-47c6-9c9f-d8883d0a0f1a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c6361389-141f-47c6-9c9f-d8883d0a0f1a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c6361389-141f-47c6-9c9f-d8883d0a0f1a.json) ## Summary The Kent County Council is inviting tenders for the "SC21032 Therapies - SEN and Adoption Support Service," which falls under the health services category. This procurement process is currently active and is at the Tender stage. The tender period ends on 1 March 2022, with the contract expected to start on 15 April 2022 and last until 25 April 2025. The total estimated value of the contract is £2,000,000. Providers interested in participating are encouraged to submit their completed Mandatory Selection Questions by the deadline stated. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the healthcare and social work sectors, specifically for those that specialise in therapies related to children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and adoption support. Companies offering services such as speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and various forms of therapeutic support and training will find this procurement particularly relevant. Both small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to engage in this tender process as they can contribute innovative solutions tailored to the unique needs of the service users. ## Notice Kent County Council currently commissions a range of Therapies for Children and Young People across SEN and Adoption Partnership South East. There is an interdependency between both services, therefore the commissioning and procurement processes are to be aligned. The underpinning themes for both services are to deliver; seamless, joined up pathways for users of services and ease of access. An improved flexibility of approach and the ability to innovate, develop and evolve services during the contract term and efficient performance monitoring to inform future service development. The contract will be awarded to multiple providers following an Evaluation of the Mandatory Selection Questionnaire - there will be a continuously published Prior Information Notice, available via the Kent Business Portal. Interested suppliers are hereby invited to express their interest in this tender opportunity and submit their completed Mandatory Selection Questions by the date specified. SEN Service are looking to commission: * Speech and Language (SLT) * Occupational Therapy (OT) including varying OT approaches to addressing sensory processing differences. * Physiotherapy (PT) Adoption Partnership South East are looking to commission: * Therapeutic parenting training * Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy * Theraplay * Filial therapy * Creative therapies e.g., art, music, drama, play * Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) * Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) * Sensory integration therapy/Sensory attachment therapy * Multi Systemic Therapy * Mentalisation Based Therapy * Psychotherapy * Extensive life story work with a therapeutic intervention (where therapy is used to help the young person understand and cope with the trauma and difficulties that their life story work might revisit) * Short Breaks are in scope where they include a substantial element of eligible therapeutic therapies * Specialist Assessment that meets all of the criteria below: An in-depth assessment of the child and family's needs with a focus on trauma and attachment, and how this demonstrates the links to the assessment of support needs. Led and undertaken by a qualified clinician(s). For the purposes of the ASF, a qualified clinician would be someone who diagnoses and treats patients; is suitably qualified and is licensed to practice via a regulator such as the Health and Care Professional Council e.g., a trained Clinical Psychologist or Attachment Psychotherapist. Additional information: Lot 1 - SEN Therapies Lot 2 - Adoption Support Service Please refer to specification for further details on both lots. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d579b709-96e9-4ef2-b767-9359dedee4ff | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Jan 2022 | | Submission deadline | 1 Mar 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 14 Apr 2022 - 25 Apr 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | MAIDSTONE | | Post town | Rochester | | Postcode | ME14 1XQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent | | Local authority | Maidstone | | Electoral ward | Penenden Heath | | Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 26 Jan 2022 at 10:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d579b709-96e9-4ef2-b767-9359dedee4ff ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d579b709-96e9-4ef2-b767-9359dedee4ff 26th January 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.kent.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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