Issue details

The report sets out proposals for the development of a new Children’s Home in the borough. The refurbishment works are funded by DfE capital funding and the asset we are currently developing for this purpose is a 4-bed property located in Sanderstead (Phase 1). The next phase of the project (Phase 2) is to commission an experienced Service Provider to run the home and deliver registered services to ensure that Croydon children with complex needs can continue to live within the borough.

Some of our children looked after can present with complex and challenging behaviour and we know they would benefit from a different approach – an evidence-based, clinically informed approach, which sees them being supported by a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team, offering a whole system approach to holistically support their needs. The aim will be to provide a positive episode that will enable them to move on - either home to extended family or another form of stable foster care.

The decision required will be to approve the commissioning intentions and procurement strategy detailed in this report, which will lead to the award of a contract to a Service Provider to run the Children’s Home and deliver registered services, for a duration of a maximum of 7 years with a total contract value of £10,920,000.