Tender: Social Care Community Support Rolling Select List – Disabled Children, Crisis Care, Reunification and Supervised Family Time (Lots 1–4)

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Tenders are invited for inclusion on a Rolling Select List of approved, quality-assured providers of Social Care Community Support covering four lots: Lot 1 – support for children open to Disabled Children and Young People’s Team (DCYP) provided in family or residential settings by staff trained to deliver personal care and administer medication for children who may be physically disabled, neurodivergent, have sensory or communication needs, learning disabilities or life-limiting illnesses; Lot 2 – proactive support for children in their family homes to enable reunification and prevent admission into care; Lot 3 – short-notice residential crisis support for children in care following placement breakdowns (support may exceed 28 days) including children with histories of criminal exploitation, behavioural and emotional dysregulation, mental health issues and/or neurodivergence; Lot 4 – provision of suitably trained staff to carry out Family Time sessions following Suffolk County Council’s Family Time protocols. Providers may apply or amend their lot selections at any time, though applications on the live Rolling Select List will be considered annually and bidders will be notified no later than the end of the calendar month following submission; the Rolling Select List operates under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.