Health and social work services

Tender description

Cheshire East Council is establishing a framework for community based respite services, under the light touch regime. Services to include sitting service, shared lives and day opportunities to be delivered within the Cheshire East area. Note – the participation and process for this tender will be via the electronic tendering portal located at www.the-chest.org.uk. Please ensure you also refer to Section VI.3 of this notice. The Contracting Authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are Small or Medium Enterprises (SME’s). For the avoidance of doubt, the Contracting Authority points out that no weight will be attached to whether or not an economic operator is an SME in selecting economic operators to submit tenders or in assessing the most economically advantageous tender. A sitting service which can support service users in their own home and/or to access facilities and resources in their local community as appropriate. Providers must be registered with the care quality commission to provide personal care. A sitting service which can support service users in their own home and/or to access facilities and resources in their local community as appropriate, within the Cheshire East borough. Shared lives service which provides support to people requiring care in a family home environment away from the cared for persons own home, e.g. with another family (other than their own). Shared lives carers must be approved to provide care and support. This service could be required for a couple of hours during the day, up to an overnight stay, within the borough of Cheshire East. A service which takes place away from the service users own home, providing an environment and appropriate opportunities which supports the service user to develop skills and social networks and take part in appropriate opportunities in a safe and supportive environment. Providers must be registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care. Services which takes place away from the service users own home, (possibly building based), providing an environment and appropriate opportunities which supports the service user to develop skills and social networks and take part in appropriate opportunities in a safe and supportive environment, located within the Cheshire East borough. An innovative service that can be provided which offers opportunities which meet the respite support needs of service users. The service should be innovative, creative and enabling, based within the Cheshire East borough.