Carers Support Service

Description

Cumberland Council's new Carers Support Service aims to ensure that unpaid Carers of all ages can benefit from support that meets their needs. 
The maximum total value of the contract for the initial terms and the extensions of all three lots is £4.337m but no guarantee is given as to the actual value of the contract.
There are 3 Lots. Lot 1 Young Carers and Parent Carer Support (this will be for the provision of the functions set out in paragraph for Carers aged 18 and below, Parent Carers for children 
with disabilities, Transition Carer Assessments, family working with multi-generational carer family units); Lot 2 Adult Carers (this will be for the provision of the functions set out above for all Carers aged 18 plus or to work with the provider of Lot 1 in supporting the needs of any Adult Carers they are working with); and Lot 3 Digital Carer support (this is for the delivery of identification and self-help support including access to an online Carers Assessment being developed separate to this contract by the Council.