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title: "NAC/5122 Support Service for Young and Adult Unpaid Carers in North Ayrshire"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000709050"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2022-10-14"
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# NAC/5122 Support Service for Young and Adult Unpaid Carers in North Ayrshire

Buyer: NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000709050

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## Summary

The North Ayrshire Council is planning a procurement process for a support service aimed at young and adult unpaid carers in North Ayrshire. The procurement title is "NAC/5122 Support Service for Young and Adult Unpaid Carers in North Ayrshire", and it falls under the services industry category. The tender is at the planning stage and is estimated to have a tender date of January 2023. The location of the procurement is in Irvine, UKM93. The North Ayrshire Council is the buying organisation.

This tender presents an opportunity for organisations specialising in support services for carers to participate. Businesses interested in providing information, emotional, practical, and financial support to carers, as well as services related to wellbeing improvement and training, would be well-suited to compete. The procurement method is a tender, and the contract value is £3,500,000 GBP. Interested parties should be prepared to engage with carers to design and deliver tailored services in accordance with the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016.

## Notice

North Ayrshire Council require a delivery partner(s) to assist North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (NAHSCP) to meet our duties under the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016. The provision will use communities and outreach models to extend reach and encourage carer identification, enabling carers to understand their rights and seek out essential information and support. The service is for all carers of school age and above. The provision will be delivered from Irvine through Three Towns and Garnock Valley to Largs and includes the Islands of Arran and Cumbrae. The provision requires but is not limited to: - Information, advice and signposting to services making greater use of local, natural and universal resources - Emotional support by way of one-one, group or peer support, and where required accessing counselling or bereavement services - Practical support to live a full life alongside caring - Access to and support to complete Adult Carer Support Plans and Young Carer Statements with support focused on improving wellbeing, social, leisure or self-care activities - Short breaks from caring - Access to financial advice and support - Awareness, learning and training - Involvement in the design and delivery of services for themselves and those they care for

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NAHSCP are seeking a dynamic and creative organisation(s) as a strategic partner(s) to help build and deliver key advice, information and support for young and adult unpaid carers in all North Ayrshire localities (Irvine & Kilwinning, Three Towns, Garnock Valley, North Coast and Millport, and the Island of Arran). The provision of information and support to unpaid carers is a legislative requirement for the Health & Social Care Partnership. The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 places statutory duties on the Local Authority & NHS Board. The Act gives carers new rights, promotes early information, involvement and prevention as pivotal to support, and seeks to improve the wellbeing of unpaid carers. The Local Authority, with support, will take steps to involve, inform and support carers to make caring more sustainable for those who are willing and able to do so. In the case of young carers (under 18 years or having reached 18 and still in further education), it is intended they are seen as children and young people first and foremost and are protected from undertaking caring responsibilities which are inappropriate. Young carers should have the same opportunities as their non-carer peers. This specification supports the spirit and ethos of the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016, Caring Together: North Ayrshire Health & Social Care Partnership Strategic Commissioning Plan 2022 - 30, and the ambitions ongoing under the review of Self-directed Support and the association under the Social Care (Self-Directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 and the Care and Support (Direct Payments) Regulations 2014, specifically in relation to carers. It also requires taking into consideration the National Care Service Bill and its regulations/ directives. We will seek to work with the successful organisation(s) to undertake any necessary design and reconfiguration of services required because of future legislation. A wide range of information and support services will be devised with carers to meet the needs of all carers from primary school age upwards through adulthood. The provision will be delivered predominantly by outreach in appropriate community settings. Support will also be by telephone, email, digital (teams/ zoom), social media, drop-in surgeries to host one-one meetings or by groups and will include, but is not limited to: - Information, advice and signposting to services making greater use of local, natural and universal resources - Emotional support by way of one-one, group or peer support, and where required accessing counselling or bereavement services - Practical support to live a full life alongside caring - Access to and support to complete Adult Carer Support Plans and Young Carer Statements with support focused on improving wellbeing, social, leisure or self-care activities - Short breaks from caring - Access to financial advice and support - Awareness, learning and training - Involvement in the design and delivery of services for themselves and those they care for

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT461705 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 30 Jan 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | IRVINE |
| Post town | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA12 8EE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |
| Local authority | North Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Irvine South |
| Westminster constituency | Central Ayrshire |
| Delivery location | TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute, TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2022 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT461705

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT461705&idx=1
  14th October 2022 - Supplier feedback form
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT461705
  NAC/5122 Support Service for Young and Adult Unpaid Carers in North Ayrshire - North Ayrshire Council require a delivery partner(s) to assist North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (NAHSCP) to meet our duties under the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016. The provision will use communities and outreach models to extend reach and encourage carer identification, enabling carers to understand their rights and seek out essential information and support. The service is for all carers of school age and above. The provision will be delivered from Irvine through Three Towns and Garnock Valley to Largs and includes the Islands of Arran and Cumbrae. The provision requires but is not limited to: - Information, advice and signposting to services making greater use of local, natural and universal resources - Emotional support by way of one-one, group or peer support, and where required accessing counselling or bereavement services - Practical support to live a full life alongside caring - Access to and support to complete Adult Carer Support Plans and Young Carer Statements with support focused on improving wellbeing, social, leisure or self-care activities - Short breaks from caring - Access to financial advice and support - Awareness, learning and training - Involvement in the design and delivery of services for themselves and those they care for

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=709050
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000709050

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