Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-09-12
Buyer: Swindon Borough Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 75200000 | 85100000: Health services | 85311100
Estimated value: 3894890 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-10-18

Technical requirements: In order to enable more people to live in their own homes and delay the escalation of care needs that present demand on adult social care, Swindon Borough Council is looking to re commission Carers Support in Swindon.
The purpose of this contract is to support Carers to enable them to continue to provide unpaid care to family, friends, and neighbours. This will allow people to remain within their own homes and continue to live independently.
The tender will be offered as One Lot. By providing a service for Carers aged 5 to end of caring role there is a reduced risk of Carers being unsupported at key transition stages. These are usually seen at key times when carers are transitioning across services:
All tender documents are available in the attachments section on the tender advert on the South West Portal available at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk Reference: DN297632.
Swindon Borough Council (SBC) and Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) face considerable challenges in continuing to improve the lives of people locally with an ageing population and limited financial resources. SBC and CCG's approach is to prioritise preventative work which concentrates on promoting independence and choice for individuals and to use the skills and capacity of the wider community and voluntary sectors to support people. Preventative services are prioritised around supporting vulnerable people, reducing inequalities and promoting health, wellbeing and independence.
To be eligible for support Carers should be SBC residents or caring for someone who lives in Swindon and will include the following groups:
The contract is for an initial five year term with the option to extend for a further two years (total potential contract term seven years), subject to contract performance, meeting KPIs and budget availability.
The contract will commence on 1.1.2018 and run to 31.12.2022 with the option to extend to 31.12.2024.
How will you deliver flexibility in your services and support to ensure they respond to carers needs in Swindon? 3 %.
Explain how you will support carers to improve or maintain their health and wellbeing, and build resilience to continue their caring role 8 %.
Young Adult Carers have been identified as a group of carers with very specific needs. What support will you offer to this group? 7 %.
Explain how you will plan and organise service user feedback to develop and support this service. How will you ensure that carer's voices are heard more clearly? 3 %.
Explain the key partnerships and organisations your service, will engage with, for example health service providers, to successfully deliver this contract and how a good working relationship with these organisations will enhance the experience of the service users targeted in this specification. How will you monitor and measure this? 8 %.
Explain how you will use volunteers in the delivery of this service, specifying roles and how you will recruit, maintain, train and support volunteers over the duration of the contract to meet demand? 7 %.
Explain how your organisation will demonstrate social value to support the Councils Priorities, and how you will monitor and measure this over the duration of the contract. 8 %


Award value: 3894890