Provision of Educational Occupational Therapy

Tender description

The London Borough of Merton (‘the Council’) is inviting tenders to deliver specialist Educational Occupational Therapy (Ed OT) Services in support of the delivery of a comprehensive OT service to young people aged 0 to 25 years with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). The requirement of this service consists of five lots, including the main provision of Educational OT for the Borough (Lot 1), provision of Educational OT to three Special Needs school (Lot 2, Lot 3 and Lot 4) within the Borough, and provision of Educational OT services on a non-volume guarantee basis where specific needs arise (Lot 5). 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: A main service provider to deliver Educational Occupational Therapy services for Children and Young People of the Borough 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: A single provider to deliver Educational Occupational Therapy services to Perseid School, a specialist-maintained 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 were contained within the tender documentation. Lot 3: A single provider to deliver Educational Occupational Therapy services to Cricket Green School, a specialist-maintained 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 were contained within the tender documentation. Lot 4: A single provider to deliver Educational Occupational Therapy services to Melrose Schools, a specialist-maintained 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 Melrose School. Details of indicative volumes/pupil numbers were contained within the tender documentation. Lot 5: 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 non volume guarantee basis for any suppliers who are awarded to the lot. Further details of the lot can be found within the tender documentation.