Personal Care for a Young Person with Complex Disabilities

Concepts

• social work
• edinburgh
• city of edinburgh council
• home provider
• personal care
• home care
• total weekly care requirement
• suitably qualified care
• young person
• full care plan

Location

Description

The City of Edinburgh Council are urgently seeking a suitably qualified Care at Home Provider to provide the management of/ and supply of high-quality carers (preferably female) to support the home care for a 13-year-old girl (M) who has a diagnosis of Dravet’s Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy and requires support with all aspects of her life. M also has a severe visual impairment and is gastrostomy fed.

Total Quantity or Scope

The City of Edinburgh Council are urgently seeking a suitably qualified Care at Home Provider to provide the management of/ and supply of high-quality carers (preferably female) to support the home care for a 13-year-old girl (M) who has a diagnosis of Dravet’s Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy and requires support with all aspects of her life. M also has a severe visual impairment and is gastrostomy fed. More details are contained within the attached PIN document. The total weekly care requirement is estimated to be in the region of 44 hours average per week based on the pattern set out in the table in the attached document with an additional 130 hours to be used flexibly per annum during the school holidays. This table shows the pattern and staffing required during term time. Staffing ratio 2 to 1 is required. The Council would be interested to hear from Providers who could deliver parts of the service, or work with other Providers to propose solutions to the full care plan. Additional information: A Providers Event will be held in October or November online to give providers the opportunity to meet with key Council staff to discuss the requirement. Please see attached PIN notice document for details, and email john.youngs@edinburgh.gov.uk to register your interest.

CPV Codes

• 85310000 - Social work services
• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Attached to this notice are a Draft Specification and Terms and conditions for working with the City of Edinburgh Council. Potential suppliers should register their interest in PIN Notice, and download all attached documentation. If a supplier believes they can fulfil part or all of the specification, they should complete the SPD linked with this PIN Call for Competition and submit a written proposal (no more than 2 sheets of a4) detailing how they are proposing to support or deliver the specification. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=708330. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... (SC Ref:708330) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=708330