Published date: 19 May 2017

Last edited date: 19 May 2017

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: 8 June 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

BN7 1UE

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

ESCC - 014339

Published date

19 May 2017

Closing date

8 June 2017

Contract start date

1 September 2017

Contract end date

31 August 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

In accordance with the SEND Code of Practice East Sussex County Council wish to secure the provision of impartial, confidential and relevant information, advice and support to:
• the parents and carers of children and young people between 0 and 25 years who have, or may have, SEN or a disability
• children and young people who have, or may have, SEN or a disability

The service provider will:

Deliver an advice service to provide impartial, confidential and accessible information and advice. This should include:
• Local policy and practice
• The Local Offer
• Personalisation and personal budgets
• Law on SEN and disability, health and social care, through suitably independently trained staff
• Advice for children, young people and parents on gathering, understanding and interpreting information and applying it to their own situation
• Information on the local authority's processes for resolving disagreements, its complaints procedures and means of redress.

Promote independence and self-advocacy by building service users skills, knowledge and confidence by:
• Helping parents, carers and young people work in partnership with the people and services that are involved with them in order to achieve the best for each child.
• Providing parents, carers and young people information and support necessary to participate in decisions.
• Providing information, advice and support in relation to personal budgets
• Build capacity in the community to ensure that there are other people in the community able to provide support

Working with the commissioners to use data and business intelligence to inform policy and practice at the local authority and the CCG level. This would include:
• Working closely with the local Parent Carer Forum (ESPaCC) and other representative groups, including youth forums, to ensure that the views and experiences of children, young people and parent/carers inform policy and practice. For example families with autism etc
• Reporting three times a year to the East Sussex County Council Local Offer Working Group which includes parent carers and representatives from education, health, care and the community sector.
• Contributing to policy and practice at the regional and national level by working with other providers and relevant stakeholders to share, promote and develop best practice

And to further develop a service for children and young people building on the work to date by the service.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Jessica Simpson (ESCC)

Address

St Anne's Crescent
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1UE
United Kingdom

Telephone

01273 335170

Email

Jessica.simpson@eastsussex.gov.uk

Website

www.eastsussex.gov.uk