PROVISION OF DAYTIME SUPPORT FOR ADULTS WITH SOCIAL CARE NEEDS – INCLUSION ON A LIST OF APPROVED DAY SERVICES

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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to the provision of high quality services to enable people to live in their own homes. We are looking to refresh the list of approved services to: Provide daytime support/activities for people who are eligible for publically funded care and support. This includes older people and people with learning disabilities we will be looking for providers who are able to offer a more generic approach. The rate will be up to a maximum of £31.37 per person per day. Providers may wish to submit a price lower than this. Tameside MBC will not be providing buildings from which these services will operate. Providers will need to consider this along with transport during the day. The aim is for service users to experience inclusion, choice and control in their day time activities. There will not be a guaranteed number of placements but commissioners, care co-ordinators and service users will have access to the list of approved day services from which to choose. Tameside MBC, is inviting organisations, via a completed Organisational Questionnaire (OQ), to be included on the list of approved providers. This will be an open list, re-advertised continually on an on-going basis. In addition to the OQ providers are required to include a description of the service they will provide (service specification) including time the service will be open, where/how it will be delivered and price per person per day. This will be included in the contract and be used by care-coordinators and service users to inform decisions. Administratively, access to the DPS will be via four ‘rounds’ a year. A ‘round’ consists of: • A period every three months where evaluation of submissions will be undertaken • Award of any contracts and inclusion on the DPS or • Feedback to providers whose submission does not meet the minimum threshold. Evaluation of submissions will be by a series of panels, which may include representatives from locality teams and commissioning teams. Should you initially fail to meet the minimum thresholds of the OQ you will be able to re-submit completed documentation at any time via The Chest, mindful that your submission will be re-evaluated via the planned evaluation panel meetings in the next planned ‘round’. If you are interested in tendering for the above but are unsure about the electronic tendering process, please contact linsey.bell@tameside.gov.uk. The award for the tender will be in keeping with a Best Value approach. The Procurement process has given due regard to the Social Value Act 2012 in consideration of the economic, social and environmental benefits of the delivery of this service. Please note that any contracts awarded as part of this process may be open to other purchasing authorities in the local area Keywords: Social Care, Day time activities