Learning Disability Market Day

To Providers and Voluntary Sector Organisations

You are invited to take part in a Hammersmith and Fulham "Market Day" on the 14th September 2017 for people with learning disabilities over 16 years of age, their families, and carers, which is being co-produced with customers.

The purpose of the day is to promote choice for customers, and to show case the types of activities and support which are available for people with learning disabilities in Hammersmith and Fulham, and which they could purchase with a personal budgets or direct payment.

Day: Thursday 14th September 2017 Time: 1.00pm - 4.30pm (light refreshments will be provided from 1pm onwards) Place: The Assembly Hall, Hammersmith Town Hall, King St, W6 9JU

We would also like to encourage providers to come forward with offers to customers regarding managing personal budgets via Individual Service Fund arrangements. See link for more information.

https://www.thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/_assets/Resources/SDS/TLAPISFsContractingFINAL.pdf

In addition, we would also encourage provider organisations to attend who have personal budget, direct payment or Individual Service Fund offers for customers with high functioning autism or Asperger's Syndrome.

Providers are encouraged to book a stall, market their services, and may also provide a "taster session" of an activity for customers and their families/carers to try out if they wish.

Stalls are free for providers and voluntary sector organisations, who are encouraged to provide information leaflets outlining their services and/or activity offers for customers with personal budgets or direct payments.

To book a stall or request more information please email David Goulding on [email protected] by the 11th August 2017 with the name of your organisation, contact details and a brief outline of the services you wish to market/show case on the day.

Please ensure the information you plan to give out on your stalls is in easy read format. See guidance in the attachments area below for more information .

If you wish to provide activity taster sessions, please say what they are so enough space can be provided. There are up to 18 stalls available which will be allocated on a first come first served basis, so please respond as early as possible

An easy read leaflet to advertise this event for customers, carers and families will be available nearer the time.

Additional information: Providers please note:

• This 'Market Day' event is part of preliminary market consultation to stimulate the provider market and promote choice for customers • This is not a call for competition. For avoidance of doubt, this does not formally signify the beginning of a procurement exercise and does not constitute any commitment by the Councils to undertake any procurement exercise. • Participation in this event will not include or preclude any organisation from participating in any potential future formal procurement exercise • Participation in this event by providers should not give rise to expectation that their organisation will have an agreement to make service offers to customers • The Council will not reimburse providers for any expenses incurred for participating in this event