Tenders of Essex County Council

Direct Payment Support Services Market Engagement

'inside Out' Is A Programme Developed And Delivered Within Essex, Hertfordshire County Councils, Which Tested A New Approach To Improving Outcomes And Stability For Looked After Children In Residential Care, Enabling Them To Either Successfully 'step Down' To Less Intensive Care, Or Return Home Wherever Appropriate And Possible To Prevent Step-up Of Service And Achieve Stability. This Could Also Include Stability In Foster Care And Semi-independent Accommodation. The Collaborating Local Authorities Have Secured Funding To Commission This Programme For A 5 Year Contract (3+2). The Provider Will Recruit And Manage Skilled Coaches Who Will Work Intensively With Young People On The Programme, Their Families, Lead Social Workers And Placement Teams, Other Agencies And The Young Person's Placement Provider To Effect Change And Create The Conditions In Which A Young Person Can Either Return Home, Or Move To A Less Intensive, Sustainable Placement Or Achieve Stability In Their Current Placement.

Essex County Council Are Keen To Explore Potential Interest For The Supply Of A Bus Stop Printed Timetable Posting Service Which Will Run As An Initial Pilot Scheme. The Council Wish To Follow By Engaging With Potential Suppliers Who Register An Interest For This Service. Ecc Are Working To Help With The Recovery Of Bus Services In Essex Post-covid By Centralising The Coordination Of Bus Stop Printed Timetable Posting. The Pilot Scheme Will See The Council's Local Bus Timetable Artworks Posted By An Agreed Supplier, With Agreed Monthly Posting Schedules. Essex County Council Will Be Responsible For Producing And Printing Local Bus Timetable Artworks In Line With Route Registration Changes. The Agreed Supplier Will Be Responsible For The Posting Of Roadside Timetable Artworks At Bus Stops, Evidencing The Posting At Each Stop And Completing Each Posting Ahead Of Service Change. Piloted Contract Length To Be Confirmed.

Tendring District Council Are Seeking Designs For The Improvement Of Four Separate Play Areas. Designs Should Complement The Area With Consideration Of Use Of Colour, Type Of Material Used, Landscaping And The Addition To The Play Value And Variety Of The Park. Any New Equipment Is To Be As Inclusive As Possible To Allow Children Of All Abilities To Play Together As Well As Being Challenging To The Age Of Children The Site Is Designed For. All Quotations Should Include Design, Supply, And Fit Of Any New Equipment Including Any Safety Surfacing Requirements, Planning Permission Requirements, Removal Of Waste, Surveying Costs And Any Welfare Facilities. A Site Visit Is Recommended Especially For Access Requirements. Designs Can Include A Scale Plan Of The Area And A Breakdown Of Costs. A Description Of The Equipment And Why It Has Been Included In The Design Is Beneficial. Bidders Can Bid On One Or More Of The Play Areas. Dates To Complete The Work Will Be Discussed With Bidders For Each Area.

Essex County Council (ecc) Has A Statutory Responsibility, As Set Out In The Children And Families Act 2014 And The Send Code Of Practice 2015 To Ensure Delivery Of The Therapy Provision Detailed In A Child Or Young Person's Statement Of Special Educational Needs Or Education, Health And Care Plan. Where That Therapy Provision Cannot Be Resourced And Delivered Through The Clinical Commissioning Groups' Contracts, Essex County Council Must Source The Provision To Comply With Its' Statutory Obligations. Currently To Date Ecc Has A Single Contract In Place For The Delivery Of An Essex Wide Service This Arrangement Terminates 31st July 2022 And Will Be Replaced By Contracts For 3 Service Delivery Areas, That Are Geographically Aligned With The Essex Nhs Integrated Care Systems That Allow Easier And Closer Working With Health Teams In The Area, And To Develop A Cohesive Service That Supports The Local Population. In Addition, Ecc Spot Purchases From A Range Of Individual Independent Therapists, Largely To Support Those Essex Children And Young People Who Attend Settings In Other Local Authority Areas. Ecc Will Consolidate These Arrangements Within This Contract, To Ensure Consistency And Monitoring. Through This Procurement Ecc Must Ensure That Direct Therapy Hours Identified For Children And Young People As Part Of Their Ehcp, That Are Not Supported By Ccg Commissioned Services Are Delivered, And That There Is Sufficient Support For Ecc At The Special Educational Needs And Disability Tribunal (sendist) Through Assessment, Report Writing And Attendance At Court Where Required. In Addition, Ecc Are Seeking The Creation Of Innovative Models Of Early Intervention That Develop The Skills And Empower The Wider Workforce, Along With Parents And Carers To Support Children And Young People At The Earliest Opportunity, Ensuring That Their Needs Are Identified And Met As Soon As Possible In The Most Appropriate Way For Them. These Models Will Be Developed Through System Wide Collaboration With Local Nhs Therapy Teams, Ecc Teams And Essex Schools.