Health and social work services

Tender description

The London Borough of Sutton Council is developing a framework agreement, and is inviting OFSTED registered Fostering Agencies (herein referred to as Framework Providers) to join this agreement to provide an independent fostering service. Lot 1 — Standard A child or young person requiring a standard placement may have no or some challenging behaviours. These behaviours would have been identified as a risk, but are not considered to be of significant risk to the child or young person or another individual. Examples of the challenging behaviours may include, but are not limited to: — Sexualised behaviour. — A diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of ADHD. — Difficulties with education and learning. — Disruptive behaviour. — Verbal abuse. The award criteria is 60 quality and 40 price. More information is available in the tender documentation. The framework will be divided into three lots with lot one (Standard) and Lot 3 (Complex) operating a tiered supplier base. The number of providers expected to be appointed to lot 1 is as follows: Lot 1 Tier 1 5 participants tier 2 7 participants A minimum quality score threshold is set out in the evaluation criteria which is available in the tender documentation. Lot 2 — Enhanced A child or young person requiring an Enhanced placement may have a disability or has experienced trauma which has resulted in the child or young person having challenging behavioural issues. The degree of this disability and challenging behaviours mean the child or young person requires an additional level of support and experienced care to achieve their outcomes. Examples of the behaviours that may be displayed include, but not limited to: — Being in crisis with challenging behaviour; — Highly sexualised behaviour; — Significant self-harm and risk taking behaviours; — Profound mental health difficulties The award criteria is 60 quality and 40 price. More information is available in the tender documentation. The framework will be divided into three lots with lot one (Standard) and Lot 3 (Complex) operating a tiered supplier base. The number of providers expected to be appointed to lot 2 is as follows: Lot 2 = 6 participants A minimum quality score threshold is set out in the evaluation criteria which is available in the tender documentation. Lot 3 — Complex The children and young people seeking a Complex placement may have a severe disability or experienced trauma which has resulted in the child or young person having significantly challenging behavioural issues. The level of need of the child or young person will require very specialist and experienced foster care and services. The child or young person may also be looking to step down from a Residential Children's Home or they are at risk, due to previous placement breakdowns, of moving into a Residential Children's Home. The award criteria is 60 quality and 40 price. More information is available in the tender documentation. The framework will be divided into three lots with lot one (Standard) and Lot 3 (Complex) operating a tiered supplier base. The number of providers expected to be appointed to lot 3 is as follows: Lot 3 Tier 1 5 participants tier 2 3 participants A minimum quality threshold is set out in the evaluation criteria which is available in the tender documentation.