--- title: "P0704a - Therapeutic interventions for children adopted from care and their adoptive families and for children on special guardianship orders where they have previously been looked after - DPS" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e24cec78-0393-4b0a-a46f-2399c78a52a1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e24cec78-0393-4b0a-a46f-2399c78a52a1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e24cec78-0393-4b0a-a46f-2399c78a52a1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e24cec78-0393-4b0a-a46f-2399c78a52a1.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL" published: "2024-11-19" --- # P0704a - Therapeutic interventions for children adopted from care and their adoptive families and for children on special guardianship orders where they have previously been looked after - DPS Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e24cec78-0393-4b0a-a46f-2399c78a52a1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e24cec78-0393-4b0a-a46f-2399c78a52a1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e24cec78-0393-4b0a-a46f-2399c78a52a1.json) ## Summary Birmingham City Council, through the Birmingham Children's Trust, has issued a tender for "Therapeutic interventions for children adopted from care and their adoptive families and for children on special guardianship orders where they have previously been looked after - DPS." This tender, categorised under Social work and related services, aims to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to provide various therapeutic services to eligible families across England, in line with the Adoption Support Fund (ASF) initiative. The procurement process, currently at the tender stage, began its tender period on the 21st of July 2023 and will run until the 29th of June 2026, with services set to commence on the 1st of July 2026. The procurement method used is the open procedure, and submissions are encouraged from SMEs and VCSEs. This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, especially for organisations specialising in therapeutic and social care services. Potential suppliers can offer a wide range of services, from Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Play Therapy, and more specialised interventions like Neuro Integration System Therapy and Mindful Yoga. The focus on diverse therapeutic categories ensures that businesses with different specialties can participate, making it well-suited for entities seeking to expand their service portfolio within the public sector and contribute to improving the lives of adopted children and their families. ## Notice Birmingham Children's Trust (BCT) (the Trust) is responsible for discharging the statutory Social Care duties of Birmingham City Council towards its Children, Young People and Families, among them the duty to provide an Adoption Service. In 2015 the Department for Education introduced the Adoption Support Fund (ASF) for eligible Adopters and Special Guardianship (SGOs) families across England. This fund is designed to offer families specialist therapeutic support following adoption. The purpose of this specification is to ensure quality provision for eligible Adopters and Special Guardianship (SGOs) families across England. This service provision is designed to offer families specialist therapeutic support following adoption in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for children, young people and their families in line with statutory legislation and guidance. This requirement has emanated from the Government's initiative to provide an Adoption Support Fund to Local Authorities and Children's Trusts to support adoptive families. BCT is seeking to commission a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for organisation(s) to provide Therapeutic Interventions for children adopted from care and their adoptive families in response to funding available through the Adoption Support Fund (ASF). The DPS will be established on the following categories of therapeutic services: - Category 1 - Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support - Category 2 - Therapeutic Life Story Work - Category 3 - Psychotherapy - Category 4 - Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) - Category 5 - Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy - Category 6 - Solution Focussed BRIEF Therapy - Category 7 - Sensory Integration Processing Therapy/Therapeutic Listening Programme/ Sensory Integration Attachment Therapy - Category 8 - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for the Child - Category 9 - Systemic / Multi Systemic Family Therapy - Category 10 - Video Interaction Guidance - Category 11 - Dialectical therapy (branch of CBT) - Category 12 - Reducing Anxiety Management Plan (RAMP) - Category 13 - Neuro Integration System Therapy (NIS) - Category 14 - Lego Therapy - Category 15 - Dance Movement Therapy - Category 16 - Group Programmes - Category 17 - Educational Psychotherapy - Category 18 - Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) - Category 19 - Creative Therapy - Category 20 - Theraplay - Category 21 - Mindful Yoga - Category 22 - Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) - Category 23 - Training for Adoptive Parents (eg. Secure Base / SafeBase Parenting Programme) - Category 24 - Play Therapy - Category 25 - Therapeutic support for sexualised behaviour/ sexually harmful behaviour - Category 26 - Specialist Assessment - Category 27 - Filial Therapy - Category 28 - Further or more complex assessme... Additional information: If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal. Delivery Notes Birmingham Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8dfb17b0-0ab6-401d-aad9-f54c1e2fa938 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Nov 2024 | | Submission deadline | 29 Jun 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jul 2026 - 2 Jul 2026 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | WEST MIDLANDS | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B4 7DJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Newtown | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85142100 - Physiotherapy services - 85300000 - Social work and related services - 85310000 - Social work services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 19 Nov 2024 at 15:58 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8dfb17b0-0ab6-401d-aad9-f54c1e2fa938 - 19 Nov 2024 at 15:58 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8dfb17b0-0ab6-401d-aad9-f54c1e2fa938 - 19 Nov 2024 at 15:57 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8dfb17b0-0ab6-401d-aad9-f54c1e2fa938 - 21 Jul 2023 at 17:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8dfb17b0-0ab6-401d-aad9-f54c1e2fa938 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8dfb17b0-0ab6-401d-aad9-f54c1e2fa938 19th November 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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