Health and social work services

Tender description

Derbyshire County Council are inviting tenders from organisations experienced in the provision of community based housing related support services to people aged 55 and over. The duration of the service contracts will be for two (2) years from 1.11.2019, with the option to extend for up to two (2) further periods of twelve (12) months each, subject to satisfactory performance, appropriate approvals, outcomes, funding availability, price, value for money and need for the service. The provision is currently known as the older people’s floating support service, and is now known as independent living service. There is a limited allocation of funding for this service, totalling 400 000 GBP per annum, allocated to each of the lots as detailed below: Lot Area Budget Allocation 1) Derbyshire Dales 130 000 GBP 2) Erewash130 000 GBP 3) North East Derbyshire 140 000 GBP Derbyshire County Council are inviting tenders from organisations experienced in the provision of community based housing related support services to people aged 55 and over. The provision is currently known as the older people’s floating support service. The existing service is delivered across Derbyshire and currently supports 3 800 people across 8 areas. The service also provides an out of hours and Falls Recovery Service (FRS) response utilising the same staff, the latter attended over 3 800 incidents in 2018. Funding for the FRS element (currently 34 GBP per call-out but this figure is reviewed annually) is additional to the housing related support service budget (see specification for more detail). We intend to re-procure the service in 2019 with a more outcomes focused approach and rebranded as the Independent Living Service (ILS). We also wish to engage with providers on the delivery of the service. The service will provide low level housing related support to enable vulnerable people to develop the skills needed to gain and maintain a tenancy, and live independently in the community. Derbyshire County Council are inviting tenders from organisations experienced in the provision of community based housing related support services to people aged 55 and over. The provision is currently known as the older people’s floating support service. The existing service is delivered across Derbyshire and currently supports 3 800 people across 8 areas. The service also provides an out of hours and Falls Recovery Service (FRS) response utilising the same staff, the latter attended over 3 800 incidents in 2018. Funding for the FRS element (currently 34 GBP per call-out but this figure is reviewed annually) is additional to the housing related support service budget (see specification for more detail). We intend to re-procure the service in 2019 with a more outcomes focused approach and rebranded as the Independent Living Service (ILS). We also wish to engage with providers on the delivery of the service. The service will provide low level housing related support to enable vulnerable people to develop the skills needed to gain and maintain a tenancy, and live independently in the community. Derbyshire County Council are inviting tenders from organisations experienced in the provision of community based housing related support services to people aged 55 and over. The provision is currently known as the older people’s floating support service. The existing service is delivered across Derbyshire and currently supports 3 800 people across 8 areas. The service also provides an out of hours and Falls Recovery Service (FRS) response utilising the same staff, the latter attended over 3 800 incidents in 2018. Funding for the FRS element (currently 34 GBP per call-out but this figure is reviewed annually) is additional to the housing related support service budget (see specification for more detail). We intend to re-procure the service in 2019 with a more outcomes focused approach and rebranded as the Independent Living Service (ILS). We also wish to engage with providers on the delivery of the service. The service will provide low level housing related support to enable vulnerable people to develop the skills needed to gain and maintain a tenancy, and live independently in the community.