Published date: 21 February 2020
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Early engagement (published 25 February 2020, last edited 25 February 2020)
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Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
South East
Procurement reference
IOW001-DN466536-24420166
Published date
21 February 2020
Closing date
21 May 2020
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The Isle of Wight is faced with the same challenge as other local authorities nationally with increasing demand in terms of both the volume of children and families requiring social care support and the complexity of the challenges they are facing. This pressure, alongside the legacy of the previous inadequate services, has resulted in a steady increase in the number of cases open to children's services and children in care, at a time where austerity creates an imperative to do things differently.
Consequently we want to build our Early Help service around the following key principals:-
• Promoting the welfare of children and protecting them from significant harm is at the centre of all we do;
• Working together, aligning our resources so we can best support families and do what needs to be done when it needs to be done;
• Using motivational interviewing to engage with families, seeking their consent and agreement;
• Working to families' strengths - especially those of parents and carers and taking the time to understand their needs fully. Parents say they are motivated by having goals that reflect their family priorities and working with practitioners whose actions are driven by the needs of the child;
• Focusing on solving problems before they escalate and offer flexible responsive support when and where it is required;
• Building the resilience of families and communities to support each other;
• Basing all that we do on evidence, both of what is needed and of what works;
• Being clear and consistent and open about the outcomes we want to achieve, to make a positive difference.
Families will be supported within their local communities through an early help offer that enables them to achieve positive outcomes as described in the Island's Early Help Strategy by recognising and building upon their strengths and developing their resilience.
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t is intended that a supplier day will be held on the 24th February from 12.30 until 2.00 at County Hall High Street Newport Isle of Wight PO30 1UD in Conference Room 5. Upon attendance please report to reception and you will be collected shortly.
If you wish to attend the supplier day, please register with the south east business portal, this can be done via https://procontract.due-north.com/register. This process is free and instructions on how to register are on the portal. Once you are regsitered you will need to locate the project titled please follow the link above.
About the buyer
Contact name
Luke Stone
Address
County Hall
High Street
Newport
PO30 1UD
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 1983821000
Website
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