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title: "Residential and Therapeutic Services for Children and Young People in Flintshire"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0303c0"
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# Residential and Therapeutic Services for Children and Young People in Flintshire

Buyer: FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0303c0

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## Summary

Flintshire County Council is looking to award a contract for Residential and Therapeutic Services for Children and Young People in Flintshire. The services include Arosfa Disability Service, Repatriation and Prevention (RAP), and Flintshire Family Project. These services aim to provide residential breaks, early interventions, and therapeutic support, with a focus on supporting families and children in need. The procurement method is a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract is currently active, valued at £9,553,728.55 GBP and was signed on 1st April 2023.

This contract offers opportunities for businesses experienced in providing social work and related services, welfare services for children and young people, and health and social work services. Providers with expertise in delivering quality support services to vulnerable children and families, with a focus on person-centred care and integration with local communities, would be well-suited to compete. Flintshire County Council, as the buying organisation, is actively seeking partners to transform and deliver high-quality services in line with the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014, aimed at meeting the needs of the local population and promoting positive outcomes for children and families in the region.

## Notice

Flintshire Children's Services is looking to award its Residential and Therapeutic Support Service, which currently provides the following services : - Arosfa Disability Service - offering long term or short term residential breaks at which include overnight, mid-week and weekend stays for children and young people with profound disabilities - Repatriation and Prevention (RAP) - early intervention service to stabilise family home or foster placements to prevent breakdown or those who are suitable to be repatriated to their home community in Flintshire - Flintshire Family Project - provides planned therapeutic interventions to families with children who are most likely to be at risk of harm or to be accommodated by the local authority.

### Lot Information

Repatriation and Prevention (RAP) and Flintshire Family Project

1) Repatriation and Prevention (RAP) RAP works to intervene early and stabilise family home or foster placements in order to prevent placement breakdown or those who are suitable to be repatriated to their community in Flintshire. The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 brings together health, social services, the third sector and other partners to take forward the effective delivery of integrated services. It requires the local authority to work in partnership with individuals and their families and carers to ensure that services meet the care and support needs identified. This service will be a joint project with Wrexham County Council and Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board. 2) Flintshire Family Project The Family Project provides planned therapeutic interventions to families with children who are most likely to be as risk of harm or to be accommodated by the local authority. This is a highly specialised service delivered by a skilled team of counsellors skilled in a range of psychological therapies to intervene and support young victims of sexual and physical abuse or children who have witnessed serious domestic violence within their own home. The Council would like to invite Providers with experience of delivery in quality support services to further discuss the service. Partners for this project will demonstrate a clear vision for the transformation of services, with a focus on individual outcomes using person centred plans and progression models. Partners would share the vision to maintain social care values, increase integration and interaction between services and local communities by utilising commercial partnerships, social commitments and volunteer participatory agreements. This is an exciting opportunity for a provider with expertise and a proven track record in providing similar services, to take ownership and transform a well-established and valued service, with skilled and experienced staff. The commissioned provider will continue to deliver high quality support and development for people, offering value for money and delivering outcomes to meet the needs of the local population

Residential and Short Breaks Service

The services to be provided under the contract are residential services at Arosfa, and therapeutic services to children , young people and their families. The current services are detailed below. These reflect the services to be delivered under the contract in providing high quality support and development for people, offering value for money and delivering outcomes to meet the needs of the local population. Arosfa The Arosfa service meets a wide range of purposes. It gives young people an opportunity to spend time away from home, preparing them for future independent living and it gives them an opportunity to socialise outside of school with friends in a new environment. More importantly, it provides an opportunity for parents and carers to get a much-needed break and spend quality time with other family members and this provision for some families is crucial in keeping families together. The provision of 2 beds for long term residents reduces reliance on expensive Out of County placements, and supports the Welsh Government priority to reduce the number of children looked after who are placed outside their local area. RAP The service provides therapeutic support including counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), play and art therapies to help explore the issues children and young people want to. These interventions build resilience and give all involved the skills to develop a successful placement, which as a result, positively impacts on the young person's education and well-being. Sessions can be run with young people on their own, or with their family or foster carers. The service works to intervene early and stabilise the family home or foster placements in order to prevent placement breakdown or those who are suitable to be repatriated to their home community in Flintshire and Wrexham. Flintshire Family Project -Therapeutic service This is a highly specialised service delivered by a team of counsellors, skilled in a range of psychological therapies to intervene and support young victims of sexual and physical abuse or children who have witnessed serious domestic violence within their own home. The contract is for a term of 5 years until 31st March 2028. The contract may be extended by Agreement at the end of this period for up to 2 further years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009900-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Mar 2022 |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £9,553,728 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | FLINTSHIRE |
| Post town | Chester |
| Postcode | CH7 6NA |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham |
| Local authority | Flintshire |
| Electoral ward | Hawarden: Ewloe |
| Westminster constituency | Alyn and Deeside |
| Delivery location | TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACTION FOR CHILDREN |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 5 Apr 2023 at 09:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009900-2023
- 20 Dec 2021 at 16:15 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031817-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.flintshire.gov.uk
- https://www.flintshire.gov.uk/
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0419

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