Health and social work services

Tender description

Scottish Borders Health and Social Care Partnership's Learning Disability Service (LDS) intends to develop a local Shared Lives scheme as part of their commitment to offering a variety of accommodation and support arrangements to the people they support as per the LDS Strategic Commissioning Plan (2016-19). Shared Lives is a model of care and support that provides innovative, small family-based support to adults with a variety of support needs. The provider must ensure they are capable and confident of providing the full range of services detailed in the specification. The service required is the provision of a Shared Lives Scheme eligible for adults aged 16 + to end of life. The specification will describe the Shared Lives Scheme, the service to be provided, how the service will be delivered, monitoring arrangements, service level outcomes, key performance indicators and the role of the Council in generating referrals and supporting the delivery of outcomes. The provider will not itself directly provide the care, support and accommodation to supported persons. The provider will recruit and approve Shared Lives Carers on a self-employed basis and will manage and ensure the proper delivery of a high quality service by the appointed shared lives carers. The responsibilities of the provider will include the appointment of a service manager and suitable coordinators and administration support. The Council is seeking innovative approaches from the provider in the delivery and promotion of the service and the specification describes the minimum standards of quality required. The provider will either have experience of delivering a Shared Lives Scheme or relevant experience that will enable them to develop a comprehensive plan to develop a Shared Lives Scheme. The plan should demonstrate an understanding of the Shared Lives model and identify potential risks and challenges in the set up and delivery phases.