2024 - Aberdeen City - Adult and Young Carers

A Prior Information Notice (Social)
by ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
5 year
Value
£6M
Sector
HEALTH
Published
04 Oct 2024
Delivery
To 15 Nov 2029 (est.)
Deadline
15 Nov 2024 12:00

Concepts

Location

Aberdeen City

Geochart for 2 buyers and 0 suppliers

2 buyers

Description

Aberdeen City Council requires support services for both Adult and Young Carers who are resident in Aberdeen City. The overall aim of the services is to support people and enhance the experience of those who identify as a Carer. Ensuring that they have access to relevant information and that they feel respected, listened to, valued and involved. In doing all of this, the carer will feel able to plan, maintain and sustain their caring role and to live a life alongside caring. The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016, which came into effect on the 1st of April 2018 gives all carers new rights, under one piece of legislation. Fundamental to the delivery of the Carers Services is that the service is provided in line with the legislation laid down within the act as well as working alongside Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership and relevant partners. The contracts will commence on 1 April 2025 and will operate for five years until 31 March 2030 plus the option for a two year extension. The maximum funding for Year 1 of the contract will be: Adult Carers Service - GBP721000 Young Carers Service - GBP206000 Funding for future years will be subject to any agreed sectoral uplifts.

Lot Division

1 Adult Carers Service
  • Value: £5M

Aberdeen City Council requires a support services for Adult Carers who are resident in Aberdeen City. The overall aim of the services is to support people and enhance the experience of those who identify as a Carer. Ensuring that they have access to relevant information and that they feel respected, listened to, valued and involved. In doing all of this, the carer will feel able to plan, maintain and sustain their caring role and to live a life alongside caring. … The Adult Carers Service will work innovatively to co design services, within the eligibility criteria, which enable the early identification of carers; ensure accessibility to services and information; signpost opportunities to Carers; provide the necessary support to achieve individual carer outcomes and support carers to be involved in hearing their voice. The joint outcomes for the Adult and Young Carers services are as follows: -People in caring roles are supported to identify as carers at the earliest opportunity with equitable access to information and services. -Using a whole family approach, carers are respected, listened to and involved in their assessment, service planning, and reviews. -Carers are supported and empowered to develop and maintain their resilience to support and maintain their caring role. Carers are supported in their transition journeys. -Carers maintain a sense of self and are connected with their peers and communities, supporting a life alongside caring. -Services work collaboratively and innovatively across the wider system to ensure appropriate opportunities are available for Carers. -Services are adaptable and responsive to Carer Outcomes and data analysis, ensuring appropriate service levels.
2 Young Carers Service
  • Value: £1M

Aberdeen City Council requires a support service for Young Carers who are resident in Aberdeen City. The overall aim of the services is to support people and enhance the experience of those who identify as a Carer. Ensuring that they have access to relevant information and that they feel respected, listened to, valued and involved. In doing all of this, the carer will feel able to plan, maintain and sustain their caring role and to live a life alongside caring. … The Young Carers Service will provide support children and young people who are carers and their families. The service will support Young Carers aged 5-18 who are: 1. in education/Home Education 2. otherwise vulnerable and in need of targeted intervention; or 3. at risk of meeting the threshold for social work assessment and intervention The support provided to Children and Young People will be reliant on the Young Carers Statement both as a means of referral and an action plan from which outcomes can be assessed. Young carers supported by the service will have access to tailored information and advice. They will also be supported through targeted individual or group activities which not only focus on them but also take a ‘whole family’ approach working with other agencies, including Health Visitors, School Nurses, Schools, NESCOL, Universities, Targeted Family Support and Fit Like Family Wellbeing as well as services working directly with the cared-for person. There is an interdependency between services and providers will be expected to work collaboratively to support for those transitioning from Young Carers to Adult Carers services ensuring they have support from whole system.

CPV Codes

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

Other Information

1.The Council shall obtain a Creditsafe credit check and will score bidders accordingly: 71 - 100 Very Low Risk – Accept 51 - 70 Low Risk - Accept 30 - 50 Moderate Risk – subject to further discussion internally with the option to reject. 21-29 High Risk – subject to further discussion internally with the option to reject. 1-20 Very High Risk – Reject. *The following applies if no credit check can be undertaken: 2. Please state current turnover (if contract value is over 50% of reported turnover, further discussion will be had internally with the option to reject). 3. If you are under no obligation to publish accounts on Companies House and/or do not have a comprehensive credit rating then provide audited financial accounts for the previous two years. Both quick and current ratios should be a minimum of 1:1.5 for the two successive years. Bidders whose ratios do not meet the minimum criteria will be rejected. Bidders who can provide audited accounts but chose not to do so shall be rejected. 4. Bidders who have been trading for less than one year and cannot provide audited accounts must submit the cash flow for the current year and a letter from the bank outlining the current cash and credit position for the current year and subsequent year. This will be subject to internal discussion with the option to reject. 5. If bidder still does not meet the financial criteria for consideration but has a parent company that does, the firm may still be eligible for consideration where their submission is supported by a parent company guarantee. Insurance It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer’s Liability Insurance = GBP10m Public Liability Insurance = GBP5m The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 27656 . For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 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: Specific Community Benefits for this project are as follows: - Fair Work First - Innovation and Case Studies - Carbon Reduction Full details are provided in the Tender Overview on PCST (SC Ref:779669)

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