Social work services

Tender description

Brighton and Hove City Council is establishing a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for the provision of services, which includes Community Support, Day Opportunities and Supported Living. Day Opportunities provide a range of services to individuals with social care needs that enable them to participate in engaging and enjoyable activities in the community and also provide respite to carers. The opportunities are to be provided on a shared sessional basis to groups of service users. This service is for adults aged 18+ who are eligible for adult social care support and have been assessed as requiring Community Support. Support can be provided in a range of settings including, in the community: within an accommodation service (excluding a registered care home; within a day service setting); Brighton and Hove City Council requires a range of services which will deliver the following outcomes: — provide opportunities for people to develop and maintain skills; — support personalisation through increased choice of activities; — enable individuals to access the community; — enable individuals to participate in the community; — improve health and well-being; — reduce social isolation; — minimise and prevent admissions to institutions such as hospitals, the criminal justice system and residential care. Supported Living is a form of accommodation where individuals have their own tenancy or licence, and are provided with a level of support, appropriate to their assessed needs, to help them maintain and maximise their independence. Support should be asset based, outcome focussed, and enable individuals to sustain independence in the community. The term Supported Living is used to describe all forms of supported accommodation. This service is for adults aged 18+ who are eligible for adult social care support and have been assessed as requiring Supported Living. Brighton and Hove City Council requires Supported Living services which will deliver the following outcomes. The service shall: — provide opportunities for people to develop and maintain daily living and tenancy skills; — support personalisation through increased choice of housing arrangements; — enable individuals to remain independent in the community; — improve health and well-being; — reduce social isolation; — minimise admissions to institutions such as hospitals, the criminal justice system and residential car. Community Support is personalised and outcomes-focused support provided for adults with social care needs that enables them to live independently in their homes and in the community. It is also intended to reduce and prevent admissions to hospital, use of the criminal justice systems and higher support services e.g. residential care services. The service is for adults aged 18+ who are eligible for adult social care support and have been assessed as requiring Community Support. Support can be provided in a range of settings including: within a person's home; in the community; on a 1:1 basis; to a group of service users where appropriate; Brighton and Hove City Council requires a range of services which will deliver the following outcomes: — provide opportunities for people to develop and maintain skills; — support personalisation through increased choice of activities; — enable individuals to remain independent in their homes and in the community; — enable individuals to access the community; — enable individuals to participate in the community; — improve health and well-being; — reduce social isolation; — minimise and prevent admissions to institutions such as hospitals, the criminal justice system and residential care.