Bespoke Packages of Care for Children in Need, Children in Care, Children with a Disability and Children subject to a Child Protection Plan

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has a legal responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in their area in accordance with section 17 of the Children's Act 1989. The Council is advertising to seek tenders from suitably experienced and qualified organisations to join our new open framework of providers for the provision of Bespoke Packages of Care Services.

The service will provide bespoke support and intervention packages of care for children in need, children in care, children with disabilities and children subject to a child protection plan. The support and intervention will be targeted and focused on the following type of cases:

Edge of care

Rehabilitation

Fragile Placement/Outreach Packages

Support packages could be put in place for hours, days, weeks or months. The type of support required will vary from family to family but will not include domestic or home care.

Support and intervention packages will be tailored specifically by the Councils Specialist Intervention Service, to meet the needs of the child/young person and/or their families. Contractors will be required to deliver the support and intervention under the co-ordination of the Specialist Intervention Service.

Organisations who wish to express an interest must:

Have at least one-year relevant experience in delivering this type of service;

Employ Family Support Workers with relevant experience of working within a children's social care setting or similar e.g. residential children's home, school support or have relevant experience that is transferable.

Have a qualified and experienced Social Work Manager who can demonstrate the following:

a valid Social Work England (SWE) registration;

a minimum of two years child protection experience;

a minimum of two years court experience, including court proceedings;

who supervises, directs and guides all Family Support Workers, required for this service

Agree to work in partnership with the Local Authority and adhere to a strict performance monitoring programme.

Market Engagement:

We are hosting a Market Engagement: Meet the Buyers event on the 19th March 2025 at 1.30pm. We encourage suppliers to attend, as this will give you an opportunity to find out more about the Service Delivery and Contractual obligations, including a question-and-answer session.

If you would like to register your interest in attending, please follow this link here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/market-warming-event-bespoke-packages-of-care-for-children-tickets-1262488610419?aff=oddtdtcreator

The tender is due to be published on our online portal Bravo on or around the 14th April 2025. Please follow the link below to register on the portal.

London Borough of Barking & Dagenham eTendering portal (lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk)

Please contact: [email protected] or [email protected] with any queries ahead of publication.