Bradford City and Districts Extended Access Hub VCS Services Jan to Mar 2018 – Expressions of Interest sought
Bradford VCS Alliance (BVCSA) is seeking expressions of interest from Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) providers to deliver weekday evening sessions at Westbourne Green Healthcare Centre between January and March 2018. This work is part of a wider “Extended Access” project at the Westbourne Green Hub. The overall project is managed by Bradford Care Alliance and provides a range of support to people using 23 GP practices in the surrounding area.
VCS Extended Access services have been run as a pilot since June, this ends in December. As a result of the learning from the pilot, and changes to the hours available, we are seeking providers able to support the next stage of this evolving service. The VCS will provide 2 types of support:
• Welfare and Benefits Advice (12 hours per week)
• Mental Wellbeing support (3 ½ hours per week)
General requirements
• VCS Extended Access services must be delivered between Monday and Thursday, 6.30 to 9.30pm
• Regardless of service uptake, providers will be available at the Hub for the agreed hours
• Where appropriate, Hub services will signpost people to other VCS services
Welfare, debt and benefits advice
Each week it will provide 12 hours of welfare, debt and benefits support advice following referral from one of 23 practices supported by the hub. Where necessary people will be referred onward to the Mental Wellbeing service.
Mental wellbeing support
This will be new support at the Hub, based on feedback from GPs and people using their services. Initially it will provide 3 ½ hours of mental wellbeing support each week following referral from the welfare, debt and benefits advice service.
Timeframe:
• Tuesday 5th December 3pm – deadline for providing your expression of interest
• Wednesday 6th December 2017 – meeting for providers who’ve submitted and expression of interest
• Week commencing 18th December 2017 – overall approach and VCS Providers agreed
• Monday 8th January 2018 – services commence
Value: Providers will receive approximately £30 per hour the service is available at the Hub
Conflicts of Interest: It is expected that the successful bidder will not be conflicted in any part of this work.
Interested?
We welcome collaborative approaches to delivery. Please send your expression of interest using the form provided, to Polly Mellor polly@bradfordvcsalliance.org.uk by 3pm Tuesday 5th December
In your Expression of Interest please briefly explain how your organisation has the right experience, skills and capacity to deliver this piece of work. Tell us briefly about the work of your organisation and the staff you will be involving in this work. Further to your expression of interest, please expect to attend a meeting to discuss this on Wednesday 6th December in Bradford probably between 1 and 2.30 pm (we will confirm). We are especially keen to encourage partnership and collaborative working across the sector.
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Bradford VCS Alliance Marketplace Events
October 2017
Community Action Bradford & District (CAB&D) on behalf of the Bradford VCS Alliance invites you to attend an important FREE event for all VCS organisations delivering health and social care support in Bradford and Craven.
These important sessions will help to prepare us for working together under the new Accountable Care System. We will agree how to progress and work together, enabling equal participation in an open and accountable way, such as by looking at:
• The way we will decide how VCS contracts under the Accountable Care System are delivered
• The vision and values we share and uphold
• What our new delivery partnership should be called
Who can come?
All Voluntary and Community Sector organisations (not for profit) who deliver health and social care support to anyone in Bradford District or Craven.
Venues, dates and times
The sessions will be repeated 3 times on 3 separate days (a total of 9 identical sessions).
Find further information and book your place by clicking below on the session you’d like to attend
Friday 20th October – Carlisle Business Centre, (Central Bradford)
• Carlisle Breakfast Session, breakfast provided 8.00-8.30am
8.00am-11.00am
• Carlisle Lunchtime Session, lunch provided 12.00-12.30pm
12 noon – 3.00pm
• Carlisle Afternoon Tea Session, light afternoon tea provided 4.00-4.30pm
4.00pm – 7.00pm – CANCELLED. Please note all other sessions are still available
Bookings will also open shortly for the following sessions:
Tuesday 7th November – Progress at Project 6, 12a Russell Street, Keighley (Keighley)
• Project6 Breakfast Session, breakfast provided 8.00-8.30am
8.00am-11.00am
• Project6 Lunchtime Session, lunch provided 12.00-12.30pm
12 noon – 3.00pm
• Project6 Afternoon Tea Session, light afternoon tea provided 4.00-4.30pm
4.00pm – 7.00pm
Thursday 9th November – Newlands Community Association (Idle/Eccleshill)
• Newlands Breakfast Session, breakfast provided 8.00-8.30am
8.00am-11.00am
• Newlands Lunchtime Session, lunch provided 12.00-12.30pm
12 noon – 3.00pm
• Newlands Afternoon Tea Session, light afternoon tea provided 4.00-4.30pm
4.00pm – 7.00pm
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The Bradford Provider Alliance Agreement is Signed
April 2017
the Section 75 Agreement entered into by the CCGs and the Council under which they commission the services listed in the schedules to that agreement and the MoU entered into by the Providers under which they agree to work collaboratively in respect of the Services and the Council.
