Award of Intensive Support and Crisis Intervention Services Provider Panel for Children and Families in County Durham

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Durham County Council awarded a contract to ABL Health Ltd, Bespoke Guardians LTD, Castleview Group Training Ltd, Quality + Care Solutions Ltd, ROC Family Support Ltd, TKS Staffing LTD, Include In Autism, Master Quality Healthcare Services Ltd, and Childre for a Provider Panel for Intensive Support and Crisis Intervention Services for children, young people, and their families.

The panel comprises multiple providers across five lots based on categories of need: children with social communication needs including learning disability and/or autism; children with severe and enduring mental health needs incorporating self-harming and self-injurious behaviour; children at risk of further offending and anti-social behaviour; children at risk of criminal exploitation, sexual exploitation and/or radicalisation; and parent and baby packages where the child is at risk of neglectful parenting.

Two banded delivery models are included: Package Type 1 provides 24-hour packages covering 7 days and/or nights per week with sleeping and waking nights and all public holidays, with a minimum staffing ratio of 2:1 (parent and baby packages operate 1:1); Package Type 2 provides in-reach and/or outreach packages Monday to Sunday, operating flexibly during days and evenings without sleeping or waking nights.

The contract value is AUD 12,000,000.

The panel is a flexible agreement that, at the sole discretion of the Council, may be opened to allow additional providers to be added.