Aecer Court (Field Lane) Supported Living Service

In 2015, Liverpool Housing Trust (LHT) made an application to the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) through the Affordable Housing Programme 2015-18 Prospectus, to obtain funding for a supported accommodation housing scheme, located on Field Lane, Fazakerley. The Council has supported the scheme and proposes to nominate current Knowsley clients including those who currently live out of borough receiving social care services to be the beneficiaries of the scheme, in order to maximise positive outcomes for clients through cost-effective means.

The proposals will provide 10 one-bedroom apartments, 5 two-bedroom wheelchair accessible bungalows and 1 one-bedroom bungalow, which will accommodate a maximum of 21 clients with Learning Disability/Autism, Physical and/or Sensory Disabilities.

The Service Provider of the supported living arrangements will support adults with one or more of the following disabilities:

Each category may include people with complex co-existing needs e.g. difficulty engaging with services and leading a chaotic lifestyle, including drug and alcohol misuse, mental health problems, a learning disability and/or possible forensic history.

Support will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. The provider will also be required to provide on-site management as part of the service and senior management available on 365 days per year.

Support will be provided in an individual?s own home

For a full specification for this opportunity, please register you interest.

Additional information: The procurement will be conducted via ?The Chest?, operated by Due North, which is the North West portal for tender/business opportunities. All tender documentation and correspondence will be issued electronically via this portal. Any interested Bidders must ensure their organisation is registered on ?The Chest? in order to access the tender documentation. Please use the link below to register for free and you will be able to download the tender documentation when it becomes available and receive alerts for future opportunities within your supplier interest categories;

www.the-chest.org.uk

If you have any difficulties in registering on ?The Chest? then please contact the Due North support team on 0845 293 0459 (08:30 - 17:30) or via nwsupport@due-north.com

N/A