All Age Carer Wellbeing and Support Service

Tender description

Warwickshire County Council (the Council) has commissioned an all age carers wellbeing and support service. The service will provide an All Age Carer Wellbeing and Support Service for all carers, irrespective of age, to access the level of support needed in a timely and efficient manner. The service will focus on empowering carers to enable them to balance their caring role with a life outside of caring, whilst maintaining and promoting their health and wellbeing. This service is required to provide support in line with the Care Act 2014 and the Children's and Families Act 2014. The Service will comprise of 3 elements of support which has been divided into separate Lots, providers can bid for one or more of the following Lots: Lot 1 - Universal Service - single point of contact, information and advice, facilitated self-support, community and general support, peer support, groups and activities. Targeted Support which will include 2 Lots Lot 2 - Adult Carers wellbeing support - Statutory assessment, support planning, contingency planning, replacement care, emotional support, referral to partner agencies, review, group activities. Lot 3 - Young Carer wellbeing support - assessment, support planning, contingency planning, replacement care, emotional support, referral to partner agencies, review, group and activities. Lot 1: Lot 1 - Universal Service An open procedure to commission Lot 1 - Universal Service - single point of contact, information and advice, facilitated self-support, community and general support, peer support, groups and activities. During the course of the contract period the range and scope of these services may be subject to modification and variation to meet the changing needs and requirements of the Council, potential changes in legislation and the changing demands placed on the Council by its customers. Additional information: The initial contract term will be for 5 years however the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 60 months (60 being the maximum available extension period) at the discretion of the Council based on the contract performance of the successful applicant. Lot 2: Lot 2 - Adult Carers wellbeing support - Statutory assessment, support planning, contingency planning, replacement care, emotional support, referral to partner agencies, review, group activities. An open procurement to commission Lot 2 - Adult Carers wellbeing support - Statutory assessment, support planning, contingency planning, replacement care, emotional support, referral to partner agencies, review, group activities. Additional information: The initial contract term will be for 5 years however the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 60 months (60 being the maximum available extension period) at the discretion of the Council based on the contract performance of the successful applicant. During the course of the contract period the range and scope of these services may be subject to modification and variation to meet the changing needs and requirements of the Council, potential changes in legislation and the changing demands placed on the Council by its customers. Lot 3: Lot 3 - Young Carer wellbeing support An open procedure to commission Lot 3 - Young Carer wellbeing support - assessment, support planning, contingency planning, replacement care, emotional support, referral to partner agencies, review, group and activities. Additional information: The initial contract term will be for 5 years however the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 60 months (60 being the maximum available extension period) at the discretion of the Council based on the contract performance of the successful applicant. During the course of the contract period the range and scope of these services may be subject to modification and variation to meet the changing needs and requirements of the Council, potential changes in legislation and the changing demands placed on the Council by its customers.