Children Looked After Specialist Support (Therapy) (CLASS)

Concepts

• health and social work
• bridgend
• pontypridd
• merthyr tydfil
• mapss therapy service
• therapy options
• multi-agency permanence support service
• specialist support
• children
• a regional specialist therapy intervention service

Location

Central Valleys:

Description

We are seeking to work with a specialist service provider to help create a collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach to delivering a specialist intensive therapy service to achieve positive outcomes to children with the highest and most complex needs through joint working, robust assessments and a suite of therapy options which are evidence based.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Cwm Taf Morgannwg region wish to invite to tender, an independent or third sector agency to provide a regional specialist therapy intervention service to be known as Children Looked After Specialist Support (CLASS)(Therapy) service, previously known as MAPSS Therapy service (Multi-Agency Permanence Support Service). The service is required for children who have been or are looked after (CLA) by Local Authorities as Corporate Parent, those children with a plan for and post adoption, who have the most complex needs emotional and behavioural needs, where there is historic placement breakdown or prevent placement breakdown with their carers. The lead authority commissioning this service will be Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council, however, services to children must be delivered throughout the Cwm Taf Morgannwg region, which is made up of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil and Bridgend County Borough Council localities. Contract will be awarded from 3rd January 2025, initially until 31st March 2027, with further options to extend up to 1+1+1+1 years. This contract is subject to available funding.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** All communication for this procurement will be conducted via the eTenderWales portal. It is the tenderers responsibility to ensure their contact details within eTenderWales are accurate. If you have any questions or require any clarifications these must be submitted via the “Messages” function within the eTenderWales portal as soon as possible, and prior to the clarification deadline. NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=143389 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 in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are: We are committed to delivering its well-being objectives through the provision of goods, works and services. We have developed a number of Social Value Measures that bidders will be able to provide proposals against. Further information is available in the procurement documents. (WA Ref:143389) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.