Health and social work services

Tender description

Care at Home services provide personalised care, including social and emotional support to enable people to continue or resume residing in their own home. The purpose of the service is to ensure quality of life for the individual, while enabling them to retain their independence. Successful delivery of the service involves putting the person at the centre of the decisions about the way they live and the support that they want to receive the Council intend to award 2 block contracts (in addition to operating a framework which is being separately tendered). The block contracts will operate for 1 year plus an option to extend for a second year. Care at Home services provide personalised care, including social and emotional support to enable people to continue or resume residing in their own home. The purpose of the service is to ensure quality of life for the individual, while enabling them to retain their independence. Successful delivery of the service involves putting the person at the centre of the decisions about the way they live and the support that they want to receive. This lot (330 service hours per week) will provide services to rural areas in the north of West Lothian i.e. Linlithgow, Broxburn, Uphall, Winchburgh and Bathgate. In addition, the successful provider may be asked to accept priority referrals from elsewhere in West Lothian. Electronic call monitoring system as specified by the Council is a condition of the contract. In accordance with provisions 74 — 76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 for the award of contracts for social and other specific services, the Council is able to utilise the flexibility offered whilst complying with the EU Treaty principles of equal treatment and transparency. Care at Home services provide personalised care, including social and emotional support to enable people to continue or resume residing in their own home. The purpose of the service is to ensure quality of life for the individual, while enabling them to retain their independence. Successful delivery of the service involves putting the person at the centre of the decisions about the way they live and the support that they want to receive. This lot (330 service hours per week) will provide services to rural areas in the south of West Lothian i.e. Armadale and Blackridge, Whitburn and Blackburn, Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley. In addition, the successful provider may be asked to accept priority referrals from elsewhere in West Lothian. Electronic call monitoring system as specified by the Council is a condition of the contract. In accordance with provisions 74 — 76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 for the award of contracts for social and other specific services, the Council is able to utilize the flexibility offered whilst complying with the EU Treaty principles of equal treatment and transparency.