NWL0116 Provision of North Kensington Self Care Menu of Services to Improve Health and Wellbeing in the ongoing recovery from the Grenfell Tower Fire

NWL CCG requires the provision of self-care and social prescribing services for communities in the North Kensington area. The aim of the service is to provide service users with access to locally provided, culturally specific services that are tailored to the self-care needs of local communities in order to improve health and wellbeing in the ongoing recovery from the Grenfell tower fire.

Key requirements include: • Commissioning local community organisations to provide self-care services to address specific self-care needs identified. • Establishing and managing contracts with organisations chosen to deliver services. • Undertake collaboration with the local community to ensure changing needs are reflected in service design and provision. • Supporting and training providers to develop their capacity and sustainability. • Design, oversee and iterate pathways into self-care services commissioned, working with communities and partner organisations. • Ensure provision of additional social prescribing link worker roles to manage referral processes. • Manage and grow a network of voluntary and community organisations in North Kensington.

Given the key requirements listed above, the provider will be expected to demonstrate existing, well developed, relationships with local community and voluntary organisations, GP practices and Primary Care Networks, other NHS providers offering services in the North Kensington area for those affected by the Grenfell tower fire, and wider partners including the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC). They will also be expected to demonstrate a good understanding of the needs of local communities, and evidence of undertaking collaborative engagement with local people.

The purpose of this PIN is to be transparent about the CCG's intentions. The CCG currently has an arrangement in place with Kensington and Chelsea Social Council (KCSC) and intends to continue the arrangement for a further 7 month period with an estimated value of £130,000.00.

NWL CCG is currently of the view that KCSC is the only capable provider able to deliver the combination of requirements including the experience and understanding of the local North Kensington community and voluntary sector, and other partners. KCSC has experience of acting as a representative 'umbrella' organisation for the local VCS, including managing commissioning and contracting functions delegated by the CCG.

Any capable provider may come forward by 17:00 on 29th July 2022 to engage with the CCG. In your response to this opportunity, please advise your interest and demonstrate capacity and capability to deliver this service via:

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During 2022, it is anticipated that NWL CCG will be succeeded by an Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any future contract and/or procurement opportunity may therefore be in the name of the ICB.