COV - The Provision of Residential Placements for Children and Young People with Complex Needs and Behaviours (Re-Tender)

Concepts

• health and social work
• coventry
• coventry city council
• provision of residential placements
• vulnerable children
• children
• children’s homes
• right placement
• young people
• majority of children

Location

Coventry:

Description

This new Flexible Framework Agreement is for the Provision of Residential Placements for Children and Young People with Complex Needs and Behaviours

Total Quantity or Scope

Coventry City Council has a statutory duty to provide accommodation to young people and children under 18 who have been assessed as requiring accommodation under the Children Act 1989. Children’s homes provide support and care for some of our most vulnerable children and young people. We want each child in care to be provided with the right placement at the right time, and for residential childcare to be a positive and beneficial choice for the children and young people living in children’s homes. On average, Coventry currently has an average of 79 Looked After Children in residential provision per year. Of this cohort 10-15% of the children have presenting needs that make them hard to source placements for. The children within this cohort are hard to place for a number of reasons including increased aggression, gang affiliation, risk of CSE, and multi-placement breakdowns. The majority of children are male aged between 14-16 years.Coventry Children’s Services are implementing Fam

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Legal Justification

Due to the nature of the services to enable stability for vulnerable young people and to give a longer period for return on investment.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (the Information Acts) and all correspondence received from Bidders may be subject to disclosure in accordance with the Information Acts. If any tenderer considers that any of the information it submits to the Council is exempt from disclosure under the Information Acts then this should be stated in writing at the time the information is supplied together with the reason for considering it exempt.On receipt of an information request relating to the information considered exempt, the Council will, where reasonably practicable, consult with the relevant tenderer in considering any request for disclosure before disclosing such information. However, in submitting any information to the Councils Bidders accept and acknowledge that the Council may, acting in accordance with the Information Acts and associated codes of practice, disclose information:(a) without consulting the relevant tenderer; or(b) following consultation with the tenderer and having taken its views into account