Health and social work services

Tender description

The supply of Integrated Community Equipment Services in respect of Derby City Council in partnership with Southern Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group. All Customers of the Service will have been assessed by a Prescriber from either the Council or a Partner Agency as requiring assistance that will either aid them in their recovery from medical treatment or enable them to develop, maintain and improve their independence and quality of life. The Service other than any retail Services, will be provided solely to Customers residing within the Derby City local authority boundary or in line with the cross boundary agreement for the hospitals. Minor Adaptations to a person's property are done under section 2 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Person's Act 1970, which, gives local authorities a duty to arrange for 1 or all of a wide range of services where they are satisfied that they are necessary to meet the needs of permanently disabled persons resident in their area. This includes ‘The provision of assistance for that person in arranging for the carrying out of any works of adaptation in his/her home or the provision of any additional facilities designed to secure his/her greater safety, comfort or convenience'. Provision for minor adaptations can be found within Lot 2 only. Only Lot 2 was awarded.