Supported Accommodation and Floating Support for Care Leavers Aged 16-25

Description

Medway Council invites applications from potential suppliers for participation in a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision Supported Accommodation and Floating Support for Care Leavers Aged 16-25. The DPS is for the provision of supported accommodation and floating support. The service also includes the provision of specific therapeutic support aimed at parents, individual Tuition services and short term ‘activity breaks’. The DPS will comprise 6 lots of services: Lot 1 – Small Group, Semi-Independent Accommodation Lot 2 – Small Group, Managed Accommodation Lot 3 – Floating Support Lot 4 – Therapeutic Support for Parents, Young People and Families Lot 5 – Activity Placements Lot 6 – Individual Tuition Service Providers may apply for one or more lots within the DPS. Lot 1: Small Group, Semi-independent Accommodation Support and accommodation for young people aged 16-18 years (small number up to the age of 21) that are assessed to be able to live with other young people in a larger setting (up to 4 beds). Lot 2: Lot 2 – Small Group, Managed Accommodation Intensive support and accommodation for young people aged 16-18 years that are assessed to be able to live with other young people in a small unit (2 bed), shared accommodation. These young people are likely to have complex needs. Lot 3: Floating Support - Standard and Enhanced This lot includes: 1.A flexible floating support service to meet the needs of children, young people and families (including foster families). 2. The service will encourage the development of skills, knowledge and for a young person their independent living skills. 3. The service will work in a range of environments including home, community, residential and statutory services. Lot 4: Therapeutic Support for Parents, Young People and Families This lot includes: 1. A rapid response specialist therapeutic intervention service for parents and children on the edge of care or already in the care system. Focused on stabilising a family, offering specialist interventions to parents to address psychological distress caused by childhood and other traumas, addictions and personality disorders and where appropriate keeping families together to minimise family breakdown and the numbers of children and young people coming into or returning to care. 2. Interventions may include but are not limited to: Cognitive Behaviour Support, Mentalization Based Therapy, guided self-help, counselling, behavioural activation, interpersonal therapy, eye movement. desensitisation and reprocessing, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy or other one to one and group intervention for psychological distress and personality disorders. Lot 5: Activity Placements This lot includes: 1. A short-term residential activity placement available for a child or young person for a set period (usually 28 days but can be longer). 2.To be able to flexibly meet the needs of children and young people placed in these services. 3. Medway will operate a quality assurance process to ensure placements are of an appropriate standard to meet the needs of children and young people. 4.Accommodation provided through this service is not permanent (such as a tent or holiday accommodation) and may be constantly moving (such as a boat, narrowboat, static or motorised caravan). As it has no permanent base it is unlikely to meet the definition of a children’s home. Therefore, this accommodation is not required to be registered with Ofsted. Lot 6: Individual Tuition Service This lot includes 1. The provision will be short-term education for students of compulsory school age who are unable to attend school due to a particular circumstance. 2.The objective is to provide a suitable full-time education (or a part-time education, when necessary, based on the student's needs). Appropriate means appropriate for the child's age, aptitude, and ability, as well as any Special Educational requirements. The tutoring sessions can be either face-to-face, online, group, or a combination of each.