Herefordshire Council has been working with people who use the service at Canal Road, their families, staff and commissioners to look at alternative ways of meeting their needs. In response to demand, the council put a membership-based scheme out to tender and is currently considering whether to approve a bid submitted by local charity, Aspire Living Ltd. Aspire is proposing to transfer its activities from Hereford’s Tan Brook Centre to Canal Road and, at the same time, provide a membership-based programme of activities for Canal Road customers and extend the service to more people. If the proposals are approved, Aspire Living Ltd will move to Canal Road during the Easter weekend break.
Aspire phoned back on this topic. Sandra Wood, the new Residential Services Manager was very helpful. The SEO Karen Hall is to return from vacation on Monday 25 Aug and will phone.
I am interested in Aspire's membership-based programme of activities for Canal Road customers and how much overlap there is with HCS.
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The information required is as follows:
1
When was the first time HCS started operating services under contract for HC?
2
What was the duration of each contract up to and including the present one?
3
When is that due to finish?
4
What services were tendered for within each contract and what was/is the financial value of each component of each contract?
4
When will the tendering process begin?
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It is presumed that there are components of each contract.
5a Please confirm which of the following will be included in the forthcoming tendering process:
- Carer assessment advice
- Other info and advice
- Provision of local carer groups
- Other pastoral group provision
- Carer breaks - provision
- Caree breaks - info
- Carer voice
- Carer forums