CP1426-17 Carers Support Services

Update 09/08/2017 - The Tender Opportunity has been published.
Devon County Council is tendering for an Adult Carers Service and a Young Carers Service to support the delivery of the requirements of the Care Act, focusing on promoting the independence and resilience of people caring for someone in Devon.
The Delivery of the Carers Services will be across the Administrative Boundary of Devon County Council.
This Contract is split into two Lots.
Lot 1 Caring Well in Devon (Adult Carers)
Lot 2 Young Carers
The Service Specifications focuses on the following:
1) Main support services for unpaid adult carers.
2) Main support services for Young Carers
3) Some services for parent carers
We are seeking to commission a Service Provider or collaboration of Service Providers for each Lot who will work in partnership with the Commissioners and others to work towards achieving our ambitions.
***Bidders are invited to a launch event for this opportunity to familiarise bidders with the tender documentation and process on the 24.08.2017 in Exeter Devon. Interested bidders should email carersstrategy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk this email address must only be used to arrange attendance at this event. ***
___________________________________________________________________ Update 09/08/2017 – Please see attached an updated list of Bidders who have indicated that they may be interested in any of the following: Looking for Sub Contractor / Consortium member, or Looking to be a Sub Contractor or consortium member. ___________________________________________________________________ Update 12/07/2017 – Please see attached an updated list of Bidders who have indicated that they may be interested in any of the following: Looking for Sub Contractor / Consortium member, or Looking to be a Sub Contractor or consortium member. ___________________________________________________________________ Update 04/07/2017 – Please see attached an updated indicative timetable for this tender process. The anticipated tender launch date is now 31/07/2017 ___________________________________________________________________ Update 29/06/2017 – Please see attached an updated list of Bidders who have indicated that they may be interested in any of the following: Looking for Sub Contractor / Consortium member, or Looking to be a Sub Contractor or consortium member. Please also see attached the slides, attachments and question and answers from the Adult Carers Market Warming Event held on 15th June 2017 ___________________________________________________________________ Update 14/06/2017 – Please see attached an updated list of Bidders who have indicated that they may be interested in any of the following: Looking for Sub Contractor / Consortium member, or Looking to be a Sub Contractor or consortium member. ___________________________________________________________________ Update 25/05/2017 – Devon County Council and its NHS partners wish to invite organisations, who may be interested in bidding to supply carer support services, to an event to be held in Exeter on 15th June from 09.30 – 12.00 pm. Please Note: this bidder event is only in relation to the Caring Well in Devon (Adults) specification. A presentation on will be given on this Specification following consultation on the first draft (the first draft was shared at an event on 1st March). The Commissioners are interested in hearing potential Provider’s questions and views which may influence the final Invitation to Tender. It will also give you an opportunity to ask questions of the Commissioners of this service. To book your place at this event please email the following address with your name and organisation:carersstrategy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk ___________________________________________________________________ Update 15/05/2017 – Please see attached an updated list of Bidders who have indicated that they may be interested in any of the following: Looking for Sub Contractor / Consortium member, or Looking to be a Sub Contractor or consortium member. ___________________________________________________________________ Update 03/54/2017 – Please see attached an updated list of Bidders who have indicated that they may be interested in any of the following: Looking for Sub Contractor / Consortium member, or Looking to be a Sub Contractor or consortium member. ___________________________________________________________________ Update 19/04/2017 – Please see attached an updated list of Bidders who have indicated that they may be interested in any of the following: Looking for Sub Contractor / Consortium member, or Looking to be a Sub Contractor or consortium member. ________________________________________________________________________ Update 05/04/2017 – Please see attached an updated list of Bidders who have indicated that they may be interested in any of the following: Looking for Sub Contractor / Consortium member, or Looking to be a Sub Contractor or consortium member. ________________________________________________________________ Update 22/03/2017 - Devon County Council hosted a market warming event on 1st March 2017. The slides and questions and answers from this event have been uploaded to the attachment section below. Please also see attached a list of Bidders who have indicated that they may be interested in any of the following: Looking for Sub Contractor / Consortium member, or Looking to be a Sub Contractor or consortium member. ________________________________________________________________ Devon County Council and its NHS partners wish to invite organisations, who may be interested in bidding to supply carer support services, to an event to be held in Exeter on 1st March from 09.00 – 1.00 pm. The commissioners are preparing to re-tender the main support services for unpaid adult carers, young carers and some services for parent carers. The services currently provide support to about 20,000 carers in Devon, but the latest census suggests that there are around 84,000 carers living in the county. A Market Warming event has been arranged for 01/03/17. The event will enable you to find out more about the service and the direction of travel. It will also give you an opportunity to ask questions of the Commissioners of carers services. To book your place at this event please email the following address with your name and organisation:carersstrategy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk The draft specifications for this service are currently out to consultation, copies of these draft specifications are accessible via the following website. http://healthwatchdevon.co.uk/carers-spec-consultation/ Please Note: These specifications are currently draft, and Devon County Council reserves the right to amend elements of the specification before the tender opportunity is published.