WCC Market Testing - Short Term Emergency Placements (STEPS) & Bail and Remand Intensive Care & Support (BRICS)
Buyer: Warwickshire County Council
- Published
- 20 June 2025
- Place of performance
- UKG
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 034182-2025
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-055139
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 98000000Other community, social and personal services
Description
The BRICS service is designed to provide the Warwickshire Youth Justice Service with beds to those children and young people on bail from the criminal courts who are unable to return home. These placements are not time limited; their duration depends on the court process. As the Warwickshire Youth Justice Service is reliant on the court's decisions, placements are often required by 12pm on the same day. The STEPS service provides emergency intensive foster care placements for up to 28 days. These are intended for young people ages 10 and above who require urgent care due to placement breakdowns or other emergency situations. The service allows for proper planning and identification of longer-term solutions. As an emergency service, placements are required at short notice, typically on the same day. After the placement ends, a carer is entitled to a two-day break before the next placement starts. WCC, like other authorities nationally, is experiencing challenges with placing young people with complex needs in stable foster placements. The STEPs model, which was adopted in 2020, has helped alleviate these challenges by providing a short-term intensive foster placement that gives …
Official publications
- FTS · 034182-2025 · 20 June 2025
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