Scope
Description
Birmingham Children's Trust is initiating a market engagement for the upcoming "Counselling and Support Services." This engagement aims to understand the capability and capacity of the market to inform our re-procurement process, which will be conducted in line with the Procurement Act 2023.
The contract (Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) is to provide therapeutic services for children and young people impacted by sexual abuse, violence, or exploitation and to their parent(s) or carer(s) to minimise the impact of the abuse on their mental health and emotional wellbeing. The service will:
• Provide therapeutic services to children and young people, up to 18 years of age (this may be extended up to 21 years of age for care leavers), who are the victims of sexual abuse, violence or exploitation and to their parent(s) or carer(s) in order to minimise the impact of the abuse on their mental health and emotional wellbeing;
• Promote resilience for the child or young person to enhance their prospects of positive outcomes and to enable them to promote their own safety and wellbeing;
• Direct service users to specialist services if continuing or other needs are identified and to facilitate access through established processes.
In addition to the main contract, there will be a Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Support Service for Children and young people assessed as Experiencing or Emerging CSE, and their parents/carers/families. The service will be delivered through Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) support, Counselling/therapeutic support and Supporter counselling/therapeutic support:
• To provide a child-centred, strengths-based, trauma informed and responsive approach that is both flexible & tailored to meet the needs of children and young people subjected to CSE.
• To provide a compassionate and relational approach to each child and young person, which works to acknowledge the systems, contexts and safe, protective relationships around them.
• To build the resilience of the protective factors and relationships around children and young people, while working actively to build psychological safety, trust and rapport.
• To build 'wrap around,' holistic support for the families, parents/carers & professionals supporting children and young people.
Referrals will be predominately from BCT, the market engagement event will facilitate question's and answer's and provide an overview of the service.
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 September 2025 to 1 September 2028
- Possible extension to 2 September 2030
- 5 years, 2 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312320 - Counselling services
Contract locations
- UKG31 - Birmingham
Engagement
Engagement deadline
17 June 2025
Engagement process description
We are seeking input from potential suppliers to understand market capacity and capability along with appetite to bid. To participate in this market engagement exercise please complete the questionnaire in Appendix A. The completed questionnaire should be returned via Intend https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ by noon 17th June 2025. Your feedback will help us shape the final procurement strategy and ensure that we select the most suitable provider for this important service.
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
24 June 2025
Contracting authority
BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S TRUST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCJW-7359-HTYM
Avenue Road
Birmingham
B6 4AU
United Kingdom
Telephone: 07892786884
Region: UKG31 - Birmingham
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government