Description of the contract
Background
The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 states that Direct Payments are an essential tool for Local Authorities in meeting the Welsh Government’s strategic aim of supporting eligible individuals and carers to achieve their wellbeing outcomes.
Direct Payments can be used for meeting the assessed care and support needs of an individual. They can be used for the direct employment of a personal assistant (PA) or for the provision of care through a domiciliary care agency.
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Purpose of Service
The Support Service will provide responsive advice, information and support, both to individuals considering a Direct Payment and to those already in receipt of one. The provider will also play a key role in developing elements of our Direct Payment Support Service to enable us to significantly increase the number of Wrexham citizens choosing a Direct Payment to meet their assessed social care needs, including active promotion of direct payments. The provider will not, under the contract, provide Payroll or Pensions services; a Framework will be in place to deliver this.
The Provider will deliver the following functions:
• Information, Advice & Guidance
• Support to explore potential solutions to meeting need
• Enable Direct Payments recipients to become an employer
• Enable Direct Payments recipients to contract with a chosen registered support
provider
• Support to meet general scheme responsibilities
The service will be commissioned for three years (2019-2022) initially and will commence on 1 April 2019. There will be an option to extend the service for up to two years in yearly increments.
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