2026 Social Care - Aberdeenshire Self Directed Support Services
£2,000,000 — stated in the notice
The procurement contact named on the official notice.
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The Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership have a service requirement for a locally based service to provide advice and information to members of the public regarding all aspects of Self-Directed Support, including information about the legislation and the four options available under The Social Care (Self Directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013.
The service will include: - Support and advice to enable the supported person to access resources that will assist in the meeting of outcomes - the provision of information, support and advice in response to eligible referrals that will assist the individual to consider and understand the four options available to them - participation where requested in the support planning process - assistance to those supported persons that choose to employ staff to do so effectively and lawfully; and including support to the individual to access legal and payroll support - an Individual Service Fund management service that will be accessible to eligible individuals that choose an Individual Service Fund under Option 2 to fund all or some of their care and support package.
This will include the management of prepaid card accounts - Develop and facilitate a service user forum
What the notice asks for
Support and advice to enable the supported
Support and advice to enable the supported person to access resources that will assist in the meeting of outcomes.
The provision of information, support and advice
the provision of information, support and advice in response to eligible referrals that will assist the individual to consider and understand the four options available to them.
Participation where requested in the support planning
participation where requested in the support planning process.
Assistance to those supported persons that choose
assistance to those supported persons that choose to employ staff to do so effectively and lawfully; and including support to the individual to access legal and payroll support.
An Individual Service Fund management service
an Individual Service Fund management service that will be accessible to eligible individuals that choose an Individual Service Fund under Option 2 to fund all or some of their care and support package.
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