DN509889 Service for Carers

Tender description

A contract 9P3F-GK2DQP is in place until 30-09-2020 and therefore 'out-of-contract'. A direct award to the following providers for a 9 month period on the same terms and conditions is required: Lot 1 – Adult Carers Service (18+) – Local Solutions Lot 2 – Young Carers Service (up to and including 25 years of age) – Barnardo’s Lot 3 - Carers Advocacy Service – The Brain Charity Lot 4 – Carers Health and Wellbeing Service- Local Solutions. The investment will be made from within existing Adult Social Care resources. These services aim to achieve numerous strategic benefits: • Support the Council to fulfil its statutory duties in respect of carers’ under the Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014 • Underpin a comprehensive assessment and support planning care pathway for all carers • Embed a whole family approach to assessment • Provide support for carer’s that promotes health and well-being and prevents or delays need for care and support • Provide information and advice for all carers • Promote diversity and quality in provision of carer’s services Furthermore, evidence demonstrates that increasing support for carers can not only improve outcomes for them but also recipients of care through a reduction in unplanned admissions, readmissions and delayed discharges in hospital settings and reduced unwanted residential care admissions and lengths of stays. Spending Freeze Panel and Cabinet has approved funding via report ASC/12/20.