Services for Carers

Tender description

The aim is to procure a range of services for carers that support Liverpool City Council to fulfil its statutory duties in respect of carers’ under the Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014 by ensuring they are identified as early as possible and are able to access: · information advice and support, · a carers assessment and support plan, · a range of personalised support and services. There will be 4 Lots in the procurement process as follows: Lot 1 – Adult Carers Service (18+) (Appendix One): Community based service that will ensure adult carers of other adults in Liverpool are identified and can receive a carer’s assessment under the statutory duty of the Council. The service will also ensure that adult carers who have been assessed have a support plan which is reviewed on at least an annual basis. In addition, the service will provide tailored information and advice to adult carers and support to access a range of support and services to meet identified needs. The service will operate on a city wide basis. Lot 2 – Young Carers Service (up to and including 25 years of age) (Appendix Two): Community based service that will ensure young carers and young adult carers in Liverpool are identified and can receive a carer’s assessment under the statutory duty of the Council. The service will also ensure that young carers and young adult carers who have been assessed have a support plan which is reviewed on at least an annual basis. In addition, the service will provide tailored information and advice to young carers and young adult carers aged 0-25 and support to access a range of support and services to meet identified needs. The service will operate on a city wide basis. Lot 3 - Carers Advocacy Service (Appendix Three): Free, independent, professional advocacy service for adult carers. The service will operate on a city wide basis. Lot 4 – Carers Health and Wellbeing Service (Appendix Four): The Contractor will deliver a city wide community based programme of activities that will ensure a range of support is available to carers in Liverpool that reduces the negative impact of caring on them and that promotes their health and wellbeing. This will include working collaboratively with other businesses, service providers and organisations