For the Provision of an Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service for Children in Care

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Buyers

Derby City Council

Value

£6,746,050

Suppliers

ACTION FOR CHILDREN SERVICES LIMITED

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Health and social work services

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Published

1 week ago

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Derby City Council (the Council) is undertaking this procurement on behalf of itself and the Derby and Derbyshire NHS Integrated Commissioning Board to establish a contract for the provision of an Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service for Children in Care. We seek a single provider, lead provider, or consortium to deliver a trauma informed service which embeds and delivers interventions to children in care (CIC) and their therapeutic parenting team which meets their individual emotional and mental health needs and creates stability in placements.

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