This is the on-going DPS Children's Placements and Other Support Services 9 (CPOSS) A pseudo-dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for the provision of placements for children from providers of accommodation based services including independent foster and residential care and independent and non-maintained special schools (CPOSS). The DPS will consist of 4 categories. The categories and their sub-categories are as follows:
DPS Categories
— Category 1 Schools:
(a) Residential schools;
(b) Day schools;
(c) Children’s Homes with education (settings dual registered as schools and children’s homes);
(d) Residential short breaks for SEND *sub-categories (a) to (d) to cover placements for children with SEND and CWD;
— Category 2: specialist provision institutions (Colleges);
— Category 3: independent fostering agencies (IFA);
— Category 4: children’s residential full details can be found within the tender pack.
Category 1 covers the below sub categories:
(a) Residential schools;
(b) Day schools;
(c) Children’s Homes with education (settings dual registered as schools and children’s homes);
(d) Residential short breaks for SEND *sub-categories (a) to (d) to cover placements for children with SEND and CWD Full details of the service can be found in the tender pack at Document 02 Service Specification.
