Provision of Educational Occupational Therapy

Tender description

The London Borough of Merton (“the Council”) invited tenders to deliver specialist Educational Occupational Therapy (Ed OT) Services in support of the delivery of a comprehensive OT service to young people 0 to 25 years with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). The requirement of this service consists of 4 Lots, including the main provision of Educational OT for the Borough (Lot 1), provision of Educational OT to two Special Needs schools (Lot 2 and Lot 3) within the Borough, and provision of Educational OT services on a non-volume guarantee basis where specific needs arise (Lot 4). The aim of the service is to assist all children and young people who have OT provision specified within their EHCP to access the school curriculum to the best of their ability. The SEN OT service will focus on enhancing a child or young person’s ability to perform everyday activities and to participate in different environments. The OT interventions should result in increased functional skills which will improve the quality of life, independence, self-esteem, learning and achievement for the child/young person and their family. Lot 1: Main Service Provider for Educational Occupational Therapy for Children and Young People This Lot is for the provision of the main delivery of the majority of SEN Educational Occupational Therapy provision outlined in the EHCP’s of all Merton pupils who attend an educational setting in Merton and the neighbouring Boroughs when required for Mainstream schools, Additionally Resourced Provisions, and Further Education Colleges Lot 2: Educational Occupational Therapy for Perseid School This Lot is for the delivery of the SEN Educational Occupational Therapy provision for all pupils with an EHCP on roll at Merton’s maintained special school, Perseid School. Details of indicative volumes/pupil numbers for the school can be found within the tender documentation. Lot 3: Educational Occupational Therapy for Cricket Green School This Lot is for the delivery of the SEN Educational Occupational Therapy provision for all pupils with an EHCP on roll at Merton’s maintained special school Cricket Green School. Details of indicative volumes/pupil numbers for the school can be found within the tender documentation. Lot 4: This Lot is for an overflow mechanism for the delivery of Educational Occupational Therapy services. Owing to the statutory requirement of service provision for the children and young people of the Borough, and the importance of the service provision for the development of children and young people, this provision will ensure that contingencies are in place, on a no volume guarantee basis for any suppliers who are awarded to the Lot. Further details of the Lot can be found within the tender documentation.