AMCV 305 - Independent Living Service

Concepts

• independent living service
• health and social work
• shrewsbury
• care services
• availability of an independent living centre service
• 1.provision of a core independent
• independent living
• independent living worker
• facilitator service
• independent living centre

Location

Shropshire CC

Description

This is a contract award notice for an Independent Living Service in Shropshire. The contract will be for a period of 1 year with effect from 1st April 2022 with an option to extend for a maximum of a further 2 years.

Total Quantity or Scope

This is a contract award notice for an Independent Living Service in Shropshire Actions will include delivering appropriate health and care services, and key to this taking primary preventative action and support for those on waiting lists, which will involve those pre and post intervention. In addition, the Council’s Corporate Plan priorities include ‘Care for those in need at any age’ and ‘More people with a suitable home’ which means that people should be enabled to be as independent as they can be in a home suitable for their needs. The availability of an Independent Living Centre service will support these priorities through helping to increase the availability and use of aids and adaptations through promotion and signposting, as well as its core activity of undertaking occupational therapy assessments, or ‘consultations’, for adaptations and equipment. The successful bidder will help the Council to achieve these aims through the following elements: 1.Provision of a Core Independent Living Centre Service 2.Provision of an Independent Living Worker/Facilitator service to provide rapid and intensive support and practical assistance for people with complex ‘independent living’ needs Funding for this contract is capped at £293,500 per annum (Elements 1 and 2 aggregated) although up to an additional £30,000 per annum may be made available to expand Element 2 at the discretion of the Council.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

Due to urgency and operational requirements and to ensure continuity of service provision.

Other Information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=682257101 GO Reference: GO-2022412-PRO-19956679