Short Breaks Youth Club:
Part of The Council’s Short Breaks offer is a number of targeted activities and within this, recognises the importance of delivering a Youth Club to children and young people with a disability.
The activity is an opportunity for children and young people to explore a range of Youth Club related activities, take part to the degree they wish to (either as a sole or team activity) and have a connection, making friends and community inclusion.
The benefits of community inclusion is well known, however people with disabilities often experience barriers from engaging. This targeted activity will seek the same wellbeing outcomes for our children and young people with disabilities to experience the same sense of relaxation, aspiration, and sense of achievement.
The Youth Club session will be weekly for 2 hours and for ages 11 to 17.
Overall, the Council are looking for a provider with the necessary expertise, a place with the facilities and environment to cater for additional needs; use of staff with the necessary skills to support child with additional needs.
The tender closing date is 7 January 2025.
Short Breaks Specialist Playscheme - Telford & Wrekin Council wish to commission a Provider to deliver a specialist playscheme to resident children and young people aged 5-17, with high and complex levels of disability.
The Council recognises the importance of delivering a playscheme service to children and young people with a disability during the school holidays. Many children and young people struggle with either the long school holidays or with the change in routine during the shorter holiday periods and this can pose a difficult and stressful time to both them and their families. In addition to this, many of our disabled children and young people find mainstream services are unable to support their needs appropriately and so are excluded from fun, play and social opportunities with their peers.
This specialist playschemes will operate for 4 weeks of the year during the Summer school holidays, 5 hours per day, 10am to 3pm, with an additional training and set up week prior to delivery. The specialist playscheme will be delivered at an appropriate venue that has the facilities required to meet the needs of our children and young people. It shall deliver 30 places per day to CYP with high and complex levels of needs and to a total of 60 children.
The Council is seeking a provider that can satisfy the service delivery requirements, Ofsted requirements, and the workforce requirements to deliver a quality and sustainable specialist playscheme.
The tender closing date is 19 January 2025.
Habilitation Service
Telford & Wrekin Council intend to commission a Habilitation service for children aged pre-school age to 18 years old, with a Visual Impairment, resident within Shropshire County.
The tender is expected to be open from 6 January 2025 and closes 6 February 2025.
The Service is delivered with regard to the Local Authority’s duty under the Children and Family Act 2014, Equality Act 2010 and the SEND Code of Practice England, 2014; to provide support of high quality for children and young people with any form of learning difficulty or disability. The Provider will be required to deliver the service in line with the Habilitation Quality Standards.
The Habilitation Service will work with the Council’s Sensory Impairment service to ensure that children and young people with visual impairment are enabled, through high quality mobility and independence training and support, to achieve the greatest possible independence and maximise their educational outcomes and life chances.
The Provider will deliver expertise in child development and habilitation skills for successful implementation to the recognised group of children and young people and will operate the service across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Local Authority areas.
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Procuring for the borough
Telford & Wrekin Council are looking for local providers, suppliers, and contractors to procure goods and services for the borough.
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The Council is seeking bids for COCV 069 - Independent Advocacy Service for looked after children and children on child protection plans and an Independent Visitor Service
Visit the Shropshire website for more information about the current tender alert.
Children's and Families Support Services (CAFSS)
Telford & Wrekin Council have been leading on the development of a new tender for non-accommodation support services for children and families across the West Midlands region. The new framework will be open to a wide range of services who can contribute to keeping families safely together, supporting children to step out of care, step down to fostering, independence, and post adoption support.
This opportunity is now open and available by visiting the GOV.UK website.
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Dynamic Purchasing Systems
The Business Innovation Telford (BiT) team operate 4 Dynamic Purchasing Systems:
- minor works
- major works
- professional consultancy
- and Minor Works Disabled Facilities Grants.
For more information visit the biT Group website.
New tender opportunity
West Midlands Regional Fostering Framework Agreement
Tender opportunity opened 29 April 2024 led by Coventry City Council.
All details can be found at West Midlands Independent Fostering Agency Framework - Visit the find a tender website.
Notice reference: 2024/S 000-013694
Scope of Procurement: Social Work and Related Services
- Lot No. 1 Standard Foster Care
- Lot No. 2 Enhanced Foster Care
- Lot No. 3 Specialist Foster Care
- Lot No. 4 Parent and Child Foster Care
All information requests and bids should be via CSW-Jets at Coventry City Council.
Tender closes: 31 May 2024 at 12pm.
Last updated: 16/01/2025 13:57
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