Kinship Care Safeguarding and Support Service

Glasgow City Council wishes to notify the market of its award of the Kinship Care Safeguarding and Support Service. To deliver this service the Council has appointed two Providers across the three Lots using an open tender process. The contract period will be for an initial three years with the option for the Council to extend for up to a further two years, subject to review and available funding. Scope of Opportunity - To assist the Council in meeting its obligations to children, young people and Kinship carers, the Service Providers will deliver a range of supports to children and young people in kinship care households, as well as their Kinship carers. These include: -Conducting visits with the child or young person in their kinship care homes; -Cultivating and developing relationships with the child or young person and their Kinship carers; -Eliciting the views of the child or young person in all aspects of their care, health and wellbeing, and ensuring these are heard, shared and acknowledged by all those involved in the child or young person’s care when care plans and outcomes are reviewed; -Creating and supporting opportunities for the child or young person and Kinship carers to participate in their community, to engage in experiences that meet their needs and interests, including activities and groups; -Creating and supporting opportunities for the child or young person to maintain and develop relationships with their brothers, sisters and extended family members where these relationships are in the child or young person’s best interests and important to the child or young person’s wellbeing. -Providing emotional support, and guidance to children, young people and Kinship carers which encourages them to participate in positive family time with parent(s), in line with Social Work care plans, where these relationships are in the child or young person’s best interests. -Providing advice to children and young people and Kinship carers, and/or signposting to sources of information and advice when required; -Supporting children and young people and Kinship carers to access financial and practical supports they are entitled to, and advocating on their behalf during any application processes, where necessary; -Providing a crisis response, including in circumstances where there may be risk of relationships breaking down, and working alongside SWS to restabilise relationships wherever possible. This list is not exhaustive. The Service Providers are encouraged to be innovative in their approach to service delivery, and to make use of their organisations resources, connections, and knowledge of community supports to create a Service that is flexible enough to cater for each child, young person’s and Kinship carers needs, whilst acknowledging common themes and issues that this group may experience. Additional information: Awarded to Quarriers, in consortium arrangement with Children 1st.

Glasgow City Council wishes to notify the market of its award of the Kinship Care Safeguarding and Support Service. To deliver this service the Council has appointed two Providers across the three Lots using an open tender process. The contract period will be for an initial three years with the option for the Council to extend for up to a further two years, subject to review and available funding. Scope of Opportunity - To assist the Council in meeting its obligations to children, young people and Kinship carers, the Service Providers will deliver a range of supports to children and young people in kinship care households, as well as their Kinship carers. These include: -Conducting visits with the child or young person in their kinship care homes; -Cultivating and developing relationships with the child or young person and their Kinship carers; -Eliciting the views of the child or young person in all aspects of their care, health and wellbeing, and ensuring these are heard, shared and acknowledged by all those involved in the child or young person’s care when care plans and outcomes are reviewed; -Creating and supporting opportunities for the child or young person and Kinship carers to participate in their community, to engage in experiences that meet their needs and interests, including activities and groups; -Creating and supporting opportunities for the child or young person to maintain and develop relationships with their brothers, sisters and extended family members where these relationships are in the child or young person’s best interests and important to the child or young person’s wellbeing. -Providing emotional support, and guidance to children, young people and Kinship carers which encourages them to participate in positive family time with parent(s), in line with Social Work care plans, where these relationships are in the child or young person’s best interests. -Providing advice to children and young people and Kinship carers, and/or signposting to sources of information and advice when required; -Supporting children and young people and Kinship carers to access financial and practical supports they are entitled to, and advocating on their behalf during any application processes, where necessary; -Providing a crisis response, including in circumstances where there may be risk of relationships breaking down, and working alongside SWS to restabilise relationships wherever possible. This list is not exhaustive. The Service Providers are encouraged to be innovative in their approach to service delivery, and to make use of their organisations resources, connections, and knowledge of community supports to create a Service that is flexible enough to cater for each child, young person’s and Kinship carers needs, whilst acknowledging common themes and issues that this group may experience. Additional information: Awarded to Quarriers, in consortium arrangement with Children 1st.

Glasgow City Council wishes to notify the market of its award of the Kinship Care Safeguarding and Support Service. To deliver this service the Council has appointed two Providers across the three Lots using an open tender process. The contract period will be for an initial three years with the option for the Council to extend for up to a further two years, subject to review and available funding. Scope of Opportunity - To assist the Council in meeting its obligations to children, young people and Kinship carers, the Service Providers will deliver a range of supports to children and young people in kinship care households, as well as their Kinship carers. These include: -Conducting visits with the child or young person in their kinship care homes; -Cultivating and developing relationships with the child or young person and their Kinship carers; -Eliciting the views of the child or young person in all aspects of their care, health and wellbeing, and ensuring these are heard, shared and acknowledged by all those involved in the child or young person’s care when care plans and outcomes are reviewed; -Creating and supporting opportunities for the child or young person and Kinship carers to participate in their community, to engage in experiences that meet their needs and interests, including activities and groups; -Creating and supporting opportunities for the child or young person to maintain and develop relationships with their brothers, sisters and extended family members where these relationships are in the child or young person’s best interests and important to the child or young person’s wellbeing. -Providing emotional support, and guidance to children, young people and Kinship carers which encourages them to participate in positive family time with parent(s), in line with Social Work care plans, where these relationships are in the child or young person’s best interests. -Providing advice to children and young people and Kinship carers, and/or signposting to sources of information and advice when required; -Supporting children and young people and Kinship carers to access financial and practical supports they are entitled to, and advocating on their behalf during any application processes, where necessary; -Providing a crisis response, including in circumstances where there may be risk of relationships breaking down, and working alongside SWS to restabilise relationships wherever possible. This list is not exhaustive. The Service Providers are encouraged to be innovative in their approach to service delivery, and to make use of their organisations resources, connections, and knowledge of community supports to create a Service that is flexible enough to cater for each child, young person’s and Kinship carers needs, whilst acknowledging common themes and issues that this group may experience. Additional information: Awarded to Children 1st, in consortium arrangement with Quarriers.