Published date: 12 March 2019

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 29 April 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Procurement reference

001

Published date

12 March 2019

Closing date

29 April 2019

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Staffordshire County Council (SCC) is seeking interest from voluntary and/or private organisations to develop a membership scheme which offers wider preventative, social and practical community solutions to help people maintain independence and to reduce demand for health and social care provision. Currently over 18,000 people contact SCC annually for services which are not social care and are generally referred to the voluntary sector offer in their areas. SCC would like to work with an organisation to explore whether this demand can be met through a membership scheme.
Target Population
The membership scheme will be available to adults (18+) who:
•are not eligible for social care services.
•have a limited care package and want to enhance it through purchasing a membership for different non-personal care options.
•have physical, sensory or learning disabilities.
•have mental health conditions
Exclusions
The membership scheme will not provide traditional home care or personal care services.
Membership Scheme Scope
Based on the needs of people currently presenting to SCC the membership scheme would need to offer a range of options:
-Meals, shopping, household management/maintenance, support with pets
-Bespoke social activities including one to one support to access social activities or other personal appointments.
-Transport - if required.
Membership Scheme Funding
The membership scheme would be self-financing through member subscriptions, there would be no financial obligation to SCC.
SCC Involvement
SCC are wanting to work with interested providers and will provide limited officer support to develop the concept and explore feasibility at this stage which would include aiding with background consultation with potential customers to help explore potential demand. If a membership scheme can be developed SCC's officer support would relate to promotion of the scheme via existing networks and within SCC Contact Centre and 'no cost' promotions for example social media. The Officer will also provide some oversight of safeguarding and quality requirements to ensure there is confidence in the continued promotion of the offer. SCC currently manage the social care front door and will be able to facilitate access to people who would be eligible for the membership scheme (dependent on the above-mentioned safeguarding and quality assurance measures being in place).
Timescales
SCC would like to work with a potential provider to see how feasible the approach would be with a view to piloting it by Autumn 2019.
Process
At this stage SCC are seeking interested providers to work with to develop the membership scheme model. If you are interested, please send the following information to the email address below:
Full name
Organisation
Address
Email
Telephone number
We aim to be in touch with all interested parties by 29th April 2019 to agree next steps. If you have any queries these should also be addressed to the contact name


About the buyer

Contact name

Gail Edwards

Address

Staffordshire County Council
Staffordshire Place one
STAFFORD
ST162DH
England

Telephone

07772 768539

Email

Gail.edwards@staffordshire.gov.uk