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Tender Details
- Country: United Kingdom
- Summary: Young Carers Service
- GBT Ref No: 61310656
- Deadline: 24 Dec 2021
- Competition: ICB
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: -
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: DN587739
- Purchaser's Detail :
- Description :
- Young Carers Service
Kent County Council (KCC) is looking for an organisation or a consortium of organisations to deliver a countywide Young Carers Service. This includes a recurring statutory requirement for KCC, as defined under Section 96 of the Children and Families Act 2014, to ensure young carers and their families are identified and their needs for support are assessed. The aim will be to provide a dedicated service that will: Increase the identification and assessment of young carers in Kent.Provide young carers some respite from their caring responsibilities.Help reduce the risk of their situation escalating.Improve the quality of young carers- lives. Raising of awareness will include training the wider workforce (schools, agencies and professionals that are in contact with young carers) in how to identify and assess young carers. Direct and ongoing support for young carers and their families will include developing, monitoring, and reviewing action plans for young carers, and advocating on behalf of young carers and/or their families, when appropriate. It is KCC's intention to award the contract for up to three years, to begin in May 2022. The estimated financial envelope for the Young Carers Service is £325,500 annually. A set of soft market engagement questions and an opportunity to comment on the proposals at an engagement event, held on a one-to-one basis, will be available to those who express an interest via the Kent Business Portal. Kent County Council i... - Documents :
Purchaser : KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
Invicta HouseMaidstoneKentME14 1XXUnited Kingdom
Contact Name :Andy Jones
Telephone :01622 696372
Email :andy.jones@kent.gov.uk
Email :andy.jones@kent.gov.uk
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