Provision of services as part of the Medway Voluntary Community Sector Better Together Consortium

Description

Medway Council wish to procure a new Medway VCS Better Together Consortium service. The contract forms a collaborative working partnership to support and improve life outcomes for Medway residents and a resilient Voluntary Community Sector within Medway.
The services are divided into 4 Lots:
• Lot 1 Infrastructure to support the VCS Organisations in Medway, to support a resilient and thriving VCS.
• Lot 2 Local Healthwatch Medway, to support the provision of an independent patient voice.
• Lot 3 Adult and Young Carers Support Services, that supports:
o Information, Guidance and Advice for Carers.
o A Young Carers support service, that ensures young carers are not undertaking inappropriate caring roles.
o Carers Support Payments, which enable both adults and young carers to take respite or to reach their life goals and to live independent healthy lives and avoid a crisis.
• Lot 4 Children’s and Adults Visually Impaired (VI) Support and Information Service, which will maintain the VI Registers and supports independent living, rehabilitation, and prevention of age-related eye conditions.
The Medway VCS Better Together Consortium key objectives are:
• One set of mutually agreed Key Performance Indicators.
• A single point of contact to address relevant issues, risks and opportunities.
• Strategic outcomes achieved by effective collaborative working relationships.
• Maximum use of community resource.
• The creation of a mutually agreed collaborative Action Plan.