Provision of Services as part of the Medway Voluntary Community Sector Better Together Consortium

Concepts

• provision of services
• medway voluntary community sector better together consortium
• medway council
• health and social work
• chatham
• young carers support service
• medway
• adult and young carers support services
• medway council wish
• information service

Location

Description

Medway Council wish to procure a new Medway VCS Better Together Consortium service. The contract forms a collaborative working partnership to support and improve life outcomes for Medway residents and a resilient Voluntary Community Sector within Medway. The services are divided into 4 Lots - Lot 1 Infrastructure to support the VCS Organisations in Medway, to support a resilient and thriving VCS. Lot 2 Local Healthwatch Medway, to support the provision of an independent patient voice. Lot 3 Adult and Young Carers Support Services, that supports: -Information, Guidance and Advice for Carers. - A Young Carers support service, that ensures young carers are not undertaking inappropriate caring roles. - Carers Support Payments, which enable both adults and young carers to take respite or to reach their life goals and to live independent healthy lives and avoid a crisis. Lot 4 Children and Adults Visually Impaired (VI) Support and Information Service, which will maintain the VI Registers and supports independent living, rehabilitation, and prevention of age-related eye conditions. The Medway VCS Better Together Consortium key objectives are: - One set of mutually agreed Key Performance Indicators. - A single point of contact to address relevant issues, risks and opportunities. - Strategic outcomes achieved by effective collaborative working relationships. - Maximum use of community resource. - The creation of a mutually agreed collaborative Action Plan.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

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