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Special Guardianship Order (SGO) Therapy Approved Provider List 2026

Descriptions

Bristol City Council wishes to contract eligible providers to deliver Therapy to Children & Young People who are subject to Special Guardianship Order (SGO). Providers for the delivery of therapy and support to young people subject to Special Guardianship Orders (SGO's). The placements service will use this Approved Provider List (APL) contract to directly award individual bespoke packages of therapy for children who are cared for by a special guardian. Bristol City Council has a statutory duty to offer therapy to children with a Special Guardianship Order who have spent a period of time in care. The therapy itself is funded by the DfE via the Adoption Support Fund. Providers must be qualified therapists. The APL is being set up for Direct Awards under PSR 2024 Process B (Patient Choice) Please note this is NOT a framework. Eligible providers can register interest for this service by completing an application form as these services can only be delivered by suitably qualified professionals to make the direct award. Any expressions of interest will need to be reviewed by the commissioning team to determine eligibility before award. It should be noted that any expressions of interest will be reviewed at the Council's earliest convenience however 30 days should be allowed to complete this. There is no end date for providers to register interest, this will remain open for the duration of the contract terms. Please complete the attached forms and send via message with other requested documentation to the inbox to complete your eligibility determination. In order to support providers we are holding further event: Event 2: Thu 15 Jan 2026 Register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/special-guardianship-order-therapeutic-support-contract-provider-event-2-tickets-1976162915477?aff=oddtdtcreator Event 3: Tue 20 Jan 2026 Register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/special-guardianship-order-therapeutic-support-contract-provider-event-3-tickets-1976163860303?aff=oddtdtcreator

Timeline

Published Date :

14th Dec 2025 6 days ago

Deadline :

14th Dec 2029 in a 3 years

Contract Start :

1st Apr 2026

Contract End :

31st Mar 2029

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Keywords

medical services

clinical healthcare

hospitalization

outpatient care

specialist consultations

diagnostic services

therapeutic treatments

patient care provision

preventive health services

health assessments

Tender Lot Details

2 Tender Lots

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Workflows

Status :

Open

Procedure :

N/A

Suitable for SME :

No

Nationwide :

No

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Tender Progress :

0%

Details

Notice Type :

Framework

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

Tenderbase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk

Possible Competitors

1 Possible Competitors