In-Work Support Service - Therapist Framework

Contract details

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ID:

38090

OCID:

ocds-kuma6s-035834

Contract type:

Services

Procedure type:

Open

Contract award notice ref:

DEC113810

Internal ref:

itt_50520

Contact catergory:

C - Local contract let on behalf of one buyer

Buyer:

RCS

Primary CPV code:

85142100

Additional CPV code(s):

85170000; 85312300; 85312320; 85312500; 98330000

Is framework:

No

Carbon reduction plan:

Options:

Description:

RCS are currently inviting tenders from therapy providers to join a Multi Supplier Framework to deliver therapy services across Denbighshire, Conwy, Gwynedd and Anglesey. The framework will be used solely by RCS in the delivery of the In-work support project which is funded through European Social Funding. The project delivered by RCS is profiled to see 2532 individuals over a 3 year period with a maximum overall contract value of 759,600GBP. Once on the framework the suppliers will be used on an ‘as and when needed’ basis to deliver services to our clients. Case Coordinators will use their knowledge of suppliers’ specialisms, geographical considerations and the client to identify what they feel as the best ‘match’ options in identifying a suitable supplier. The client will be able to make an informed decision from the options they have been given. This process is described more particularly in the Framework Agreement, but providers should be aware that the choice of service users as to which provider to use will be weighted heavily given that this is such an important service to them. Background The Fit for Work Service (FFWS) was proposed following Dame Carol Black’s 2008 review of the health of Britain’s working age population. The service was to offer support for people in the early stages of sickness absence, particularly for employers working in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Dame Carol’s proposal was for a case-managed, multi-disciplinary and holistic early intervention service, providing tailored support for people in the early stages of sickness absence. This support might include advice about housing or debt management, or might address specific clinical needs through a range of therapies including physiotherapy and counselling. In 2010, RCS led a bid with its partners Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and Public Health Wales to be included in a national programme of piloting the FFWS. The programme was sponsored jointly by the Department of Health and the Department for Work and Pensions as part of the Government’s Health, Work and Wellbeing programme. Eleven pilot sites in the UK were established to test whether the Fit for Work approach would help to facilitate an early return to work for employees in the early stages of sickness absence. In the second year, seven of the original eleven pilot sites were invited to participate in the continuation of the pilot until March 2013. Rhyl was included as one of these seven sites. In 2013, RCS secured continuation funding for Fit for Work North Wales from the European Social Fund through WEFO. The project delivery ran until March 2015. In late 2014 the UK Government launched a national advice and assessment service called Fit for Work, aimed at employees of small to medium businesses who are off sick or expected to be off sick for 4 weeks. GPs and employers can refer into the service and employees can access occupational health professional advice and assessments around issues preventing them from returning to work. The Department for Health & Social Services applied for European Social Funds to deliver a project in north Wales EU ‘Convergence’ area. The project would be able to receive clients signposted from Fit for Work who have been assessed to require therapeutic, work-focused interventions to help them return to work. RCS is a proposed joint beneficiary who will deliver the project. RCS works on the idea that our partners can deliver more if they combine and align their efforts behind shared priorities, and are given more freedom to try out new ideas and to tailor services in response to local need. This project encourages innovation and fresh new approaches. RCS bring a strong delivery record over the last four years of Fit for Work and seek to continue to build on this with the new project. The project is aimed at supporting employees with mild to moderate work limiting health conditions, who are off sick, to return to work and retaining

Purchasing team:

N/a

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Contract dates

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Date awarded:

24 November 2015

Start date:

-

End date:

-

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Contract extensions

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Max extension options available:

0 (months)

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Additional information

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Additional information:

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Contact details

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Contract name:

Joanne Bartlett-Jones

Contract email:

joanne.bartlett-jones@rcs-wales.co.uk

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