Official UK procurement notice
Therapeutic interventions for children adopted from care and their adoptive families and for children on special guardianship orders where they have previously been looked after - DPS
Authority: Birmingham Children's Trust
What is being bought25 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionBirmingham Childrens Trust (BCT), ("the Trust") is responsible for discharging the statutory Social Care duties of Birmingham City Council towards its Children, Young People and Families, among them the duty to provide an Adoption Service. In 2015 the Department for Education introduced the Adoption Support Fund (ASF) for eligible Adopters and Special Guardianship (SGOs) families across England. This fund is designed to offer families specialist therapeutic support following adoption. The purpose of this specification is to ensure quality provision for eligible Adopters and Special Guardianship (SGOs) families across England. This service provision is designed to offer families specialist therapeutic support following adoption in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for children, young people and their families in line with statutory legislation and guidance.
CPV: Social work and related services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market
Lots and requirements (25)Procurement structure
25 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support UK
- Examples of this includes but is not limited to: - Secure Base / SafeBase Parenting Programme - adOpt Course - parenting programme
- Providers will need to specify which standardise programme is being used
Lot #2Video Interaction Guidance West Midlands
Providers must have attended training provided by the Association for Video Interaction Guidance UK or equivalent.
Lot #3Dialectical therapy (branch of CBT) West Midlands
Providers must hold a qualification in Dialectical Therapy, accredited by the Society for Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.
Lot #4Reducing Anxiety Management Plan (RAMP) West Midlands
Providers will have attended training in Reducing Anxiety Management Planning.
Lot #5Neuro Integration System Therapy (NIS) West Midlands
Providers will have attended training in Neuro Integration System Therapy.
Lot #6Lego Therapy West Midlands
Providers will be able to evidence training in Lego-Therapy.
Lot #7Dance Movement Therapy West Midlands
Providers must hold a postgraduate qualification in dance movement therapy, accredited by the Association for Dance Movement Therapy (ADMT) UK.
Lot #8Group Programmes West Midlands
Providers must have attended training relevant to Group delivery or to a particular group programme.
Lot #9Educational Psychotherapy West Midlands
Providers must hold a qualification in Educational Psychology, accredited by the Association of Educational Psychologists.
Lot #10Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) West Midlands
Providers must have attended training provided by MBCT.
Lot #11Creative Therapy West Midlands
- Music Therapy
- Drama Therapy
- Art Therapy
- MIM – Marschak Interaction Method (common theraplay)
Lot #12Therapeutic Life Story Work West Midlands
- Providers will have a Diploma in Therapeutic Life Story Work or equivalent
- Life story work with a therapy is used to help the young person understand and cope with the trauma and difficulties that their life story work might revisit.
- Story stem
Lot #13Theraplay West Midlands
Providers will be either fully qualified (completed Level 2 and the practicum) or have completed level 1 plus 8 supervised sessions and be operating under clinical supervision.
Lot #14Mindful Yoga West Midlands
Providers will be able to evidence training in Mindful Yoga.
Lot #15Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) West Midlands
Providers will have undertaken training in providing the NVR programme.
Lot #16Training for Adoptive Parents (eg. Secure Base / SafeBase Parenting Programme) West Midlands
Providers will have undertaken training in providing Secure Base or SafeBase parenting programmes
Lot #17Play Therapy West Midlands
Providers must hold a qualification in Play Therapy and Therapeutic play, accredited by PTUK
Lot #18Therapeutic support for sexualised behaviour/ sexually harmful behaviour West Midlands
Providers will have undertaken training in providing support for children demonstrating sexualised and sexually harmful behaviour.
Lot #19Psychotherapy West Midlands
Psychotherapy
Lot #20Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) West Midlands
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Lot #21Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy West Midlands
Providers will be qualified in DDP to at least Level 2 and receive clinical supervision and to have completed, or be working towards the Practicum.
Lot #22Solution Focussed BRIEF Therapy West Midlands
Providers will hold a minimum of a BRIEF Certificate in Solution Focussed Practice.
Lot #23Sensory Integration Processing Therapy/Therapeutic Listening Programme/ Sensory Integration Attachment Therapy West Midlands
Specialist sensory interventions such as Building Underdeveloped Sensori-Motor Systems (BUSS) alongside Sensory Attachment Intervention and Sensory Integration Therapy.
Lot #24Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for the Child West Midlands
Provider must be qualified to level 2 with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies.
Lot #25Systemic / Multi Systemic Family Therapy West Midlands
Providers will be qualified in Systemic Therapy to at least level 3 and receive clinical supervision and / or attended training on Multi-Systemic Therapy.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
Further details will be provided in the tender documentation.
- “Therapeutic interventions for children adopted from care and their…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Apr 2023, 15:08 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Apr 2023, 15:08 BST
- Authority reference
P0704- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011535- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c341Find a Tender
Publisher note: The DPS will be for a period of up to a maximum of 3 years, commencing 1st July 2023 until 30th June 2026, (unless terminated under the terms and conditions of contract) with the option to extend for a further two years in yearly increments. Call-off contracts awarded under the DPS may be in place for up to two years. Contract extension to be reviewed on an annual basis, subject to requirements, availability of funding and satisfactory compliance and performance. The DPS will be established on the following categories of therapeutic services: • Category 1 - Therapeutic/Attachment Focused Parenting Support • Category 2 - Therapeutic Life Story Work • Category 3 - Psychotherapy • Category 4 - Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) • Category 5 - Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy • Category 6 - Solution Focussed BRIEF Therapy • Category 7 - Sensory Integration Processing Therapy/Therapeutic Listening Programme/ Sensory Integration Attachment Therapy• Category 8 - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for the Child • Category 9 - Systemic / Multi Systemic Family Therapy • Category 10 - Video Interaction Guidance • Category 11 - Dialectical therapy (branch of CBT) • Category 12 - Reducing Anxiety Management Plan (RAMP) • Category 13 - Neuro Integration System Therapy (NIS) • Category 14 - Lego Therapy • Category 15 - Dance Movement Therapy • Category 16 – Group Programmes • Category 17 - Educational Psychotherapy • Category 18 - Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) • Category 19 – Creative Therapy • Category 20 - Theraplay • Category 21 - Mindful Yoga• Category 22 - Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) • Category 23 - Training for Adoptive Parents (eg. Secure Base / SafeBase Parenting Programme)• Category 24 - Play Therapy• Category 25 - Therapeutic support for sexualised behaviour/ sexually harmful behaviour • Category 26 - Specialist Assessment • Category 27 - Filial Therapy • Category 28 - Further or more complex assessment • Category 29 Therapeutic Respite ServicesPotential Suppliers may apply for admission for one or more of the categories and shall be invited to submit a tender for each specific contract at the time of tendering (call-off).The DPS will be open to new suppliers to enter throughout the duration. This enables suppliers who miss the initial advertising of the opportunity or who may not initially meet the selection criteria, another opportunity. Suppliers have the opportunity to review their processes, capability or financial situation and apply or re-apply, as the case may be, for acceptance onto the DPS. In addition, to support small and medium enterprises, there is the opportunity for suppliers on the DPS to revise their submission as circumstances change. This will allow suppliers to enter the DPS for further categories beyond the one originally accepted for.The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be sent details on how to log on which will enable you to download all relevant Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: cps@birmingham.gov.uk Your completed tender submission should be returned by noon on 26th May 2023 via the ‘in-tend’ system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc
How it was run
Official notice- Admission period ends
- 26 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 Apr 2023 → 26 May 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published21 Apr 2023, 15:08 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown26 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria