My Social Worker. Named Social Workers Local Area Pilot & Supported Self-Assessment Pilot

This notice relates to two potential requirements 1) My Social Worker Pilot 2) Supported Self-Assessment Pilot. This notice is intended to provide interested suppliers with the opportunity to gain an understanding of a potential Department of Health (DH) requirement. The attached documents are therefore draft and for information only, may change and may not fully reflect any eventual final versions.

1) My Social Worker. Named Social Workers Local Area Pilot For People With Learning Disabilities, Autism and Mental Health Conditions.

The Department of Health may ultimately seek tenders for the provision of a service to work nationally with a range of local areas as pilot sites to design and test an effective operating model for Named Social Workers for people with learning disabilities or autism who may have mental health conditions. This will require Local Areas, with support from the successful organisation to innovate and test in practice key elements including the role, intended recipients, required support, processes, outputs and outcomes. A supplier information day has been arranged for Wednesday 20th July, details on how to attend the day are provided below.

2) Supported Self-Assessment and Planning Pilots. The Department of Health may ultimately seek tenders for the provision of a service to work with a range of local areas as pilot sites to design and trial an effective operating model for Supported Self-Assessment and Planning Pilots. The project will monitor and co-ordinate a Supported Self-Assessment and Planning Pilot in up to 9 local authorities across England. The service shall provide: • The coordination of the Pilot, and the provision of professional advice where any practical issues arise on a Pilot site; • Project support within each individual local authority involved in the Pilot to ensure they have enough resource to establish and run the Pilot effectively.

The Department intends to hold a supplier engagement event on Wednesday 20th July 2016 in London for both requirements. This will involve a two-way group discussion including presentations and Q&A sessions before individual briefings are held on a one to one basis via telephone conference calls (where suppliers are unable to attend) or face to face meetings. The date and time slots will be confirmed in due course. All service providers should register their interest in attending the briefing by emailing: [email protected] no later than Wednesday 13th July 2016, providing: 1. company and contact details of the person(s) wishing to attend; 2. a single paragraph summary of your organisation's experience including whether you are a Small to Medium Enterprise (SME). Notes of the day including all questions and answers will be made available for those who are unable to attend or dial into a briefing.

Additional information: The Department intends to hold a supplier engagement event on Wednesday 20th July 2016 in London. This will involve a two-way group discussion including presentations and Q&A sessions before individual briefings are held on a one to one basis via telephone conference calls (where suppliers are unable to attend) or face to face meetings. The date and time slots will be confirmed in due course. All service providers should register their interest in attending the briefing by emailing: [email protected] no later than Wednesday 13th July 2016, providing: 1. company and contact details of the person(s) wishing to attend; 2. a single paragraph summary of your organisation's experience including whether you are a Small to Medium Enterprise (SME). Notes of the day including all questions and answers will be made available for those who are unable to attend or dial into a briefing.