Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle for the provision of supported living services for adults with learning disability, mental health and autism

The Authority sought suppliers who can support people with low level needs with aspects of their

daily living. The people have a diagnosis of a learning disability and or, mental health and or autism. This may include people who are receiving S117 aftercare support. People in LOT 1 will require support with the following tasks which may include and not limited to:

• Claiming benefits, income maximisation and budgeting,
• Prompting or managing and maintaining personal hygiene,
• Maintaining home environment,
• Enabling social inclusion and community integration,
• Maintaining adequate nutrition, meal planning and/or meal preparation,
• Medication compliance (prompting or administration),
• Managing and maintaining tenancy,
• Support to access gainful daytime such as employment, training or leisure activities,
• Develop capabilities and skills to progress to independent living

The Authority sought suppliers who can support who have a diagnosis of a learning disability and or mental health condition and or autism. People may have additional conditions which may need specialist support. The specialisms will include challenging behaviour, acquired brain injury, complex epilepsy, Prader Willi syndrome, Korsakoff syndrome, substance misuse and dual diagnosis. People in LOT 2 may have multiple and interacting mental health conditions e.g. personality disorder. Some people may be actively using substances, may have chaotic lifestyles and presentations, may have experienced domestic abuse and other types of abuse which results in a history of trauma and are at risk of relapse. This may include people who are receiving S117 aftercare support.

Providers will be required support people with all the tasks outlined for Lot 1 with the addition of:

• Regular supervision throughout the day,
• Behaviour management eg psychologist implemented behavioural, drug and alcohol safety plan,
• Support with eating, feeding, personal care, continence care,
• Medication administration,
• Develop skills to become independent or more independent with activities,
• Supported recovery setting to achieve their aspirations by building upon their strengths, skills and

knowledge,

• Intense support to achieve personal recovery, an appropriate, assertive support response is needed to ensure prevention of escalation and support progression.

The Authority sought suppliers who can support people with a diagnosis of a learning disability,

mental health condition and/or autism. People in LOT 3 have very complex needs and require individually bespoke support with accommodation. This includes Transforming Care Partnership (TCP) who have very complex needs who require individually bespoke support with accommodation. People may be discharged from having ben assessed in hospital and treated in hospital or secure units for a long time with complex behaviour needs, who have had care packages breakdown multiple times, are jointly funded with health, have a history of offending or high-risk behaviour. Providers will be required to support people with all the tasks outlined for Lot 2 with the addition of:

• 1-2-1 or more support or supervision on a 24-hour basis.
• Behaviour management on a daily basis.
• Highly coordinated and regular review support planning to manage their lives in the short and long term.
• Successfully managing transitions from assessment and transitions units into the community.