AfC First 1001 Days Enhanced Support Service

Concepts

• health and social work
• twickenham
• early childhood services
• health services
• health visiting service
• similar targeted health visiting service
• additional support
• a new targeted support service
• the early childhood services
• hospital and health visiting service

Location

Twickenham

Description

Achieving for Children is seeking to appoint a provider for the delivery of a new targeted support service for the most vulnerable families with newborns and children with additional needs in the First 1001 days from conception to 2 years in London Borough of Kingston and Richmond. The Childcare Act 2006 places the following duties on Local Authorities: - To improve the well-being of young children (birth to 5 years) in their area and reduce inequalities between them - Make arrangements to secure that early childhood services in their area are provided in an integrated manner in order to facilitate access and maximise the benefits of those services to young children and their parents. - Together with local commissioners of health services and Jobcentre Plus to consider whether the early childhood services they provide should be provided through children’s centres in the area. In order to support an integrated offer through the Family Hubs and connect new parents, particularly those with presenting vulnerabilities, to the extensive hub offer we are seeking to commission a voluntary organisation to provide home visiting to new parents and pregnant mothers and/or parents with children aged under 2 years with parental mental health, finance pressures and/or histories of domestic abuse. This ensures an ongoing offer of home visiting, although the age range will reduce. The First 1001 Days Enhanced Support Service will ensure that parents who are identified as isolated are prioritised, with a model of home visiting and then encouraging access to and engagement with the Family Hub offer - including online and through joint visits to the hubs and sessions. To ensure priority is given to the most vulnerable families, the aim is to establish an identification and referral pathway for this smaller cohort through the Perinatal Mental Health team, Hospital and Health Visiting Service. The parents would be those who are receiving MESCH (or similar targeted Health Visiting Service) and would benefit from additional support and guidance.

Total Quantity or Scope

Achieving for Children is using an Open Procedure for this procurement of services categorised as ‘social and other specific services’ under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘PCR 2015’). This procurement exercise will therefore be subject to the Light Touch Regime (‘LTR’) under Regulations 74 to 77 as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The initial contract period is for 24 months (2 years) from 1st May 2024 - 31st April 2026, with an option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months. The overall contract term is therefore for 36 months (3 years).

Renewal Options

The initial contract period is for 24 months (2 years) from 1st May 2024 - 31st April 2026, with an option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Award on basis of price.