Talking Tender Glasgow City Health Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP)

 Glasgow City Council’s (GCC) statutory duty to assess care needs and establish eligibility for social care services, the Social Care (Self Directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 placed duties on Local Authorities to provide 4 Options for arranging social care support and making them available to eligible individuals:

The Flexible Purchasing Framework for social care supports will be the mechanism through which the council discharges its duties for SDS Options 2, 3, and aspects of option 4.

The Contract will deliver support to people :

• Children and Families – this only includes children with disabilities
• Mental Health – this is inclusive of people under sixty five [65] years old with mental health and/or related conditions including Huntington’s
• Physical and Learning Disabilities – this is inclusive of people under sixty five [65] years old with autistic spectrum disorders and/or a learning disability and/or a physical disability
• Older People – this is inclusive of people over sixty five [65] years old and under sixty five [65] with early onset dementia

Services could include :

• 1. Care and Support Services
• 2. Day Opportunities/Employability Supports
• 3. Short Breaks including Respite Services
• 4. Any additional supports offered by Bidders

Bidders will also be able to and are encouraged to deliver Technology Enabled Care support options.

The current framework for social care supports ends in January. In addition, GCHSCP concluded a review of the access to social work services in 2024 to ensure our approach is fair and equitable for those eligible for services. The GCHSCP eligibility criteria will focus on those with substantial and critical need. Further information on access to social care can be found here: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/socialcare

Agenda:

• 10:30am SDP Housekeeping and introductions
• 10:40am Angela Dowdalls, Principal Officer GCHSCP Commissioning Team - overview of framework structure
• 11am Finance Manager overview of finance/payment arrangements
• 11:20am Denise Williamson Senior Officer - Get Tender Ready, commercial evaluation 
• 11:40am Health and Safety presentation including selection requirements
• 12pm Live Q&A

How to prepare for this event 

You can attend the webinar from the comfort of your own desk – the joining instructions and Cisco WebEx link are contained within the confirmation email received at time of booking, and also within the reminder emails. To prepare, you can access SDP’s top tips on how to join a webinar, or alternatively please email info@sdpscotland.co.uk if you have any further questions about the joining process.

Please feel free to join the webinar before the start time.