Published date: 8 May 2017
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Social work services - 85310000
Location of contract
East Midlands
Procurement reference
OJ S : 2017/S 087-169752
Published date
8 May 2017
Closing date
23 February 2018
Description
Rutland County Council currently commission a number of externally provided residential placements for adults service users with complex needs, and would like to explore the potential to work with specialist providers to offer an alternative.
Currently the Council commission c130 placements per year across c55 different residential settings, of these twenty are for adults with complex care needs including learning disabilities, long-term mental health concerns, and physical disabilities. Often due to the specialist nature of these placements, service users are placed in residential homes a significant distance from Rutland and their families, and will expect to be in the placements long-term, many for the whole of their lives.
As a consequence Rutland is keen to explore if and how these placements may be provided differently.
Key aims include:
- Creating a living environment centred around the individual rather than fitting an individual to an existing residential home and provision;
- Bringing individuals closer to home to support access by their friends and families and to maintain links with those significant others in their lives;
- Supporting the development of independence skills and enabling individuals to do as much for themselves as possible, even where this requires significant levels of support;
- Empowering individuals to access and engage with their local communities.
About the buyer
Contact name
Sonia Newton
Address
Catmose
Oakham
LE15 6HP
England
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Closing date: 23 February 2018
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