--- title: "Provision of a Therapeutic Placement Support Team for children with complex needs" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03eb79" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03eb79" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03eb79.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03eb79.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2023-07-28" --- # Provision of a Therapeutic Placement Support Team for children with complex needs Buyer: BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03eb79 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03eb79) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03eb79.json) ## Summary The Bridgend County Borough Council has initiated a tender process (ID: B821/23) for the provision of a Therapeutic Placement Support Team for children with complex needs in the health and social work services sector. The contract period will run from December 18, 2023, to March 31, 2027. The tender deadline for submission is September 8, 2023. This is an open procedure procurement method. This opportunity from Bridgend County Borough Council aims to create a specialist multi-agency team to support care experienced children at risk of placement breakdown due to complex needs. Businesses with experience in delivering therapeutic services for children and young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs are well-suited to participate. The contract aligns with Welsh Government policy, requiring the provider to be not-for-profit or transition towards it within a specified timescale. ## Notice The provider will work with Bridgend County Borough Council and key partners to implement and deliver a Therapeutic Placement Support Service to children with complex needs, the service will be intensive, evidence-based within a Psychological, CAMHS based model which is already successfully delivered in other Council / Health Board areas. The service will support Bridgend's fostering and residential (hub and assessment service). ### Lot Information Lot 1 This service will play a fundamental role in supporting our new, whole system, approach for care experienced children achieving stability, whilst also creating a system that supports greater integration of services for both children, staff and carers, and embeds and prioritises health and wellbeing throughout. This service is being funded initially by Welsh Government investment in line with the 'eliminating profit' policy in respect of children's social care. As such to meet grant conditions we require the provider to be NFP or planning on working towards it within a clear timescale in-line with WG policy The provider will work with Bridgend County Borough Council and key partners to implement and deliver a Therapeutic Placement Support Service to children with complex needs, the service will be intensive, evidence-based within a Psychological, CAMHS based model which is already successfully delivered in other Council / Health Board areas. The service will support Bridgend's fostering and residential (hub and assessment service). The Therapeutic Placement Support service will deliver a specialist multi-agency team who will provide bespoke and targeted support to care experienced children that are at risk of placement breakdown due to their complex needs. The team will work intensively with carers (foster/kinship/IFA etc), professionals, and the whole support network around the child to mitigate the risk of the child moving on and carers burning out. This service must adopt a collaborative, pro-active and inclusive approach to working with children, young people, their families, carers and staff to enable better outcomes. We require an experienced provider who has highly skilled, qualified staff that have extensive experience and knowledge of working with children and young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs and who understand complex family dynamics and trauma. The service will have access to a clinical psychologist, who will work directly with this contract and our residential services, carrying out clinical assessments to formulate interventions and to help provide direction and support to both staff and children. This is a significant opportunity to be involved at the start of a new approach in Bridgend CBC which is focused on making a difference to children and young people's lives and to those who help them. Provision will support the Council in fulfilling its duties under the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 and Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022067-2023 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Jul 2023 | | Submission deadline | 8 Sep 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 18 Dec 2023 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,700,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | BRIDGEND | | Post town | Cardiff | | Postcode | CF31 4WB | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend | | Local authority | Bridgend | | Electoral ward | Bridgend Central | | Westminster constituency | Bridgend | | Delivery location | TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85310000 - Social work services - 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people ## Release History - 28 Jul 2023 at 15:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022067-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.bridgend.gov.uk - https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/ - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0417 - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=133621 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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