Published date: 12 April 2017

Last edited date: 12 April 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: 9 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

WP3266A

Published date

12 April 2017

Closing date

9 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 Council is looking for providers to deliver the Making Connections Walsall Programme. The MCW programme is about tackling loneliness and social isolation, improve wellbeing and reduce preventable health and social care service usage. It will take a Social Prescribing approach to improve the social connectedness of older people across Walsall.
The Making Connections Walsall Programme is targeted at meeting the social needs of the older adults who are lonely and socially isolated NOT SOCIAL CARE or MEDICAL needs.
Providers with a local understanding of Walsall's Older population and experience of successfully supporting vulnerable older people to address their social needs and access community initiatives.

Making Connections Walsall will be delivered through a hub and spoke locality model connected through a consortium of hubs. There will be four consortium hubs each of which will be responsible for connecting lonely older people to other appropriate community based provision. We are seeking for a rich complement of individual provider organisations across the Borough and therefore will not be considering consortia bids. The four Hubs will be delivered by different organisations and will cover the following areas:

Hub 1: North Walsall - AP 3 - Bloxwich East, Bloxwich West, Birchills Leamore, Blakenhall
Hub 2: West Walsall - AP5 - Bentley and Darlaston North, Darlaston South, AP6 - Willenhall North, Shorth Heath, Willenhall South

Hub 3: East Walsall - AP1 - Pelsall, Brownhills, Aldridge North, Rushall-Shelfield and Walsall Wood, AP2 - Aldridge and Beacon
Hub 4: South Walsall - AP4 - Walsall South, St Matthews, Paddock, Palfrey, Pleck

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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/