Inclusive Childcare Support Service 2022

Concepts

• inclusive childcare support service
• edinburgh
• child daycare
• city of edinburgh council
• additional support needs
• additional support
• inclusion of children
• direct support
• mainstream childcare settings
• deployment of support workers

Location

Description

The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) recognises the importance of supporting the inclusion of children and young people, from 0-18 years, with additional support needs in Care Inspectorate registered mainstream childcare settings which enables their parents/carers to continue or return to employment, training or education. The Inclusive Childcare Support Service has been established for over 10 years and is based on a ‘reducing dependency increasing capacity’ model. The service works closely with a provider to build staff skills, knowledge and confidence to include children and young people with additional support needs in their setting. The service can provide direct support to a child and young person through the deployment of support workers who work alongside staff to create an inclusive environment within normal staff ratios (as appropriate) or allocate funding to a setting that has been assessed by the service as requiring additional staff to support a child and young person.

Total Quantity or Scope

This is an open tender procedure with the Light Touch Regime applied. The City of Edinburgh Council requires a Service Provider to support the building of capacity of partner provider childcare settings. The service delivery is based on a ‘reducing dependency increasing capacity’ model. Support is provided to childcare settings to build staff skills, knowledge, and confidence to include children and young people with additional support needs. Where individual children need additional 1-1 adult time, the Service Provider will assess applications and offer funding for additional staffing support as appropriate. Additional information: All additional information is contained within the documents supplied.

CPV Codes

• 85312110 - Child daycare services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Please see additional information in the attached documentation and utilise the Q&A function if you have any questions. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=715593. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate to social and environmental considerations and the nature of works covered in the contract. The Community Benefits included in this contract could cover areas such as: Community Engagement - Third sector mentoring / supporting small community group or awareness sessions in schools. - Suppliers paying to use community venues for meetings or functions or other uses. Employment and training opportunities- - Advertising and recruitment to posts promoted within the local communities - Work experience for priority groups – homelessness, and long-term unemployment - Employability These areas could include the donation of materials, training, and staff resources. Potential suppliers will be encouraged to come forward with suggestions for potential community benefits as opposed to this being prescriptive within the contract. (SC Ref:715593) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=715593