Delegated Child Protection Services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in South East Queensland

About

DCSSDS awarded a contract to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane Limited for the delivery of specialised services and support under a delegated authority model for children and young people in the South East region.

The supplier will provide the skills and technical expertise to co-design, plan, and deliver practice responses and administration required to support functions and powers delegated to its CEO under the Child Protection Act 1999.

The service model will draw on the organisation's cultural strengths and existing relationships with Child Safety Service Centres, with a target of at least ten children in the first year.

The contract value is AUD 3,482,713 and was procured through a limited process.