Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Room 100, Waltham Forest Town Hall, Forest Road
Walthamstow
E17 4JF
Contact
Tahira Ahmed
Tahira.Ahmed@walthamforest.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 02084961782
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/
Buyer's address
http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Contract for the Provision of Emotional Wellbeing & Enhanced Inclusion Support Pathways
Reference number
DN553763
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The London Borough of Waltham Forest (“the Authority”) is seeking to determine market options for the provision of Enhanced Inclusion & Alternative Education Provision (AP) services. We are also seeking to determine the market capacity for Inclusion & Alternative Education Provision options.
Providers from across the market are invited to submit details on what they are able to provide in this sector. The range of services that we are reviewing are as follows:
London Borough of Waltham Forest is looking for a supplier/suppliers to provide Emotional Wellbeing & Enhanced Inclusion Support Pathways to vulnerable young people. To provide support to keep more children and young people safe, well, resilient and independent, and support them to get the most from educational opportunities in mainstream schools, wherever possible.
To build capacity in Waltham Forest schools and settings to respond to social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs of children, to reduce the need for exclusion from school, and to improve children’s life chances;
Strengthen our response to children at risk of exclusion through commissioning and delivery of an evidence-led and trauma-informed menu of enhanced supports and interventions designed to reduce the need for children to be excluded from our schools and settings;
Develop a holistic approach to inclusion and AP that reduces harms and poor outcomes, such as NEET, offending, missing from home, exploitation and abuse, drug dealing, substance misuse, serious youth violence and harmful sexual behaviour;
Apply a multi-disciplinary approach with expertise in safeguarding, youth justice, mental health, early help, family support, parenting, education, and health that joins up support pathways via assessment, planning, intervention and provision to reduce risks of exclusion and poor outcomes.
To maximise impact of interventions to ensure children remain in mainstream education for as long as possible. The focus on inclusivity is vital to our joined-up approach.
The Supplier is expected to work with children in mainstream settings and out of mainstream settings to improved emotional wellbeing for children at risk of exclusion.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
LOT 1: EMOTIONAL WELLBEING SERVICE
LOT 2: ENHANCED INCLUSION SUPPORT OFFER
LOT 3: ENHANCED INCLUSION SUPPORT OFFER: OLDER CHILDREN
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
LOT 1: EMOTIONAL WELLBEING SERVICE
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Description of the Procurement:
The contract will include all aspects of Social Emotional Mental Health needs and Providers will be expected to work with children from KS1 to KS4 to deliver high quality outcomes for our young people.
Providers will be expected to work across Waltham Forest to deliver high
quality outcomes for our young people.
We are seeking to gain some market insight from providers with a track record of proven knowledge and experience in all areas of SEMH needs including but not limited to from the list below:
LOT 1: EMOTIONAL WELLBEING SERVICE
• Elements of delivery of emotional wellbeing service – inclusive schools and AP
• Prevention and early intervention service for children with emerging, mild and
moderate emotional wellbeing, mental health, relationships, and behavioural
needs, who are at risk of exclusion.
• Provided in a range of non-clinical settings including schools, AP settings, and
other community buildings, as appropriate.
• Provide evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions including
counselling.
• Align fully with clinical CAMHS Getting Help offer and Mental Health in Schools
Teams (MHST).
• Link to social prescribing and community-based offer to support schools in their
holistic approach to emotional mental health and wellbeing in line with the
Waltham Forest and North East London approach to personalised care.
• Provide clinical assessment for children who have emotional wellbeing, mental
health, relationships, and behavioural support needs, including anxiety disorders,
self-harm, or other symptoms.
• Support and supervision for staff who work with children with SEMH needs and
other vulnerabilities.
LOT 2: ENHANCED INCLUSION SUPPORT OFFER
In order to contribute to the outcomes, as set out above, the provider(s) will:
• Build capacity in schools and YFYS for child-centred assessment of SEMH and
behaviour needs that lead to barriers to engagement in mainstream education.
• Provide a whole school training and development offer.
• Contribute to building systemic, trauma-informed, restorative and inclusive
approaches in schools, AP settings and YFRS working in partnership with other
specialists including CAMHS therapists and Ed. Psychologists, providing IAG,
case consultation and surgeries to staff in their settings on how to implement
these approaches in practice.
• Implement quality assurance and evaluation processes consistent with the
monitoring and reporting requirements of the service specification.
LOT 2: ENHANCED INCLUSION SUPPORT OFFER: OLDER CHILDREN
• Implement intervention programmes with identified groups of young people - on
confidence building, emotional literacy, self-regulation, nurture groups, bullying,
sexual health, etc – to address SEMH needs and prevent exclusions.
• Support children and/or young people during a defined period of enhanced
intervention and ensure that this enables child to engage in education via
resources provided by mainstream setting, including through digital resources, as
necessary.
• Devise with partners opportunities for participation and co-production: all support
is based on principles of co-production. Children will be invited to reflect on
content and quality of support offered to them and to contribute to process of
design and improvement.
• Implement quality assurance and evaluation processes consistent with the
monitoring and reporting requirements of the service specification.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Extension option: Yes – Subject to funding
two.2.14) Additional information
This PIN is not a tender but is a notice which sets out the contracting authority's purchasing intentions
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
30 June 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes