Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Wirral Borough Council
Mallory Building, 2 Alice Kerr Square
Birkenhead
CH41 2AB
Contact
Ms Georgina Holsgrove
georginaholsgrove@wirral.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD7 - Merseyside
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Therapeutic Support for Children Looked After
Reference number
DN753606
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Council is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide a team of mental health professionals with oversight from a clinical psychologist to support children and young people in care with their mental health and emotional wellbeing.
The team should have demonstrable experience of delivering recognised mental health interventions and therapies to young people. The provider will receive referrals, assess the emotional well-being needs of individual Children looked after and develop and monitor individual tailored therapeutic programmes. The focus of the team will be working with key professionals (including social workers, foster carers, and residential workers) to deliver therapeutic programmes.
The tender documents and any additional information are accessible via The Chest portal, https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ to participate in this exercise please register your interest in this contract.
Any clarification questions should be submitted via the 'messages' section through the Chest Portal.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2024/S 000-040019
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
IV.2.2
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Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
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Date
15 January 2025
Local time
12:00pm
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Date
24 January 2025
Local time
12:00pm
Section number
IV.2.7
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Conditions for opening of tenders
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Date
15 January 2025
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12:00pm
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24 January 2025
Local time
1:00pm