Health and social work services

Tender description

The London Borough of Sutton Children’s Trust Board has set a vision for all: “Children and young people in Sutton to be happy, safe and healthy within resilient families and for them to grow up with the skills, knowledge and attributes they will need to be confident, independent and ready for adult life.”. 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. 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. 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.