Health and social work services

Tender description

Part 1 of 2: Northamptonshire is embarking on an exciting and innovative transformation journey to secure sustainable improvements to the personal outcomes and life experiences of local people with a learning disability. Northamptonshire has a known population of 3 300 people with a learning disability, who have a range of abilities as well as support needs. Northamptonshire County Council, NHS Nene Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Corby Clinical Commissioning Group, alongside of NHS England Specialised Commissioning, form the Northamptonshire Transforming Care Partnership. This Partnership is charged with delivering the requirements of the national agenda of Transforming Care, as well as the local commitment to a wider learning disability service transformation, much of which is outlined in our local Transforming Care Plan. This plan describes our intention to provide a range of enabling and early intervention services, PART 2 of 2: to move away from the use of institutional settings, to drive a further uptake of personal budgets across health and social care, and to support individuals to live ordinary, and sometimes extraordinary, lives. Please see document titled ‘Northants LD Prime Provider Market testing statement Nov 2016 Final’ for further information — this can be found at https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=05ee880d-cda1-e611-8116-000c29c9ba21. Potential providers with relevant capability and experience to deliver this service are required to express an interest in bidding for this service should the Commissioning Bodies decide to carry out a competitive tender exercise and publish a Contract Notice for this requirement. You can express an interest in this market testing exercise by emailing Stephen Ivuerah, at the following email address: Stephen.Ivuerah@ardengemcsu.nhs.uk no later than 12 noon on Friday 16.12.2016.