D/deaf Services Framework Agreement

Concepts

• social work
• nottingham
• community and personal services
• provider framework
• british sign language related services
• d/deaf services framework agreement
• prevention and community services
• d/deaf people\r \r
• a single provider framework agreement.\r
• community-based prevention services

Location

Description

Nottinghamshire County Council ("the Council") is seeking a suitably experienced Provider to deliver services to D/deaf people, under a single Provider Framework Agreement.\r \r The Provider must have:\r - a minimum of two years' experience of working with people who are D/deaf\r - experience of employing and supervising D/deaf staff\r - experience of developing professional and collaborative relationships with a range of partner organisations in ways that have a positive impact on D/deaf people\r \r This Framework Agreement is established initially to meet the requirements of Nottinghamshire County Council but also enables the following 'Commissioners' to purchase services under it on a 'Call-Off' basis:\r • Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust,\r • Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust,\r • Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board, and;\r • Nottingham City Council\r \r The Framework Agreement will have a duration of four years.\r \r All services provided under this Framework Agreement will be commissioned to do some or all of the following:\r • Intervene at the earliest opportunity to support prevention by encouraging people to be more proactive about their health and wellbeing.\r • Increase independence and reduce or delay the need for care and support services, including navigation of prevention and community services and effective self-care.\r • Improve access to information to support self-care, independence and to promote health and well-being.\r • Work, including in partnership with other organisations, to address inequalities.\r • Use strengths-based approaches, drawing on the skills and assets across people and their communities, to create opportunity.\r • Activities that enable effective communication, including British Sign Language related services and interpreting\r \r In addition to establishing the Framework Agreement the Council will simultaneously enter into a Call-Off Contract under the Framework Agreement for 'Community-Based Prevention Services for D/deaf People'.\r \r Bids will only be considered for the Framework Agreement and the Call-Off Contract for 'Community-Based Prevention Services for D/deaf People'\r \r Further Call-Off Contracts may be entered into with the Provider during the term of the Framework Agreement with any of the Commissioners listed above.\r \r Please note, this is a competitive procurement conducted in accordance with the Light Touch regime of Regulations 74-77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.