Youth Support Services in North Queensland Region - Burdekin/Ayr

The purpose of this Request for Quote (RFQ) is to encourage innovative quotes from prospective social service providers to deliver youth support services in the Burdekin area of North Queensland, as specified in this document. The RFQ outlines background information, specifications and the process for developing and submitting tender responses for evaluation by the Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services (the department).

Procurement of a Youth Support Service that will:

a) Deliver youth support services aligned to the Young People Investment Specification (Attachment A) in the Burdekin area according to the specified service types and within the range of target outputs as indicated in the table on page 6.

b) Use a client-centred, planned support approach with young people who present with risk factors that may impact on their wellbeing and result in harm, homelessness and/or negative health outcomes with a focus on four key results areas. These are to help young people.

• connect to positive family support
• get a job or engage in training or education
• lead a healthy and violence-free life
• have a safe and stable place to live

c) Work closely with other agencies working with young people such as Education, Child Safety, Youth Justice, Health, local council, other non-government providers and Queensland Police to ensure complementary and cohesive service provision.