Children's Residential Personalised Block Contracts

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    "id": "GB-CFS-186008",
    "name": "Essex County Council"
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  "date": "2025-01-27T16:33:03Z",
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    {
      "address": {
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Chelmsford",
        "postalCode": "CM1 1QH",
        "streetAddress": "County Hall, Market Road"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "Rachel.Horne@essex.gov.uk",
        "name": "Rachel Horne"
      },
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        "url": "https://www.essex.gov.uk/"
      },
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      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "Essex County Council"
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      "scheme": "CPV"
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    "contractPeriod": {
      "endDate": "2026-03-31T23:59:59+01:00",
      "startDate": "2025-04-01T00:00:00+01:00"
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    "datePublished": "2025-01-27T16:33:03Z",
    "description": "The Council are not mandating precise details of how a provider should support a Child in Care, instead trusting in the specialisms, knowledge, and expertise of this market. This personalised specification approach allows providers (both fostering and residential) full autonomy and freedom around their individual model using their bids to detail how they will meet the individual needs of a Child in Care and the expected outcomes of this contract.\r\nExact details of Children in Care requiring a placement are individually outlined in each output specification, these each form a Lot. Each of these are anonymised referrals of a Young Person who is currently in an unregistered placement, or at risk of being in an unregistered placement, who requires a registered placement.\r\nThe Council will consider all registered children\u0027s home/foster care placements so long as it is in accordance with the child or young person\u0027s care plan, the Council are therefore able to consider solo, dual or group homes.\r\nThe Council are not mandating required minimum support hours (unless in accordance with a DoLS order) instead opting to hear from providers about how they best feel they can meet needs.\r\nPlacements for children and young people include those:\r\n\u2022\tWith emotional and behavioural difficulties.\r\n\u2022\tWith EHCP plans.\r\n\u2022\tWith a history of disrupted familial relationships and/or have experienced break down of placements in foster care or children\u0027s homes.\r\n\u2022\tWho have been at risk of harm.\r\n\u2022\tWho have experienced neglect.\r\n\u2022\tWho have experienced emotional abuse.\r\n\u2022\tWho have an identified or suspected neurodiversity.\r\n\u2022\tAdditional children and young people referred if / once the initial placement has ended are\r\n\u2022\tlikely to include those aged 10-18 years old with behaviours including but not limited to:\r\n\u2022\tSelf-harm, including suicidal thoughts.\r\n\u2022\tOffending\r\n\u2022\tSexualised behaviours\r\n\u2022\tFire setting\r\n\u2022\tAbsconding\r\n\u2022\tThe placement is not required to accommodate children and young people with:\r\n\u2022\tPhysical disabilities.\r\n\u2022\tSevere Learning disabilities.\r\n\u2022\tAcute mental health needs who require inpatient treatment.\r\n\u2022\tClinical / nursing needs.\r\n\u2022\tSevere drug dependency not on a treatment support program.\r\nIn addition, the provider is to operate within Children\u0027s homes / fostering regulations, Ofsted requirements, and ensure Regulation 44 visits are in place as applicable. Criteria For Providing the Provision include that the provider will have a registered children\u0027s home vacancy or foster care placement which can be offered within the timescales detailed within the tender. \r\nFurthermore, this service must be provided in accordance with the following conditions:\r\n\u2022\tThe placement must be delivered in Essex or within 20 miles. \r\n\u2022\tThe provider must aspire for an Ofsted rating of good or outstanding.\r\nThis service specification has been drafted in accordance with the Children\u0027s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 (\"the Regulations\") and accompanying guidance.",
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      "endDate": "2025-02-11T12:00:00Z"
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