Health and social work services

Tender description

To address the health needs and health inequalities within the borough the ‘Living well Sefton – Community’ commission will need to be continually responsive to the day to day challenges that people face and which are often a barrier to them achieving positive behaviour change. It is intended that Living Well Sefton – Community will support people to maximise health opportunities by addressing the wider determinants of health and multiple lifestyle behaviours. The aim is to reduce the levels of preventable disease and future reliance on health and social care and for the people of Sefton to have a good quality of life for as long as possible. This procurement is being undertaken in accordance with section 7 of the Public ContractsRegulations2015,also know as the "Light Touch" regime under the EU Procurement Directives. To address the health needs and health inequalities within the borough the ‘Living well Sefton – Community’ commission will need to be continually responsive to the day to day challenges that people face and which are often a barrier to them achieving positive behaviour change. It is intended that Living Well Sefton – Community will support people to maximise health opportunities by addressing the wider determinants of health and multiple lifestyle behaviours. The aim is to reduce the levels of preventable disease and future reliance on health and social care and for the people of Sefton to have a good quality of life for as long as possible. The first phase of ‘Living Well Sefton Community’ (LWS) was commissioned in July 2016 as Sefton Council looked to contract with a Provider/s to develop and operate a flexible, innovative and integrated health improvement service that focused on prevention and early intervention, with delivery in the heart of communities. The community element contributes to the wider Living Well Sefton Service, which includes specialist areas; Smoke free Sefton and Active Sefton. This procurement is intended to build on the successes of the existing ‘Living Well Sefton – Community’ offer, harnessing excellent practice and prioritising activity aligned to the intended outcomes of the Councils transformation agenda around early intervention and prevention in communities (EIP3) and responding to local need. This will be done by commissioning a Lead Provider who will develop, implement and manage an agreed delivery model through a series of sub contract arrangements with but not limited to VCF Community Providers. This contract will commence 1st April 2019 and run for a core period of 3 years, with 2 x 1 yr extension options. (The Council reserve the right to delay the start date if it is required for operational reasons). This procurement is being undertaken in accordance with section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, also know as the "Light Touch" regime under the EU Procurement Directives.