Minority Ethnic Carer Support

Concepts

• social work
• edinburgh
• edinburgh health and social care partnership
• ehscp
• established support
• peer support
• carers knowledge of their rights
• carers
• ethnic families
• complex support

Location

Description

The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) would like to test the marketplace to determine if there is real capability to provide an established support, information, peer support, advice and representation service for minority ethnic families with children and young people who have a disability and who live within the City of Edinburgh boundaries.

Total Quantity or Scope

Service Description The objectives of the service are: To assist carers to develop the confidence to ask for help and self-advocate. To give carers knowledge of their rights as carers, the rights of the cared for-person and the services that exist to support them. To support and improve carers’ access to the services, equipment and resources needed to support them in their caring role. To connect carers with each other, with other services/resources and into their local communities, to reduce isolation and improve their wellbeing. The service is to be delivered by a provider with an established, measurable, track record of delivering complex support in this specialist field, and able to demonstrate significant knowledge and experience in providing carer support services to those from groups with protected characteristics. Additional information: The purpose of this Prior Information Notice is to test the market capacity and level of expertise and capability available to deliver this service. Please refer to the PIN document for further information.

CPV Codes

• 85300000 - Social work and related services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Please refer to the uploaded document for additional information on the service requirement. Notes of interest should be made no later than 4th August 2023. Following review of this document, should you decide that this opportunity is not suitable for your organisation, please remove your note of interest from the Public Contracts Scotland portal with a suitable explanation. 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=739513. (SC Ref:739513)