Community Connector Service

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Buyers

Wirral Borough Council

Value

£4,308,654

Suppliers

Involve Northwest

Classifications

Health and social work services

Tags

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Submission Deadline

10 months ago

Published

1 month ago

Description

The service will engage with residents who are disconnected and unlikely to access mainstream services. Through a network of Community Connectors, the service will seek to address social isolation and promote active inclusion to improve mental health and wellbeing. The service will take a person-centred approach, based on individual need and is community centred; always striving to build community resilience. The Community Connectors will provide outreach and 1:1 support to individuals to encourage greater access to social groups and activities within the community and access to mainstream services.\r
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The tender documents and any additional information are accessible via The Chest portal, https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ to participate in this exercise please register your interest in this contract.\r
Any clarification questions should be submitted via the 'messages' section through the Chest Portal.

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Wirral Borough Council

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