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title: "Northamptonshire Children's Trust Therapeutic Interventions Dynamic Framework"
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# Northamptonshire Children's Trust Therapeutic Interventions Dynamic Framework

Buyer: NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-033309

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## Summary

Northamptonshire Children's Trust, under the North Northamptonshire Council, recently completed a procurement process for the "Therapeutic Interventions Dynamic Framework," classified under health and social work services. This initiative, part of a limited tender process without prior publication, aimed to establish a framework agreement lasting for one year with an option for a further year based on budget availability. The procurement was finalised on 3 April 2022 after a period of intense bidding, with a total contract value of £2.6 million. The services are intended for delivery in the regions of UKF24 and UKF25.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in therapeutic interventions for children and families. Companies involved in health services, particularly those offering psychotherapy, creative therapies, and support programme training, would be well-positioned to compete. The framework's design to accommodate multiple service providers encourages a competitive environment, enabling small to medium enterprises as well as larger firms to participate and expand their service offerings within the public sector.

## Notice

Northamptonshire Children's Trust Authority is commissioning Therapeutic Fostering Interventions. The Children's Trust is setting up a Framework Agreement for 1 year plus a 1-year extension, pending budget being available for year2 for the provision of Therapeutic Fostering Interventions. The objectives of this Framework Agreement are to have a range of Providers that can provide high quality Therapeutic Fostering Interventions to the Trust's clients - both the children and young people the Trust is supporting and their wider family network who may also require the service. The service specification describes a requirement to establish a framework agreement with several Service Providers to supply Therapeutic Fostering Interventions to clients depending on the individuals' specific needs.

### Lot Information

Psychotherapy (or a talking therapy) for the child

* Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) * Educational psychotherapy * Dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) * Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) * Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFST) * Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) * Mentalisation Based Therapy * Neurointegration system therapy (NIS) * Reducing anxiety management plan (RAMP) * Regulating emotions therapy * Psychoanalytical therapy * Sensory integration/processing therapy * Therapeutic listening * Bereavement therapy * Others as available

Options: N/A

Creative or physical therapy involving the child only

* Art therapy * Dance movement therapy * Drama therapy * Lego therapy * Mindful yoga * Music therapy * Play therapy * Animal-based therapy * Others as available

Options: Possible 1 year extension

Family/Filial therapy/Theraplay

* Parent/child attachment play * Play Therapy * Theraplay - Certified Practitioner * Theraplay - Non-Certified Practitioner * Filial Therapy * Child to Parent Violence (CPV) Individual Based programmes * Dyadic developmental psychotherapy (DDP) certified practitioner * Dyadic developmental psychotherapy (DDP) informed/non-certified practitioner * Multi-systemic therapy (MST) * Parent Child Attachment Play (PCAP) * Psychodynamic Family Therapy * Relationship Therapy * Systemic family therapy * Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) * Video feedback intervention to promote positive parenting and sensitive discipline (VIP SD) * Others as available

Options: Option to extend by 1 year

Parental group work

* Building Attachments * Foundations for Attachment * Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) Programme * Nurturing Attachments * Safer Stronger Adoptive families * Secure Base/Safe Base parenting programme * Forest school skills * The great behaviour breakdown programme * Others as available

Options: Option to extend by 1 year

Therapeutic short breaks or activities for the child

* Therapeutic short breaks (with specific focus on delivering therapeutic interventions in a "short break" scenario, with the aim of impacting on case outcomes). * Others as available

Options: Option to extend by 1 year

Therapeutic Life Story Work

Therapeutic Life Story Work

Options: Option to extend 1 year

Specialist Assessments (for children, parents/ carers),

* Specialist psychological assessment (based on trauma and attachment) - This should be led and undertaken by a qualified clinician(s)* and should result in a therapeutic support plan for the child(ren) / family. * Neurodevelopmental assessment - This should be led and undertaken by a qualified clinician(s)* and should result in a therapeutic support plan for the child(ren) / family. * Sensory Assessment * Use of measurement/evaluation tools such as Marschak Interaction Method (MIM) & Story stem * Others as available *licensed to practice via a regulator such as the Health and Care Professional Council e.g. a trained Clinical Psychologist or Attachment Psychotherapist.

Options: Option to extend by 1 year

Staff training in therapeutic approaches

* Dyadic developmental psychotherapy (DDP) training * Emotion Coaching training * Reflective supervision support for social care staff * Training to develop the emotional resilience of social care staff * Others as available Additional information: Option to extend by 1 year

Options: Option to extend by 1 year

Provision of Clinical Psychology input "in-house" directly to projects/services and caseloads, as required

Public Health Fostering Capacity Building and Care Leaver Mental Health projects have provision for a Clinical Psychologist working across the projects engaged in the following areas: * Oversee and advise on cohort cases, collating case summaries and assessments; * Deliver in-house training to NCT staff; * Chair the panel that recommends therapy approaches for cohort cases; * Works to embed training approached across social care staff. * Others as available.

Options: Option to extend by 1 year

### Procurement Information

The project was advertised on Contracts finder in rather than Find a Tender, this was an error not an intentional avoidance of the procedure

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011372-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| 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 | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 May 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Apr 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,600,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | CORBY |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN17 1QG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Lloyds |
| Westminster constituency | Corby and East Northamptonshire |
| Delivery location | TLF24 West Northamptonshire, TLF25 North Northamptonshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 9 |
| Supplier names | ADOPTIONPLUS; BROAD HORIZONS; CHILD CENTRED THERAPY; CREATE THERAPY; INTEGRATE FAMILIES; SERENDIPITY PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES; SERVICE SIX; THE KIDSAID FOUNDATION; THE PSYCHE (SY-KEE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 3 May 2022 at 14:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011372-2022

## Notice URLs

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

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