Procurement

Kent Carers Support Service ( Lot 1 - East Kent)

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ff96

Description

Kent County Council are seeking to re-procure a Kent Carers Support Service which is aimed at supporting unpaid carers within the county.

This new service will replace two current services;

The Carers Community Navigation Service and Carers Short Breaks service.

Key Areas of Service Delivery: Building from the Kent Adult Carers Strategy the following

key areas of service delivery have been identified for the Kent Carers Support Service:

i) Identifying and Recognising Carers, including Seldom-Heard Carers

ii) Empowering Carers: information, advice and training in ways that they can understand

iii) Prevention and Wellbeing especially for lifestyle risk factors, mental health and information and advice

iv) Support for Young Carers' Transition to Adulthood

v) Carers Assessment

vi) Carers Breaks

vii) Emergency Breaks

viii) Carers Personal Budgets

Lot 2 of this contract was previously awarded. Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-070631