Published date: 7 February 2024
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Awarded contract (published 18 April 2024)
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Contract summary
Industry
Psychiatrist or psychologist services - 85121270
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£400,000
Procurement reference
LPOOL001-DN707420-13886594
Published date
7 February 2024
Closing date
6 March 2024
Closing time
10am
Contract start date
1 April 2024
Contract end date
31 March 2025
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?
No
Description
Liverpool Early Help Services provide support to families with emerging needs. We have identified that there is a need to reduce the numbers of children and young people who enter care in Liverpool. The successful service provider will work with parents who have identified mental health needs to improve their wellbeing which will allow them to parent effectively. Improvements in parenting will prevent children entering care.
The intention is to re-commission a therapeutic service to follow on from the pilot programme awarded in February 2023 (DN641238).
The successful Provider will work with 16 families selected from Social Care, who have children who are at high risk of becoming looked after. The families are likely to be on Child Protection plans and not showing evidence of change or be in pre proceedings with a trajectory towards court proceedings, which will be seeking to remove the children from the care of their parents.
The psychological service will be commissioned to provide mental health well-being practitioners and clinical psychologists. The mental health professionals will work alongside Outreach Family Support Workers and other professionals from the Early Help Hubs and provide intensive support which will be underpinned by mentalisation therapy. The approach will seek to reduce risk and need through an intensive therapeutic intervention which will see families move down the continuum of need.
More information
About the buyer
Contact name
Gill Astill
Address
4th Floor, Cunard Building
Liverpool
L3 1DS
England
Telephone
+44 1513510461
Website
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