Public procurement notice: Modification Of A Contract/Concession During Its Term
Published: 2023-04-24
Buyer: The Council of the Borough of Kirklees
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85140000: Miscellaneous health services | 85141200: Services provided by nurses | 85141220

Technical requirements: The intention is to use the HCP approach for the integration of a range of systems, interventions and services in order to improve outcomes for children, young people, their families and communities, with a focus on mental and emotional health and wellbeing.
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The intention is to use the HCP approach for the integration of a range of systems, interventions and services in order to improve outcomes for children, young people, their families and communities, with a focus on mental and emotional health and wellbeing.
The commissioner alongside Woodley School has agreed to fund a pilot OT post to develop our practice and approach around sensory integration. The purpose of this post is to build capacity across our providers and not to provide 1:1 support for individual children and young people.
Under the Children & Families Act the Local Authority and Health partners are charged with ensuring identification, assessment and provision of children’s Special Educational Needs (SEN) as well related health and social care needs as part of the Education, Health and Care (EHC) Assessment and planning process.  Increased awareness regarding sensory processing needs and sensory processing interventions, such as Sensory integration Therapy, have led to an increase in requests to both the LA (education and social care) and health regarding assessment or provision against privately commissioned assessments.
This Pilot reflects the need to meet statutory requirements of the EHC Assessment and planning process, ensure efficient and best use of the public purse to improve the special educational outcomes of children and young people with EHC Plans.



Winner: Locala Community Partnerships CIC