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Therapeutic services framework for children adopted and placed on special guardianship order in the AEM region

Official notice

Authority: Nottinghamshire County Council (Local council)

Framework agreement8 lotsServicesRestricted procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 14 May 2021
Lots 8see the lot list below
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Adoption East Midlands (AEM), is a Regional Adoption Agency hosted by Nottinghamshire County Council, delivering adoption services for 4 Local Authorities - Derbyshire County Council, Derby City Council, Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council. Nottinghamshire County Council (the Council) on behalf AEM is seeking to establish a process to contract with organisations (Providers) able to provide Therapeutic Services, (Framework). In addition, each individual LA’s within the AEM region, assumes responsibility for supporting children and families where a Special Guardianship Order is in place, therefore providers who join the Therapeutic Services Framework will also deliver the appropriate interventions to ensure positive outcomes for these families. This will be established with an initial duration of initial four-years, with option to extend for a further two one-year extensions, to a maximum of six years.

What is being bought8 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Adoption East Midlands (AEM), is a Regional Adoption Agency hosted by Nottinghamshire County Council, delivering adoption services for 4 Local Authorities - Derbyshire County Council, Derby City Council, Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council.

Nottinghamshire County Council (the Council) on behalf AEM is seeking to establish a process to contract with organisations (Providers) able to provide Therapeutic Services, (Framework).

In addition, each individual LA’s within the AEM region, assumes responsibility for supporting children and families where a Special Guardianship Order is in place, therefore providers who join the Therapeutic Services Framework will also deliver the appropriate interventions to ensure positive outcomes for these families.

Details of Services that will be purchased under the Framework by AEM as set out in the service specification. The Framework will remain open for new tenders for the duration of its operation.

Bidders may tender for one or more of the following Lots;

  • Lot 1: Play Therapies
  • Lot 2: Creative Therapies
  • Lot 3: Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support & Programmes
  • Lot 4: Therapeutic Life Story work
  • Lot 5: Psychotherapy
  • Lot 6: Sensory Integration Processing Therapy
  • Lot 7: Group Programmes
  • Lot 8: Specialist Assessments

This will be established with an initial duration of initial four-years, with option to extend for a further two one-year extensions, to a maximum of six years.

CPV: Health and social work services · Social work services without accommodation

Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure

8 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Category 1 - Play Therapies

2.4.1. Including but not exclusive to Theraplay, Filial Therapy and PCAP (Parent-Child Attachment Play)

2.4.2. Providers must hold a relevant and accredited qualification

2.4.3. In respect to Theraplay, providers and their therapists will be either fully qualified (completed level 2 and the practicum) or have completed level 1 plus 8 supervised sessions and be operating under clinical supervision

2.4.4. Providers and their therapists will be registered in their particular discipline with their professional regulatory body, if using a protected title

2.4.5. Providers will provide any resources or equipment required for the service and to support successful delivery of the intervention.

2.4.6. The service may be required to be delivered in a number of settings including Provider’s premises, the family home child/children’s’ school, virtually where appropriate. Feedback will be required in the form of review meetings and reports.

Delivery: East Midlands
Lot #2Category 2 – Creative Therapies

2.5.1. Including Art Therapy, Music Therapy, Drama Therapy, Lego Therapy, Dance Movement Therapy

2.5.2. Providers and their therapists will be registered in their particular discipline with their professional regulatory body

2.5.3. Providers and their therapists will have attended training in providing a specific creative therapy

2.5.4. In order to deliver DMT, providers / their therapists must hold a postgraduate qualification in dance movement therapy, accredited by the Association for Dance Movement Therapy (ADMT) UK,

2.5.5. Providers will provide any resources or equipment required for the service and to support successful delivery of the intervention,

2.5.6. The service may be required to be delivered in a variety of settings,

2.5.7. Feedback will be required in the form of a report and review.

Delivery: East Midlands
Lot #3Category 3 – Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support & Programmes

2.6.1. Providers and their therapists will be registered with their professional regulatory body,

2.6.2. Providers will have attended training in attachment theory and / or therapeutic parenting, as well as training (and certification) in specific programmes

2.6.3. Providers will provide any resources or equipment required for the service,

2.6.4. Feedback will be required in the form of a review meeting, outcome measures and a report.

Delivery: East Midlands
Lot #4Category 4 - Therapeutic Life Story work

2.7.1. Providers and their therapists will be registered in their particular discipline with their professional regulatory body, if using a protected title.

2.7.2. Providers and their therapists will have a Diploma in Therapeutic Life Story Work or equivalent / relevant training and experience necessary to deliver this work.

2.7.3. Providers will provide any resources or equipment required for the service and to support successful delivery of the intervention.

2.7.4. The service may be required to be delivered in a variety of settings.

2.7.5. Feedback will be required in the form of a report

Delivery: East Midlands
Lot #5Category 5 – Psychotherapy

2.8.1. Including Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Therapy (branch of CBT), Mindfulness Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (MCBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Systemic / multi-systemic Therapy, Solution Focused BRIEF Therapy

2.8.2. All providers and their therapists will hold the relevant qualifications to practice and will be registered in their particular discipline with their professional regulatory body, if using a protected title

2.8.3. In relation to Psychotherapy providers will be registered with UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) or the British Psychoanalytical Council (BPC)

2.8.4. In relation to DDP providers and their therapists will be qualified in DDP to at least Level 2 and receive clinical supervision and to have completed or be working towards the Practicum.

2.8.5. In relation to CBT providers and their therapists must be qualified to level 2 with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

2.8.6. Providers will provide any resources or equipment required for the service and to support successful delivery of the intervention.

2.8.7. The service may be required to be delivered in a variety of settings.

2.8.8. Feedback will be required in the form of outcome measures and a report

Delivery: East Midlands
Lot #6Category 6 - Sensory Integration Processing Therapy

2.9.1. Providers will have attended relevant sensory integration training

2.9.2. Providers will be registered in their particular discipline with their professional regulatory body.

2.9.3. Providers will provide any resources or equipment required for the service and to support successful delivery of the intervention

2.9.4. The service may be required to be delivered in a variety of settings

2.9.5. Feedback will be required in the form of a review and a report.

Delivery: East Midlands
Lot #7Category 7 – Group Programmes

2.10.1. Providers and their therapists must have attended training relevant to group delivery or to a particular group programme,

2.10.2. Providers and their therapists will be registered in their particular discipline with their professional regulatory body, if using a protected title,

2.10.3. Providers will provide any resources or equipment required for the service and to support successful delivery of the intervention,

2.10.4. The service may be required to be delivered in a variety of settings,

2.10.5. Feedback will be required in the form of outcome-based evaluations

Delivery: East Midlands
Lot #8Category 8 – Specialist Assessments

2.11.1. Providers and their therapists will be a qualified clinician(s) e.g. a trained Clinical Psychologist, Attachment Psychotherapist, Child Psychiatrist,

2.11.2. For the purposes of this agreement, a qualified clinician would be someone who diagnoses and treats patients; is suitably qualified and is licensed to practice via a professional regulatory body,

2.11.3. Feedback will be required in the form of report and review.

Delivery: East Midlands

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Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
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Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Apr 2021, 10:15 BST
Last source update
9 Apr 2021, 10:15 BST
Authority reference
DN530478
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-007351
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesSocial work services without accommodation
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF1)
Official registry OCID
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Appointment period ends
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Timeline

9 Apr 2021 → 14 May 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    9 Apr 2021, 10:15 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    14 May 2021, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottinghamshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, West Bridgford, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 7QPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

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