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title: "CT0748 - Service for Children Affected by Parental Substance Use (CAPSU)"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000752676"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL"
published: "2023-12-19"
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# CT0748 - Service for Children Affected by Parental Substance Use (CAPSU)

Buyer: CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000752676

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council, located in Edinburgh, UK, is planning a tender process for the service "CT0748 - Service for Children Affected by Parental Substance Use (CAPSU)" in the industry category of General Public Services. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with a future notice date set for 27th December 2023.

This tender opportunity presents a chance for businesses specialised in providing services for families affected by parental substance use to compete. The tender aims to secure a provider to offer holistic support to families in Edinburgh affected by substance use. Businesses with experience in working with vulnerable families and innovative service approaches are well-suited to participate in this opportunity for business growth.

## Notice

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) currently jointly commissions, with Children, Education and Justice Services (CEJS), a single coherent service providing holistic support to families affected by parental substance use. The contract has been in place for 8 years and EHSCP and CEJS now wish to gauge interest in continuing provision. The need for the service remains however new guidance and policy including The Promise, Principles for Holistic Whole Family Support, Rights, Respect and Recovery (2018) and Families Affected by Drug and Alcohol use in Scotland (2021), have informed work to update the specification.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The specification will outline a single coherent service focused on minimising harm and mitigating risks to children and young people by reducing the impact of parental substance use. The service will provide support to the whole family and take a wider view of family including older relatives and friends. It will provide: - holistic support for families with children and young people aged 0-18 affected by parental substance use - emotional and practical support for children and young people aged 5-18 affected by parental substance use. Strong links and joint working will be expected with drug and alcohol treatment hubs, social work practice teams and other services for people affected by substance use in order to identify families having difficulties at the earliest possible stage and provide the required level of support and intervention to best support children, young people and families. It is expected that the successful provider will have a proven track record in working with particularly vulnerable families affected by parental substance use and be able to bring innovative approaches and programmes to their work. They will also be expected to have clear, effective procedures to involve families and children in service design, evaluation and improvement. The work with families shall include the specific activities listed below: - Help for parents to support them in their role by providing professional advice and enabling interventions to address issues such as setting boundaries, dealing with challenging behaviour and establishing routines; - Practical assistance to help people attend medical and other professional appointments e.g. child's medical appointments; - Targeted interventions to improve school / nursery attendance and educational attainment of the children / young people within the family; - Access to interventions to improve emotional wellbeing and literacy; - Support on wider issues that impact on the wellbeing of the child e.g. budgeting and finance issues, housing issues, healthy eating etc. by enabling clients to access the services provided by other organisations where appropriate through signposting and /or accompanying people to initial appointments; - Work in partnership with adult treatment and recovery services to support individual and family recovery; - The service will be expected to include specific engagement and support for fathers and bring innovative ideas and approaches to improve family support. - Group work - Peer support for families The service will also require direct one-to-one work with children and young people affected by parental substance use which will focus on building resilience and emotional wellbeing, improving self-confidence and self-esteem and addressing specific issues that may be the result of parental substance use e.g. anxiety, anger, grief and caring responsibilities. While acknowledging that this is not a crisis management service, the service will need to ensure staff are available to support children and families at key times of need; and can attend relevant professional meetings concerning the welfare of the child and/ or young person. The service will need to empower and enable families, children and young people to make the transition from this specialist CAPSU Service into mainstream activities and community services. The service shall be responsive to the changing landscape for delivering Council services on a locality basis and the further development of adult drug and alcohol services and the Recovery Hubs and will develop the Service accordingly.. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is being utilised to help engage and understand the market which will support the procurement route going forward. By submitting your interest, you are agreeing to further engagement with the Council and the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership. Please note TUPE may apply to this requirement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC495238 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 27 Dec 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 19 Dec 2023 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts) - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC495238

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC495238&idx=2
  29th January 2024 - Q&A from the Talking Tenders Event held on the 25th Jan 2024.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC495238&idx=1
  29th January 2024 - Talking Tender Event slides
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC495238
  CT0748 - Service for Children Affected by Parental Substance Use (CAPSU) - Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) currently jointly commissions, with Children, Education and Justice Services (CEJS), a single coherent service providing holistic support to families affected by parental substance use. The contract has been in place for 8 years and EHSCP and CEJS now wish to gauge interest in continuing provision. The need for the service remains however new guidance and policy including The Promise, Principles for Holistic Whole Family Support, Rights, Respect and Recovery (2018) and Families Affected by Drug and Alcohol use in Scotland (2021), have informed work to update the specification.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=752676
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000752676

## Provenance

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