Market Engamement - Childrens Residential Care - High support 16+

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This is a Market Engagement process. Any dates and values provided in this notice are subject to change. Rhondda Cynon Taff Children’s Services are seeking to commission a provider to operate a high support provision in a premises provided by the Council within RCT. The home will provide support to two young people aged between 16 and 18 who have high support needs due to a combination of factors such as emotional and mental health needs, risk taking behaviours and subject to exploitation. The provider will need to ensure there is 1:1/2:1staffing (dependent on needs) for each individual young person at all times throughout the day and meet the requirement for a sleep in and waking night member of staff. The provider will be required to deliver a sustained and consistent high-quality strengths based service that is able to respond in an emergency and can be flexible in facilitating opportunities for young people who need varying levels of support dependent on their needs and progression towards independence. The provider will be required to actively encourage and support each young person to achieve positive outcomes in line with their assessed needs and plan, working closely with the responsible social work teams and other agencies that may be involved. This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is not a call for competition. Responses will inform our procurement strategy, which may include a future competitive tender process. Suppliers may be invited to participate in further engagement activities. Please advise if you would be interested in this opportunity by registering onto the following PQQ of etenderwales, expressing your interest and completing the questionnaire by the date provided. PQQ reference 33824 and can be accessed using the following link: https://etenderwales.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/30191318019BEA910300