ESCW (CSF) 4818 Family Support Service for Families of Children and Young People with ASD

Description:

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (The Council) is looking for an appropriate organisation with experience, innovation and flexible strategies, to provide support to families of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to help them to meet the needs of their children, including behaviour management and communication.

The Service Provider shall deliver a service which meets the needs of 300 families per year. As a minimum, the service will include:

Face to face contact with families after diagnosis of their child, to discuss their needs and concerns

Information and advice to help families learn more about ASD and gain confidence in meeting their childs needs

Information about local services, appropriate to the needs of the family

Ongoing telephone support if needed

A lending library of books on ASD and related topics

Quarterly workshops, including a post-diagnosis workshop with provision of a crche facility, and additional quarterly workshops on topics which respond to families concerns, questions and shared experiences A monthly Stay and Play session, facilitated in partnership with the Councils Disabled Childrens Outreach Service (DCOS)

Regular parent support groups, delivered on a locality basis, and used to develop peer support networks

Family outings for isolated families

The provision of information in community languages, by having interpreters available.

The anticipated contract start date is: Wednesday, 01 April 2015

The estimated value of the contract is:

210,000Tot al Cost

For a period of: Three years

Organisations

wishing to express their interest are requested to register on the London Tenders Portal

(

www.londontenders.org) where the tender documentation will be available for download. You may be required to complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).

Organisations must ensure that access to the system is available to their representatives dealing with the contract. The council will not be liable for the lack of delegated access within the organisation and will not send any documentation regarding the contract, which shall be exclusively available through the portal.

Tenderers are responsible for allowing sufficient time to submit their ITT/PQQ. The Council accepts no liability whatsoever for ITT/PQQs that are not submitted due tointernet connectivity issues, transmission delays or errors.

Deadline for expression of interest and / or return of quotation is:

Monday, 05 January 201512 noon

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