How to win: Contract for the Provision of an Emergency Residential Service for Children or Young People aged 7 years and Above with Complex Needs

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The Council wish to procure a 'Block Contract' arrangement with a single Provider to provide an OFSTED registered One (1) to Two (2) bed emergency residential home utilising the Council's existing property for children and young people aged 7 and above. This service is designed to meet the needs of young people who may display complex needs. Needs may include trauma, attachment, mental health including hospital step down, neurodevelopment (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD and or Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD), substance use and child criminal or sexual exploitation presenting high levels of risk, high risk behaviour leading to a possible DoLs (Deprivation of Liberty) Order.

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