Emotional Wellbeing Contract

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  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-FTS-3633",
    "name": "Medway Council"
  },
  "date": "2025-04-10T14:31:30+01:00",
  "id": "014326-2025",
  "initiationType": "tender",
  "language": "en",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-04fa40",
  "parties": [
    {
      "address": {
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Chatham",
        "postalCode": "ME4 4TR",
        "region": "UKJ41",
        "streetAddress": "Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "graham.thomas1@medway.gov.uk",
        "name": "Mr Graham Thomas1",
        "telephone": "+44 1634"
      },
      "details": {
        "buyerProfile": "http://www.medway.gov.uk/",
        "url": "http://www.medway.gov.uk/"
      },
      "id": "GB-FTS-3633",
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "Medway Council"
      },
      "name": "Medway Council",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
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  "tender": {
    "amendments": [
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              "text": "This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.\nDate of contract award - 10/04/25\nDates service to be provided - 01/04/2025 to 31/03/2026\nLifetime Value of the contract - \u00a3256027.50\nThere were No Conflicts of interest."
            },
            "oldValue": {
              "text": "This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The Awarding of this\ncontract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulation\n2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 do\nnot apply to this award. The Standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this\nnotice. Representation by providers must be made to decision makers by 9th April 2025.\nThis contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award\nunder the PSR.\nAny Representations should be made to the below.\ndiane.weekes@medway.gov.uk\ngraham.thomas1@medway.gov.uk\nAward Decision Makers.\nSenior Partnership Commissioner\nCategory Manager\nKey Criteria.\nIntegration, collaboration, and service sustainability (Weighting 10%)\nThe provider clearly demonstrates how the Emotional Wellbeing Team is fully integrated\nwithin SN team;-enabling a holistic assessment of children\u2019s needs and providing holistic support-Utilising the use of an existing standardised referral and assessment pathway, enabling\nthose who are referred to the SN to be effectively triaged to the most appropriate support.\nThis provides an efficiency saving as well as ensuring that only referrals appropriate for\nEmotional Wellbeing support are shared with the Emotional Wellbeing Team. Those for\nage 8 to 10\nwhich previously would have been directly referred to the EWT but not suitable are then able\nto receive support without being redirected/rereferred ensuring quick access to appropriate\nservices, creating a smoother and more well recieved transition for CYP and their families\nand ensuring that the most appropriate support is provided.-The use of shared records and assessment forms with the school nursing ensures an\nindividual does not need to repeat their story, something which individuals have fedback to\nus as important. It also enables staff to better understand children\u2019s needs without requiring\nmultiprofessional meetings/data sharing agreements.-Collaboration with the LD nurses ensures more inclusive and accessible support is available-The team also align with the national i-THRIVE framework which we are implementing across\nKent and Medway.-The team can also utilise existing relationships within schools and local knowledge such as\nfrom the health assessments/referral data to inform and support service delivery.-Incorporation within the school nursing also enables the EWT offer to be available within\nChatHealth and parentline to support easy access to the service.\nOverall the provider demonstrated a clear overview of how the integration enables a more\nholistic package of care as well as providing greater opportunities for collaborative\ninnovation.\nQuality and innovation (Weighted 40%)\nThe provider clearly outlined how the service is currently providing evidence based\nintervention demonstrating substantial experience through providing holistic child-centred\nassessments and interventions which was evidenced in positive feedback.\nThe response evidenced how it aligns with a number of key THRIVE principles which we are\nembedding across Medway including;-Outcome Informed: The use of the tools listed aligns with our reporting requirements to the\nMHSDS and supports outcome measurements. The response clearly outlines the use of goal\nidentification evidencing how support is outcome informed as well as providing clear next\nsteps for individuals.-Needs led; The triage process ensures effective identification of needs and risks and the\nresponse includes examples of which evidence based interventions are included.-Proactive, Preventative \u0026 Promotion: The use of an experienced professional to undertake\ntriaging is also something included within the national i-THRIVE framework assessment tool.\nPage 9 to 10\nThe response also outlines the use of targeted group sessions linked to the school nurse\nwider schools support approach outlining a commitment to taking a proactive, preventative\napproach.-Partnership Working: The response also highlights the partnership working of other\nprofessionals and holistic assessment-Shared Decision Making: the response clearly outlines how the service take a person\ncentred approach to ensure support best suits the individuals needs\nIncreasing access: The response highlights how they support while waiting/during transition\nhelping to ensure timely access to care and support\nIn addition, it outlined how the support aligns with our community wide application of PBS.\nThe response also demonstrated a thorough process is in place to support staff and those\nthey support ensuring safegaurding compliance. It is evident that there are clear processes\nwhich assess and manage the associated risks and ensure that there is a good level of\nsupport in place through supervision to ensure that staff are well supported. There is also a\ndedicated team, training and support in place to ensure compliance with national legislation\nand local policy as well as active engagement with MSCB to ensure that children, young\npeople, families/carers and staff are effectively safeguarded.\nImproving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice (20%)\nThe provider outlined demonstratable experience of triaging, assessing and supporting high\ndemand with clear communication channels for patients. The service are felxible during\nschool holidays, outlining a clear understanding of patient\u2019s priorities and utilising time\neffectively to ensure wait times do not increase as a result of this. The response also outlines\nthe services ability to adapt to high demand periods alongside managing risks and\nsafeguarding concerns.\nAlso evidenced is clear communication to manage expectations and next steps as well as\nsignposting to support while waiting to received support, in additional to providing case\ncontinuity where possible to enhance relationship development. The service evidenced how\nthey use holistic assessment to ensure a needs led approach rather than\nservice/diagnostic/pathway led approach, which aligns with the THRIVE framework as well\nas evidencing good use of partnership working with the referrer through shared care plans\nwhere able to do so which is a valuable asset. The response also outlines good use of theme\nidentification to provide proactive preventive support, aligning with the THRIVE framework.\nSocial Value (5%)\nThe provider has set out social value commitments in accordance with the Council\u2019s Social\nValue requirements.\nPage 10 to 10\nValue (25%)\nThe provider confirmed delivery of the service within the financial envelope.\nNo Conflicts of Interest"
            },
            "where": {
              "label": "VI.3",
              "section": "VI.3"
            }
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        ]
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    ],
    "classification": {
      "description": "Health services",
      "id": "85100000",
      "scheme": "CPV"
    },
    "description": "The primary aim of this contract is to support emotional wellbeing in schools without an\nemotional support team.",
    "id": "DN766769",
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "32014L0024",
      "scheme": "CELEX"
    },
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
    "title": "Emotional Wellbeing Contract"
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