CS1909 - Residential Block - Childrens Complex Needs

Concepts

• residential health facilities
• trowbridge
• residential care
• children
• complex needs
• assessed needs
• high quality residential placements
• children’s homes regulations
• children’s residential homes
• complex

Location

Wiltshire CC:

Description

This Service Specification describes Wiltshire Council's (the Authority) commissioning requirements and key features for the delivery of children’s residential homes for children with complex needs for a minimum of 4 and maximum of 8 children (the Contract).

Total Quantity or Scope

Procurement Process Wiltshire Council, ‘the Council’, is conducting the procurement using the Open procedure. The procurement has been advertised on Contracts Finder and the Find a Tender Service. Tenderers that have received this document are those that have responded to the Council’s Contracts Finder/Find a Tender Service advert via the e-procurement system. Such an organisation (whether a single organisation or a consortium) is referred to in this document as a ‘Tenderer’. This stage is a competitive stage of the procurement, and Tenderers will be formally evaluated as part of the stage. The procurement is subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). Any amendments to this ITT will be communicated at the earliest opportunity to all Tenderers through the e-procurement system. Where the Council makes such an amendment, it will ensure that Tenderers have an appropriate amount of time in which to understand and respond to the amendment. The deadline for submission of tenders may be altered to allow Tenderers to take amendments into account, and if this is the case, all Tenderers will be notified. Aims of the Services To ensure that children and young people living in the children’s homes operated by the Supplier, are safe, and supported in line with current and subsequent care regulations. Children’s homes regulations, including quality standards: guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). For children and young people to be supported by the Supplier to meet and fulfil their potential. For the Supplier to be aspirational for the children and young people in their care when writing and implementing their individual care plans. For children and young people to achieve positive outcomes as outlined in their individual care plans. To provide high quality residential placements in Wiltshire, for looked after children with complex needs. For the Supplier to ensure that all homes in Wiltshire remain either Good or Outstanding as judged by the regulator (Ofsted). The Authority and the Supplier to work in partnership to support the development of local provision in line with assessed needs. The Supplier will ensure the appropriate and relevant therapeutic support is provided to children and young people in their care at all times.

CPV Codes

• 85144000 - Residential health facilities services
• 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

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