Health and social work services

Tender description

T&W Council carried out an extensive market engagement with potential providers and following feedback received, it is the intention of the Telford and Wrekin Council to tender, the following distinct services separately: 1) Information, advice and guidance, 2) Statutory advocacy service, 3) Information and Support Service (IASS). 1) Information, advice and guidance – January 2019: To provide, information, advice and guidance in line with the requirements of the Care Act 2014, and an all age carer provision, including statutory assessments and a support offer. This service shall support the council strategy around prevention wellbeing to enable an asset based approach, as well as supporting the adult social care provision of community hubs to enable good local conversations. 2) Statutory advocacy service– April 2019: The tender shall be for a service to fulfil the legislative requirement for an advocacy service with regard to the Care Act 2014 and the independent mental capacity advocacy including deprivation of liberty safeguards and paid representatives – Mental Capacity Act 2005. 3) Information and support service– February 2019: The tender shall be for a service to fulfil the legislative requirement for an IASS service as required by the Children and Families Act 2014 and send Code of Practice 2015.