Published date: 23 March 2017
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Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
South West
Value of contract
£350,000 to £450,000
Procurement reference
SWINDON001-DN251832-79048336
Published date
23 March 2017
Closing date
28 April 2017
Contract start date
1 July 2017
Contract end date
30 June 2020
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
In order to enable more people to live in their own homes and delay the escalation of care needs that present demand on adult social care, Swindon Borough Council is looking to develop support for people who are lonely and/or isolated.
Swindon Borough Council (SBC) and Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) face considerable challenges in continuing to improve the lives of people locally with an ageing population and limited financial resources. SBC and Swindon CCG's approach is to prioritise preventative work which concentrates on promoting independence and choice for individuals and to use the skills and capacity of the wider community and voluntary sectors to support people. Preventative services are prioritised around supporting vulnerable people, reducing inequalities and promoting health, wellbeing and independence.
The purpose of this contract is to allow people to remain within their own home and continue to live independently with the support of community volunteers. Our model is focused on recruiting, supporting and matching volunteers with people who are older and/or experiencing social isolation. We will expect the contractor to recruit, train and supervise volunteers and to have in place a set of quality standards to monitor the work carried out. We aim to target the service at those people most at risk of losing their independence and we will expect the contractor to be able to identify those people through working in partnership with other appropriate organisations.
The service should be offered to any adult who is or is at risk of becoming lonely and/or isolated, which is likely to then increase their risk of developing or escalating care needs. We expect the service to therefore target particular cohorts of people, including:
• people who are discharged from hospital without support from family or friends
• older people - we know that being over the age of 75 means you are more likely to be lonely or isolated
• people in receipt of very low levels of social care
• registered Carers
• people with a Learning Disability who live at home
• people with poor health, a disability or sensory impairment
• people living in deprived areas
Full details relating to the Services are provided in the tender documents.
The contract will be initially for a period of three years commencing 1 July 2017 with the option to extend for a further two years subject to satisfactory performance and budget availability. Tender documents avalable at WWW.SupplyingtheSouthWest.Org Reference DN251832
About the buyer
Contact name
Claire Smith
Address
Swindon Borough Council, Wat Tyler West, 3rd Floor
Wat Tyler House, Beckhampton Street
Swindon
SN1 2JG
England
Telephone
+44 1793465816
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