Market Engagement for Counselling and Support Services
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The public procurement process for "Market Engagement for Counselling and Support Services" by Birmingham Children's Trust Community Interest Company aims to provide therapeutic services to children and young people affected by sexual abuse, violence, or exploitation across various regions of the United Kingdom. This initiative includes the delivery of Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) and tailored counselling to enhance the mental wellbeing of the affected individuals and their families. While initially planned as a competitive process, it culminated in a direct award due to limited market response, awarding the contract to Rape & Sexual Violence Project Birmingham.
The contract, valued at £1,277,844 excluding VAT, spans from 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2028, with the potential to extend until 2030. This contract represents a substantial business opportunity in the counselling and therapeutic service sector, particularly for organisations with expertise in handling sensitive cases involving young and vulnerable individuals. Charitable ventures recognised as Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSE) and small or medium enterprises (SMEs) have been identified as suitable candidates, as this aligns with the desired scale and community-focused criteria.
The Trust's approach emphasizes building resilience and providing comprehensive support, making it an attractive project for businesses committed to social impact and enhancing community wellbeing.
The contract (Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) is to provide therapeutic services for children and young people impacted by sexual abuse, violence, or exploitation and to their parent(s) or carer(s) to minimise the impact of the abuse on their mental health and emotional wellbeing. The service will:
- Provide therapeutic services to children and young people, up to 18 years of age (this may be extended up to 21 years of age for care leavers), who are the victims of sexual abuse, violence or exploitation and to their parent(s) or carer(s) in order to minimise the impact of the abuse on their mental health and emotional wellbeing;
- Promote resilience for the child or young person to enhance their prospects of positive outcomes and to enable them to promote their own safety and wellbeing;
- Direct service users to specialist services if continuing or other needs are identified and to facilitate access through established processes. In addition to the main contract, there will be a Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Support Service for Children and young people assessed as Experiencing or Emerging CSE, and their parents/carers/families. The service will be delivered through Independent Sexual Violence Advocacy (ISVA) support, Counselling/therapeutic support and Supporter counselling/therapeutic support:
- To provide a child-centred, strengths-based, trauma informed and responsive approach that is both flexible & tailored to meet the needs of children and young people subjected to CSE.
- To provide a compassionate and relational approach to each child and young person, which works to acknowledge the systems, contexts and safe, protective relationships around them.
- To build the resilience of the protective factors and relationships around children and young people, while working actively to build psychological safety, trust and rapport.
- To build 'wrap around,' holistic support for the families, parents/carers & professionals supporting children and young people.
Referrals will be predominately from BCT, the market engagement event will facilitate question's and answer's and provide an overview of the service.
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The contract period is three years.
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