Published date: 4 May 2017

Last edited date: 4 May 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 5 May 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

  • Social services - 85320000

  • Community action programme - 85322000

Location of contract

WS1 1TP

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

WP3266D

Published date

4 May 2017

Closing date

5 May 2017

Contract start date

1 July 2017

Contract end date

30 June 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The aim of the Making Connections Walsall (MCW) Programme is to tackle loneliness and social isolation of older people, improve wellbeing and reduce preventable Health Service and Social Care Service usage. It will take a Social Prescribing approach to improve the social connectedness of older people (including the vulnerable and marginalised) within the allocated locality areas and across Walsall.

This Service is for older people who are lonely and or Socially Isolated. The scope of this element of the project is to act as a single point of contact for the Making Connection Walsall Initiative.
As the independent referring organisation you will receive referrals from GPs, and/or Health & Social Care professionals or community and voluntary sector and self-referral. There will be one telephone number allocated to the Making Connections Walsall project which the Provider will supply.
The Provider is required to receive phone calls and input service user referrals onto the agreed Data collection system 24 hours per day 7 days per week.
The Provider must currently have the infrastructure in place to meet the needs of the MCW Programme.
For each individual referral the provider will ensure a Safe and Well visit is carried out if one has not already been undertaken.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Julie (Procurement) Jones

Address

Darwall Street
Walsall
West Midlands
WS1 1TP
United Kingdom

Telephone

01922 654329

Email

jonesju@walsall.gov.uk

Website

https://www.walsall.gov.uk/