CCS028 Therapeutic Assessment to Support Education and Health Care Plan Delivery

Tender description

Derbyshire County Council, Derby City Council, Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council (D2N2) form a regional cluster in which we aim to collaborate to deliver better outcomes for children. Within this cluster, it has become evident that there is a need for further support from external providers to ensure effective, timely and valuable delivery of assessments to support Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) delivery for our Children, who require this support. To facilitate more cohesive and efficient delivery of therapeutic assessments which support EHCP delivery and to ensure better outcomes for children whose educational needs are the responsibility of the D2N2 Councils are publishing an opportunity for providers to join a framework. The services to be provided through this framework have been split into 4 lots: a) Lot 1: Educational Psychology b) Lot 2: Speech and Language Therapy c) Lot 3: Occupational Therapy and Sensory Therapy d) Lot 4: Physiotherapy Providers can tender for one or multiple lots, assessment and/or delivery, and do not need to to deliver their services to all areas covered by the D2N2 Framework. The framework will be procured under the "Light Touch Regime" for Social and Other Specific Services, and the Councils anticipate that framework will be reopened periodically to new applicants. Lot 1: Lot 1 - Educational Psychology Education Psychologist’s (EP) skills in research and development are used, in collaboration with schools and other services to ensure that it’s work is based upon the best available evidence of what works. Eligibility to Deliver Services: Providers are required to be qualified to MSC or Doctorate level in Educational Psychology, and have active registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and maintain their registration during the entire period when undertaking work under this framework. Service Delivery: EPs shall be required to carry out assessments of children and young people’s strengths and needs, working collaboratively to improve outcomes for children and young people from 0–25 in their learning and social and emotional development and/or to deliver the educational psychology services required. The framework will be procured under the "Light Touch Regime" for Social and Other Specific Services, and the Councils anticipate that framework will be reopened periodically to new applicants. Lot 2: Lot 2 - Speech and Language Therapy Supporting children’s speech, language and communication contributes to a wide range of outcomes in achievement, social competence, behaviour and mental health. 7% of children aged about 5 years have specific speech and language impairment (Tomblin et al 1997, Law et al, 2000). It is estimated that a further 1.8% (1753 per 100,000 population) have speech and language communication needs linked to other conditions such as learning disability, cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorders (taken from Enderby et al, 2013). Evidence indicates that SaLT interventions reduce the risks of lower educational attainments, behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. Eligibility to Deliver Service: Applicants shall be qualified to BSC or PGDip in speech and language therapy as a minimum (and may also hold MSC or Doctorate level qualifications in Speech and Language Therapy), and have active registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT), which should be maintained during the entire period when undertaking work under this contract. Service Delivery: Therapists shall be required to carry out assessments and/or deliver the Speech and Language Therapy services required. Lot 3: Lot 3 - Occupational and Sensory Therapy The Occupational and Sensory Therapy services skills in delivery and development are used, in collaboration with schools and other services to ensure that it’s work is based upon the best available evidence of what works, for the support of children and young people. Eligibility to Deliver Service: Applicants shall be qualified to BSC or PGDip in Occupational and/or Sensory Therapy as a minimum (and may also hold MSC or Doctorate level qualifications in Occupational and/or Sensory Therapy), and have active registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), which should be maintained during the entire period when undertaking work under this contract. Service Delivery: Therapists shall be required to carry out assessments and/or deliver the Occupational and Sensory Therapy services required. Lot 4: Lot 4 - Physiotherapy Physiotherapist’s skills in musculoskeletal systems are used in collaboration with schools and other services to ensure that their work is based upon the best available evidence of what works for individual learners. Eligibility to Deliver Service: Providers are required to be qualified to BSC in Physiotherapy, have active registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and maintain their registration during the entire period when undertaking work under this framework. Service Delivery: Care packages shall be tailored to individual needs and will be delivered by therapists from a broad skills and knowledge base, to meet a broad spectrum of needs and degrees of complexity/specialty, enabling flexible and responsive delivery by the multi-disciplinary workforce supported by multi-skilled individuals. Physiotherapists will carry out assessments of children and young people’s strengths and needs in relation to their physiotherapy needs, and/or deliver the Speech and Language Therapy services required.