Published date: 9 November 2020

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: 14 December 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£300,000 to £400,000

Procurement reference

IA2104

Published date

9 November 2020

Closing date

14 December 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 March 2021

Contract end date

28 February 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

The Council is seeking to secure suitable Providers for the provision of an Attachment and Trauma Framework. Staffordshire Virtual School for Looked After and Previously Looked After Children addresses the needs of vulnerable pupils across the continuum of provision, from early years, to post sixteen (16), including those in mainstream school, through alternative provision, to special school placements according to formally assessed need. Providers will have experience in supporting children and young people with a range of needs including Social, Emotional and Mental Health issues (SEMH) due the impact of their care journey. In addition, Providers will have experience of training parents, Carers and Professionals in the education and care sector, whom are supporting the emotional wellbeing of vulnerable children.
The Framework is divided into six 'Lots':

Lot 1: Support for School Self-Assessment
Support and training for Education Settings to self-assess using an audit e.g. STIAA, ARC to review practice and implement a development plan based on the findings.

Lot 2: Training for Practitioners to Lead Practice within their Education Setting
Offer of train the trainer or attachment lead programmes to enable Practitioners to have the skills and resources to be able to train and lead practice to improve emotional wellbeing in their Education Setting for Children and Workforce.

Lot 3: Delivery of Training for Education Providers, Children's Workforce and Carers
Delivery of face to face training using evidence-based approaches for groups of Carers and Practitioners from introductory sessions to support emotional wellbeing to sessions to develop knowledge and practice skills. This could include large scale events including whole school or cluster of Education Settings training events.

Lot 4: Sustaining and Implementing Practice
Support for the development of Practitioner Networks with a focus on embedding practice through a range of activities e.g. support to research and implement practice, reviewing new evidence or practice.

Lot 5 Ad Hoc Training to meet need
Ensure that ad hoc training is tailored to meet the specific needs of individual children, Education Setting or Children's Workforce training requirement as requested by the Virtual School.

Lot 6 Individual Child Support
Educational Psychology support (based on an hourly rate) for individual children supporting the development of a range of packages to support trauma informed practice for individual Children.


More information

Additional text

This is an electronic tender. Suppliers should register by completing their details on the Proactis e-tendering system: https:// supplierlive.proactisp2p.com and then register an interest in this opportunity.


About the buyer

Contact name

Caroline Clarke

Address

Tipping Street
STAFFORD
ST162DH
England

Telephone

01785854653

Email

commercial.team@staffordshire.gov.uk