Published date: 2 March 2023

Last edited date: 2 March 2023

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Approach to market date: 3 April 2023

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

ECC001-DN659032-34251671

Published date

2 March 2023

Approach to market date

3 April 2023

Contract start date

7 March 2023

Contract end date

1 March 2025

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

1. Purpose. This PIN seeks agreement to award a contract provide Speech and Language Therapy provision to children and young people receiving support from Essex Youth Offending Service and to support staff with screening, assessment and intervention processes.

2. Essex YOS seeks to commission 2 full time Band 7 Speech and Language Therapists to work directly in each locality Youth Offending Team (YOT) in Essex County (0.5 fulltime equivalent per YOT) for a period of 2 years 2023 - 2025.

3. Background: Essex YOS has for a number of years sought to secure speech and language services to be delivered as part of Essex YOS' assessment and intervention processes. The need for Speech and Language Therapy in justice settings across England and Wales is generally well researched and acknowledged:


3.1 In England and Wales, Speech and Language Therapy services are now provided to more the two thirds of Youth Justice Services, with an increase seen in West Midlands and West of England YOTs where almost every service has SLTs directly available.

4. Roles and responsibilities: Lead contact management and service oversight to sit with Essex YOS ETE Manager / Head of Service and the provider's senior officer

4.1 Employment, supervision and support: The provider would remain the employer, with post-holders accessing supervision and support through their own employer clinical supervision. Supervision of SLTs within Essex YOS will be on a matrix-management basis. Consideration around supervision and support included linking with EPs and YOT CAMHS workers (provided by NELFT).

4.2 Recruitment: all activities to be actions be the provider. Lack of recruitment should not impact on local SLT provision, and that the roles be considered a new positions in addition to local services.

5. Costs: Indicative costing is based on 2 full time positions and is as follows:

5.1 1x Band 7 Clinician £67,319 (includes 5% HCA, Non-Pay of £1,700 Estates and Overheads)
5.3 Start-up costs £5,000

5.3 Total for 2 x band 7 clinicians £139,638 pa

5.4 Payment: A re-charge / invoice will be arranged with Essex County Council / Essex YOS and the provider.

6. Key activities to include

• the development and implementation of effective screening of SLCNs to augment AssetPlus (the Youth Justice Board-approved assessment tool)
• awareness-raising of SLCN / delivery training around SLCN
• case consultation with Essex YOS case managers on needs identification, assessment formulation and intervention planning
• contributing to reports for court
• working 1 to 1 with a specific, limited number of young people
• providing information, advice and guidance to parents/carers, schools and professionals

7. Outcomes: Key outcomes would include children and young people's feedback and YOS case manager feedback.

7.1 An assessed reduction of risk of recidivism may also be considered. Recidivism could also be considered over a longer period of time, given the complexities of

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Commissioning Speech and Language service provision in Essex Youth Offending Service (Essex YOS)

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 2 March 2023, last edited 2 March 2023

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2023/2024 £139,638

About the buyer

Contact name

Jethro Bogdanov

Address

County Hall
Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
England

Telephone

+44 333

Email

Jethro.Bogdanov@essex.gov.uk

Website

https://www.essex.gov.uk/