Health and social work services

Tender description

Essex County Council conducted a procurement process to secure a provider to deliver specialist support within a supported living scheme in Braintree to a group of ten (10) adults with learning disabilities / and or autism who may also exhibit challenging behaviour. The people within this scheme will require high levels of specialist support due to the complexity of their needs. In addition, they will require some adaptations to the property including but not limited to, Assistive Technology to minimise the requirements for on- going staff. The support required will be detailed in each person’s individual support plan, however, it is likely to include support with personal care, accessing the community, and helping the person to manage their own behaviour through understanding potential triggers and developing strategies to manage these. The support will also ensure that any potential risks arising from the person’s behaviour are managed safely. Essex County Council undertook a procurement process to secure a provider to deliver specialist support within a supported living scheme in Braintree to a group of ten (10) adults with learning disabilities / and or autism who may also exhibit challenging behaviour. The people within this scheme will require high levels of specialist support due to the complexity of their needs. In addition, the successful candidate provider will be required to deliver a housing management service. This element of the service could be delivered in partnership with a housing provider and will include responsibility for maintaining and repairing the buildings, grounds, fixtures and fittings in a timely fashion appropriate to the adults needs. Prospective candidates should note that further details regarding the scope of these services will be confirmed in the service specification which forms part of the tender pack which is published on the Council's e-tendering portal, BiP Delta.