Therapeutic support and mental health services for children in care

Therapeutic support and mental health services for children in care within Suffolk County Council surrounding areas. Suffolk County Council are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C under the Provider Selection Regime.

These services are provided by the NHS and consist of providing healthcare to individuals. This contract includes the following services undertaken by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT): • Connect - this is a team of various clinical roles, that sits within the NSFT CAMHS (Child adolescent mental health services) in Suffolk (Excluding Waveney) they provided specialist mental health and therapeutic intervention to children in care with moderate to severe presentation up to the age of 18. • CFYP (Children Family and young people) LAAC (looked after and adopted children) Waveney - as above with Connect this team offers specialist mental health and therapeutic intervention to children in care up to the age of 18 with mild to moderate presentation and covers the Waveney part of Suffolk. • Suffolk Therapeutic Fostering (STF) - SCC commission 2 clinical psychologists that work within SCC CYPS STF team.

The STF team offer support and training for Suffolks in house foster carers and children in their care. • Psychology support in Residential homes- SCC commission a clinical psychologist who works within our in-house residential children's homes, their role is to support staff by providing advice, support, and training, to promote trauma informed care. The contract is expected to run from 1st April 2026 to 31 March 2028, with an optional 12-month extension to 31 March 2029. The total estimated lifetime value of the contract (including the optional extension) is £2,804,546 ex VAT.