Psychiatrist or psychologist services

Tender description

Integrated child psychological services brings together a number of psychological services currently operated under different contracts but also including some additional services. The total service comprises the following: service element (a): Child and Adolescent Mental Health Permanency Service (CAMHS PS) – services for Looked After, Special Guardianship and Adopted Children; service element (b): Consultation, Assessment and treatment Service (CATS) – for Children with harmful, sexualised behaviour; service element (c): Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) – primary mental health service for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children; service element (d): Risk Assessment Service (RAS); service element (e): Complex High Risk Adolescents (CHRAS) – specific psychologist services to support this work; service element (f): Children and Family Intervention Service (CFIS) – specific psychologist and mental health worker services to support this work. 3.1) The Council is seeking a service provider to provide a range of psychological support services which provide therapeutic interventions to vulnerable children and young people who are engaged with children’s Social Care, across the county of West Sussex. 3.2 Currently there are a number of separate contracts in place for the provision of these psychological support services all of which will expire on 31.3.2019. The aim is to combine these under one service umbrella and to add 2 additional services. The total service comprises the following: service element (a): Child and Adolescent Mental Health Permanency Service (CAMHS PS) –services for Looked After, Special Guardianship and Adopted Children; service element (b): Consultation, Assessment and treatment Service (CATS) – for Children with harmful, sexualised behaviour; service element (c): Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) – primary mental health service for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children; service element (d): Risk Assessment Service (RAS) Service element (e): Complex High Risk Adolescents (CHRAS) – specific psychologist services to support this work; service element (f): Children and Family Intervention Service (CFIS) – specific psychologist and mental health worker services to support this work. 3.3 The services under the contract are described in detail in Document 02 the Service Specification. 4. value of the services 4.1 The anticipated value of the services is estimated 1 164 000 GBP per annum, with a total approximate value of 5 820 000 GBP over the maximum 5-year period.