Residential Children’s Home Services (block bed purchase) Westmorland and Furness
- Published
- 12 May 2025
- Notice number
- 020351-2025
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-050ca2
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 85000000Health and social work services
Description
This Service is being commissioned to ensure that the Council has direct access to residential children’s homes placements within its local area. This will reduce the number of Cared for Children placed at a distance from their homes and local connections. When children are unable to continue to live with their family and need to be cared for by the Council, foster care is often the best option, where they can continue to live and thrive in a family environment. However, in some situations foster care may not be the right option to meet a child’s needs, and a residential children’s home is more suitable at that time in a child’s life. In most circumstances, whether moving to foster or residential care, it is preferable for a child to remain living within their local area close to family, friends, contacts, and education. Children often choose to return to live in their home area when they get older, which can be a smoother transition if they have remained living close. 5.5 The Provider will have responsibility to provide high quality care for all children placed under this Contract, including their ongoing care, wellbeing and progress. 5.6 The Council will retain overall responsibi…
Official publications
- FTS · 020351-2025 · 12 May 2025
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