INVITATION TO TENDER:
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ANTE NATAL CHILD PROTECTION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR
SOUTH DUBLIN
OCTOBER, **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**
BACKGROUND:
CDI is funded under the Government?s Area Based Childhood Programme
(ABC). It was initially established in **Apply on the website**
through a partnership between the Department of Children and Youth
Affairs (DCYA) and The Atlantic Philanthropies (AP), under the
Prevention and Early Intervention Programme (PEIP), which was set up
with ?the objective of testing innovative ways of delivering
services and early interventions for children and young people,
including the wider family and community settings,? (DCYA, **Apply
on the website**). The ABC?programme?aims to improve outcomes for
children, young people and their families in some of the most
disadvantaged areas of the country. The programme has a particular
emphasis on improving health, educational and social outcomes for
children and young people, and on improving the effectiveness of
existing services for them.
Based in Tallaght West, CDI emerged from the professionalism, passion
and persistence of a consortium of **Apply on the website** concerned
individuals and organisations in the community, who had a vision of a
better place for children. Through innovative partnerships, they
brought together the science of evidence-based practice and rigorous
evaluation, with the spirit of an approach focused on the identified
needs of children and families.
CDI designs, delivers and evaluates a range of prevention and early
intervention approaches across a spectrum of local needs including
language, literacy, health, early years, conflict management and
community safety. All CDI programmes are evidence-informed and
manualised, and are delivered through existing structures and
services.
CONTEXT:
CDI is currently collaborating with Tusla on an Ante Natal Child
Protection (ANCP) project which aims to identify and implement an
inter-agency attachment focussed approach within child protection case
conferences and other critical meetings with parents and their network
regarding significant risk of harm to their unborn baby or infant.
This approach seeks to promote co-ordinated inter-agency activities
focussed on the parent child attachment and safety, to achieve better
outcomes for the baby.
CDI and Tusla wish to undertake a pilot involving Tusla and key
partners working with parents of unborn or infant babies at risk of
harm, with three key aims:
* To promote attention to and utilisation of attachment activities
that strengthen parents? attunement to their baby?s needs;
* To promote attention to the parents? successes in these
attachment activities, building confidence and resources, even in the
midst of complicating factors;
* To give a universal language, understanding and plan to the
professionals working together to increase safety for the baby.
An ANCP advisory group has been established which includes
representation and input from the following:-
* Tusla PPFS;
* Tusla Child Protection & Welfare service including Child
Protection Case Conference chair;
* CDI;
* PHN?s;
* The Coombe Women?s Hospital;
* HSE Primary Care Psychology.
The Advisory Group has also sought insights and expertise from
services for pregnant women regarding addiction, domestic violence,
mental health, and learning difficulties is sought, to deepen
knowledge on how these complicating factors can impact on the parent
during pregnancy and infancy.
To date the Advisory Group has produced a number of outputs including
a review of the scale of the child protection cases in South Dublin,
data on the key parental issues leading to child protection concerns,
a literature review on professional and parental experiences of ante
natal child protection, a review of models of national and
international models of practice in child protection and a survey of
health and social care training and competencies in infant mental
health and attachment.
THE TASK:
The successful tenderer will:
* Review existing ANCP documentation and outputs noted above, to
fully understand the project and work to date;
* Meet with relevant CDI staff and other key stakeholders as
required to ascertain their views and perspectives;
* Develop a draft plan of activities, in consultation with a sub
group of the ANCP Advisory Group;
* Provide a final, comprehensive strategy and implementation plan,
including timelines, costs, activities, indicators and outcomes.
TIMELINE:
We anticipate that this work will commence in November **Apply on the
website**, and be completed by February **Apply on the website**.
CRITERIA:
The successful bidder will have:
* A proven track record in consultation, research, intervention
design and implementation at both a community and organisational
level;
* Excellent research and writing skills including an ability to
write clearly and succinctly;
* Knowledge and experience of community services, structures and
interventions, particularly those focused on the needs of vulnerable
parents and infants.
Evidence of having undertaken similar work, and knowledge of this
sector will be particularly desirable.
Applicants must be available to complete the task within the proposed
timeframe.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
TENDER RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE
* Applicant details and CV;
* Experience of the tendering company/applicant, including examples
of previous work;
* Overview of the proposed project approach and methodology;
* A timeline from project commencement to completion;
* Detailed costings including a daily rate;
* Two referees, including telephone number;
* Successful bidders must hold a current tax clearance certificate.
In addition, the following intellectual property clause will stand:
Any Intellectual Property (IP) developed, acquired, made or discovered
by you during the Term of the Agreement, which arises in the provision
of the Services in connection with or in any way affecting or relating
to the business of CDI shall belong to and be the absolute property of
CDI (the ?CDI IP?). You hereby assign to CDI the CDI IP for their
full term throughout the world. CDI hereby grant a royalty free,
non-transferable, non-exclusive licence to you to utilise the CDI IP
subject to the necessary protections which may arise under relevant
legislation, including Data Protection Legislation. In addition, the
parties hereby agree to grant upon request a royalty free,
non-transferable, non-exclusive licence to The Department of Children
and Youth Affairs and its agents to utilise the CDI IP subject to the
necessary protections which may arise under relevant legislation,
including Data Protection Legislation.?
BUDGET:
The budget for this piece of work is in the region of ?8,**Apply on
the website**.
SCORING CRITERIA:
Applications will be scored on the basis of the following:-
* Proven track record in excellent writing and research skills ?
**Apply on the website**%;
* Quality of proposal, methodology and approach ? **Apply on the
website**%
* Knowledge of the sector ? **Apply on the website**%
* Cost ? **Apply on the website**%
CONTACT DETAILS:
FOR FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THIS TENDER, PLEASE CONTACT CELINE MORAN
ON **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**.
COMPLETED APPLICATIONS BY 4PM FRIDAY **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**/**APPLY
ON THE WEBSITE**/**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** TO:
Philip Zambra,
Email: **Apply on the website**.
Ph: **Apply on the website**
St Mark's Family and Youth Centre
Cookstown Lane
Fettercairn
Tallaght
Dublin **Apply on the website**
CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
INVITATION TO TENDER:
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ANTE NATAL CHILD PROTECTION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR
SOUTH DUBLIN
OCTOBER, **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**
BACKGROUND:
CDI is funded under the Government?s Area Based Childhood Programme
(ABC). It was initially established in **Apply on the website**
through a partnership between the Department of Children and Youth
Affairs (DCYA) and The Atlantic Philanthropies (AP), under the
Prevention and Early Intervention Programme (PEIP), which was set up
with ?the objective of testing innovative ways of delivering
services and early interventions for children and young people,
including the wider family and community settings,? (DCYA, **Apply
on the website**). The ABC?programme?aims to improve outcomes for
children, young people and their families in some of the most
disadvantaged areas of the country. The programme has a particular
emphasis on improving health, educational and social outcomes for
children and young people, and on improving the effectiveness of
existing services for them.
Based in Tallaght West, CDI emerged from the professionalism, passion
and persistence of a consortium of **Apply on the website** concerned
individuals and organisations in the community, who had a vision of a
better place for children. Through innovative partnerships, they
brought together the science of evidence-based practice and rigorous
evaluation, with the spirit of an approach focused on the identified
needs of children and families.
CDI designs, delivers and evaluates a range of prevention and early
intervention approaches across a spectrum of local needs including
language, literacy, health, early years, conflict management and
community safety. All CDI programmes are evidence-informed and
manualised, and are delivered through existing structures and
services.
CONTEXT:
CDI is currently collaborating with Tusla on an Ante Natal Child
Protection (ANCP) project which aims to identify and implement an
inter-agency attachment focussed approach within child protection case
conferences and other critical meetings with parents and their network
regarding significant risk of harm to their unborn baby or infant.
This approach seeks to promote co-ordinated inter-agency activities
focussed on the parent child attachment and safety, to achieve better
outcomes for the baby.
CDI and Tusla wish to undertake a pilot involving Tusla and key
partners working with parents of unborn or infant babies at risk of
harm, with three key aims:
* To promote attention to and utilisation of attachment activities
that strengthen parents? attunement to their baby?s needs;
* To promote attention to the parents? successes in these
attachment activities, building confidence and resources, even in the
midst of complicating factors;
* To give a universal language, understanding and plan to the
professionals working together to increase safety for the baby.
An ANCP advisory group has been established which includes
representation and input from the following:-
* Tusla PPFS;
* Tusla Child Protection & Welfare service including Child
Protection Case Conference chair;
* CDI;
* PHN?s;
* The Coombe Women?s Hospital;
* HSE Primary Care Psychology.
The Advisory Group has also sought insights and expertise from
services for pregnant women regarding addiction, domestic violence,
mental health, and learning difficulties is sought, to deepen
knowledge on how these complicating factors can impact on the parent
during pregnancy and infancy.
To date the Advisory Group has produced a number of outputs including
a review of the scale of the child protection cases in South Dublin,
data on the key parental issues leading to child protection concerns,
a literature review on professional and parental experiences of ante
natal child protection, a review of models of national and
international models of practice in child protection and a survey of
health and social care training and competencies in infant mental
health and attachment.
THE TASK:
The successful tenderer will:
* Review existing ANCP documentation and outputs noted above, to
fully understand the project and work to date;
* Meet with relevant CDI staff and other key stakeholders as
required to ascertain their views and perspectives;
* Develop a draft plan of activities, in consultation with a sub
group of the ANCP Advisory Group;
* Provide a final, comprehensive strategy and implementation plan,
including timelines, costs, activities, indicators and outcomes.
TIMELINE:
We anticipate that this work will commence in November **Apply on the
website**, and be completed by February **Apply on the website**.
CRITERIA:
The successful bidder will have:
* A proven track record in consultation, research, intervention
design and implementation at both a community and organisational
level;
* Excellent research and writing skills including an ability to
write clearly and succinctly;
* Knowledge and experience of community services, structures and
interventions, particularly those focused on the needs of vulnerable
parents and infants.
Evidence of having undertaken similar work, and knowledge of this
sector will be particularly desirable.
Applicants must be available to complete the task within the proposed
timeframe.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
TENDER RESPONSES SHOULD INCLUDE
* Applicant details and CV;
* Experience of the tendering company/applicant, including examples
of previous work;
* Overview of the proposed project approach and methodology;
* A timeline from project commencement to completion;
* Detailed costings including a daily rate;
* Two referees, including telephone number;
* Successful bidders must hold a current tax clearance certificate.
In addition, the following intellectual property clause will stand:
Any Intellectual Property (IP) developed, acquired, made or discovered
by you during the Term of the Agreement, which arises in the provision
of the Services in connection with or in any way affecting or relating
to the business of CDI shall belong to and be the absolute property of
CDI (the ?CDI IP?). You hereby assign to CDI the CDI IP for their
full term throughout the world. CDI hereby grant a royalty free,
non-transferable, non-exclusive licence to you to utilise the CDI IP
subject to the necessary protections which may arise under relevant
legislation, including Data Protection Legislation. In addition, the
parties hereby agree to grant upon request a royalty free,
non-transferable, non-exclusive licence to The Department of Children
and Youth Affairs and its agents to utilise the CDI IP subject to the
necessary protections which may arise under relevant legislation,
including Data Protection Legislation.?
BUDGET:
The budget for this piece of work is in the region of ?8,**Apply on
the website**.
SCORING CRITERIA:
Applications will be scored on the basis of the following:-
* Proven track record in excellent writing and research skills ?
**Apply on the website**%;
* Quality of proposal, methodology and approach ? **Apply on the
website**%
* Knowledge of the sector ? **Apply on the website**%
* Cost ? **Apply on the website**%
CONTACT DETAILS:
FOR FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THIS TENDER, PLEASE CONTACT CELINE MORAN
ON **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**.
COMPLETED APPLICATIONS BY 4PM FRIDAY **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**/**APPLY
ON THE WEBSITE**/**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** TO:
Philip Zambra,
Email: **Apply on the website**.
Ph: **Apply on the website**
St Mark's Family and Youth Centre
Cookstown Lane
Fettercairn
Tallaght
Dublin **Apply on the website**
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