Buyer Name: North Ayrshire Council
Buyer Address: Cunninghame House, Friars Croft, Irvine, UKM93, KA12 8EE
Contact Email: murraythompson@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
Buyer Name: North Ayrshire Council
Buyer Address: Cunninghame House, Friars Croft, Irvine, UKM93, KA12 8EE
Contact Email: murraythompson@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
Buyer Name: South Ayrshire Council
Buyer Address: County Buildings, Wellington Square, Ayr, UKM94, KA7 1DR
Contact Email: procurement@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 3001230900
Buyer Name: East Ayrshire Council
Buyer Address: Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ, Kilmarnock, UKM93, KA3 7BU
Contact Email: procurement@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 1563576000
North Ayrshire Council (NAC) requires an appropriately qualified and experienced provider to provide an independent information and advice service in relation to Self Directed Support for North, South and East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnerships. The service will also support with the recruitment and retention of personal assistants. For the purposes of this procurement exercise, NAC will be the lead contracting authority, and both East Ayrshire Council and South Ayrshire Council will be named participants on the contract.
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External Link: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL535215
Link Title: Provision of a Self-Directed Support (SDS) Independent Information and Advice Service
Link Description: North Ayrshire Council (NAC) requires an appropriately qualified and experienced provider to provide an independent information and advice service in relation to Self Directed Support for North, South and East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnerships. The service will also support with the recruitment and retention of personal assistants. For the purposes of this procurement exercise, NAC will be the lead contracting authority, and both East Ayrshire Council and South Ayrshire Council will be named participants on the contract.
Lot Description: The provider will deliver a high quality, visible and accessible information and advice service to help people across the Ayrshire communities to express their views and make informed care choices regarding all four options of SDS. The provider will deliver a high quality, visible and accessible recruitment and employment service for adults, children and families across the communities of Ayrshire for those seeking to employ staff to deliver social care and support effectively and lawfully.
Lot 1 Status: complete
Lot 1 Has Options: No
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality
Document Title: Provision of a Self-Directed Support (SDS) Independent Information and Advice Service
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