Personal Care for a Young Person with Complex Disabilities

Concepts

• social work
• edinburgh
• complex disabilities
• the total weekly care requirement
• the full care plan
• the home care
• care
• young
• personal
• complex

Location

Edinburgh

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.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

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

Indicators

Other 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. 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. (SC Ref:760668)