Published date: 21 October 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 12 November 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

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Location of contract

CV34 4RL

Value of contract

£34,000 to £68,000

Procurement reference

WCC - 12592

Published date

21 October 2021

Closing date

12 November 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 January 2022

Contract end date

31 December 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Warwickshire County Council wish to commission a single provider to support Adoption Central England (ACE) to retain Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) certification. The provider must be a certified DDP consultant.

The commission will be for the following services:

o Providing DDP clinical supervision to the ACE Therapeutic Team (and ACE Clinical Psychologist) who will exclusively be delivering therapeutic interventions with DPP being a key strand of their work.
o To embed DDP practice by offering individual guidance/consultation and group supervision to staff and the professional network around the child.
o Offering 'refresher' learning opportunities on the key DDP principles and how to embed these in practice.
o To support ACE to retain it certification status by commenting on the evidence based portfolio and the work of the service.
o Supporting ACE in raising awareness and delivering DDP informed information across the adoption and wider Children's Services sector.
o Providing support and guidance to the ACE management group in reflecting on systemic and service issues that impact upon its commitment to truly embed DDP informed approaches towards both service users and staff members.


More information

Links

  • Additional information on how to apply for this contract

Additional text

Warwickshire County Council will be using its e-tendering system (CSW-JETS) for the administration of this procurement process. Providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest and download documents. The web address for CSW-JETS is: www.csw-jets.co.uk Registration and use of CSW-JETS is free. All correspondence or clarifications relating to this procurement must be via the CSWJETS correspondence function. If you are having trouble registering with CSWJETS please email us at: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk Providers must register on CSW-JETS and express an interest in this project in order to download tender documents and be able to correspond with us about this procurement.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes


About the buyer

Contact name

Heather Boyd

Address

Warwick
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 4RL
United Kingdom

Telephone

01926 412430

Email

heatherboyd@warwickshire.gov.uk