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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: OPPORTUNITY FOR A PROVIDER TO WORK FOR A BESPOKE CHILDREN’S RESIDENTIAL HOME
2. Awarding Authority: Durham County Council, County Hall, GB, Durham, DL1 5UJ. Tel: 03000268298. Email: eleanor.pickering@durham.gov.uk. (Eleanor Pickering)
3. Contract type: Service contract
4. Description: Children’s Residential Home Required for 15 year old male in the specified location
Age: 15
Gender: male
Current Placement: Unregulated Property supported by Major Care
Geographical location required: Any, preference Sunderland Area – not within Northumbria police area owed to bail
Needs and presentation:
Pen Picture:
X is a 15 year old boy with brown hair. X is very tall for his age as he is 6ft 1. X has pride in the way he dresses,he loves his designer tracksuits and likes his hair to be perfect. X always carries his man bag on him with his phone inside. X spends most of his time out with his friends when he is not at school, these are long standing friendships and are important to X. X has suffered a lot of trauma in his life and struggles to verbalise his feelings, he can be verbally abusive to people when he is feeling angry, however when X is calm, he is a polite, laid back young boy with a good sense of humour. X can also get upset and quite tearful when feeling emotions of anger. X was interested in starting Thai Boxing to do something active that he enjoys, however he has changed his mind and is no longer interested
Can not reside within areas covered by Northumbria Police owed to bail conditions
Would prefer to be close to Sunderland owed to the majority of his social network residing there
Understands risk, can keep himself safe and know who to contact in an emergency
Can use public transport effectively and knows how to read timetables
Support to encourage life skills would be required; cooking, budgeting
Referral to Durham Works has been made for support in finding education, employment and training. Support may be required in ensuring he attends
He can be respectful to people and listens when spoken to. Some encouragement may be required to get him to engage fully, depending on his feelings and energy levels.
5. CPV Code(s): 85000000
6. NUTS code(s): UKC, UKC1, UKC14
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Region(s) of supply Durham CC
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Opportunity Id: DN684532
LH (561891)
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Expression of Interest End Date 10.11.2023 (00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:
12. Other information: Keywords
Durham County Council, Children’s Residential Home, Support, Bespoke, Partnership, residential children’s care
Key dates
Estimated contract dates
Start date 01/09/2023
End date 11/08/2024
Please visit the website above for documentation
TKR-2023812-EX-1617525