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Gateway 1 Procurement Commencement – Medway Therapeutic Alliance

 

 

Meeting: 03/06/2025 - Cabinet (Item 13)

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Background:

 

The report sought Cabinet approval to commence the procurement of the Medway Therapeutic Alliance Contract.

 

The ‘Medway Therapeutic Alliance’ would provide support to children and young people in Medway aged 5-18 years (inclusive of their 19th Birthday) and up to the age of 25 years for those who were care leavers or those already in the service with special educational needs who required on-going therapeutic support.

 

A Diversity Impact Assessment had been undertaken and was attached at Appendix 1 to the report.

 

Decision

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Decision:

 

83/2025

The Cabinet approved the procurement of the ‘Medway Therapeutic Alliance,’ which would provide short term evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate emotional wellbeing needs to 5–18 year-olds (up to 25 years for those who were care leavers, and up to 25 years for those with special educational needs who were in treatment or awaiting treatment) as per the preferred option of Competitive Process procured through an open market (as identified in section 5.3.1. to the report).

Reasons:

 

Approval of the decision to procure the ‘Medway Therapeutic Alliance’ through option 5 (Competitive Process) will ensure Medway children and young people (and their families) are provided with appropriate and timely mental health and emotional wellbeing support and services. As the service will provide early intervention and preventative support for children and young people, this should in turn reduce onward referrals to specialist mental health services by meeting children and young people’s emotional wellbeing needs and outcomes through positive impact.