NWL0073 Provision of SEND Parent/Carer Counselling Support services in Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, NWL

NWL CCG requires the provision of the special education needs and disabilities (SEND) Parent/Carer Counselling Support services in Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea. The aim of the service is to provide service users access to support for parents/ carers who are lifelong carers of disabled CYP to reduce their vulnerability and plays a key role in improving mental health and wellbeing outcomes for two vulnerable cohorts which is the parent / carer cohort of children with ASD as well as the children whom they are caring for.

This service provides carers of these cohorts with important counselling support at a time when a lifelong disability of their child has been diagnosed. This service reduces inequalities for people with learning disabilities and removes barriers to reducing the wider determinants of health, thereby impacting positively on access to equitable health care for this vulnerable group who struggle with access to primary and secondary health services in addition to other universal services. This program is both run by and attended by parent carers, which helps to embed peer-based model of support.

The CCG currently has contract arrangements in place with the 'Make it Happen' Community Group Charitable Provider and 'Full of Life' Community Group Charitable Provider until 31st March 2022. The purpose of this PIN is to be transparent about the CCG's intentions to initiate another 18 month contract with the current providers while considering options for making future arrangements for this service.

Providers capable to deliver the service may come forward by 29th April 2022 to engage with the CCG. In your response to this opportunity, please advise your interest and demonstrate capacity and capability to deliver this service via:

https://airtable.com/shr52NBGIuyGSsvoY

If it is that the above provider are the only provider capable of delivering the service, then the CCG will look to award a further contract for up to 18 months beyond April 2022.

Whilst the CCG considers its procurement options for these services going forward, it may extend its arrangements with the current provider until a new contract is awarded.

During 2022, it is anticipated that NWL CCG will be succeeded by an Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any future contract and/or procurement opportunity may therefore be in the name of the ICB.