PQ0530 - Therapeutic Support for Fostering Service and Carers

Concepts

• social work
• west midlands
• foster carers
• family foster placements
• 340 mainstream foster carers
• support placement stability
• therapeutic approaches
• an independent fostering agency
• around 596 approved foster carer households
• therapeutic understanding

Location

Description

Birmingham Children's Trust (BCT) Fostering agency is an Independent fostering agency and is wholly owned by Birmingham's Children Trust. Currently there are around 596 approved foster carer households providing family foster placements to around 1006 looked after children on behalf of BCT. We have around 215 approved related foster carers (family and friends foster carers, plus 41 regulation 24 temporary approved) and 340 mainstream foster carers (including step up, EDT). We seek to increase our number of approved households each year as part of our sufficiency strategy. The Trust wishes to establish a contract to offer the Fostering Service a psychological perspective, to support foster carers and staff with therapeutic approaches and interventions via clinical psychology consultations. The aim being to develop therapeutic understanding, support placement stability and ultimately achieve the best possible outcomes for children, young people, and their carers. This contract will be for a period of 2 years commencing approx. 1st September 2024 until 31st August 2026, with an option to extend for a further 12 months dependent on funding and satisfactory performance.

CPV Codes

• 85300000 - Social work and related services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity, please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be sent details on how to log on which will enable you to download all relevant quotation documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: cps@birmingham.gov.uk Your completed tender submission should be returned by noon on 12th August 2024 via the 'in-tend' system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal. Delivery Notes Birmingham Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No Additional information on how to apply for this contract https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/aspx/