QU156 - The Provision of Short Term Targeted Intervention and Short Term Residential Placement

Birmingham Children's Trust (the Trust) exists to make a positive difference for children, young people and families in the city.

The purpose of the Market Sounding Exercise (MSE) is to communicate an unmet need to the market in a clear, credible and accurate manner. This MSE allows organisations to provide information to the Birmingham's Children's Trust to work collaboratively with Providers to meet the needs and aspirations of children and young people identified.

This MSE is supported by evidence of wider demand and unmet need backed up by policy and leadership commitment. The objective of this MSE is for a market sounding for Organisations who can provide services to Looked After Children or those who might be at risk of being placed in Care for the following services:

o Edge of care residential children's homes for non-disabled children who a short break o Short term children's homes (i.e. Short term placements for assessment purposes or similar) o 28 day activity programmes as alternatives to residential homes placements o Step down fostering placements in residential homes with a designated programme to get a child into a fostering placement OR fostering providers with step down programmes who will work with children currently in residential to get them into fostering placements.

Aims of the Market Sounding Prospectus

a) We are requesting feedback from all Providers who already provide these services and those who could potential provide them. b) We are interested in ideas and innovation that could deliver creative solutions c) Helps the Trust provide the listed services and meet its sufficiency requirements d) Is able to provide the services in a flexible and transparent way e) Contribute to ensure the targeted intervention provided is innovative and has the maximum positive impact for the child or young person. f) Delivers continual improvement to the lives of children and young people. g) Work in partnership h) Contribute to a total solution

To participate in this Market Engagement Exercise, please download the questionnaire and to complete and return by 14th September 2018 at 2.00pm via the Intend system.

BCC will be using its e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this soft market engagement and providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. The web address is: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

Registration and use of In-Tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the In-tend correspondence function. If you are unable to register with In-tend please either email [email protected] or call 0121 464 8000.

If you are interested in responding, please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as an interested party. We will send you a log on and...

Additional information: If you are interested in tendering please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council's tender Portal.

Delivery Notes

Birmingham

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No