Following the success of a recent tender, the Brothers of Charity Services in Greater Manchester has now achieved Approved Provider status for the Greater Manchester Learning Disability and Autism Ethical Purchasing Framework.
The successful bid means that the Brothers of Charity Services in Greater Manchester will now have access to £1.5 billion worth of contract opportunities over the next five years. This, alongside the purchase of the new, larger regional office at Standard House in Bury, brings an exciting period of substantial development and growth to the Greater Manchester Services.
The Greater Manchester Services have also been awarded all the Greater Manchester wide Learning Disability and Autism Lots that they tendered for as follows:
Lot 1: Independent at home – Support could include Supported Living; Residential Homes; Nursing Homes; Respite; Domiciliary care; Emergency Accommodation; Specialist support at home; Shared Lives; Transitional services into adulthood.
Lot 2: Learning new skills – Support could include Supported employment; Internships; Volunteering; Independent Living skill programmes; Travel Training; Life skills programmes e.g. communication, interview and job preparation, social skills etc.
Lot 3: Connect with others – Support could include Day Support; Social clubs; Opportunity to develop friendships; Befriending services; Support to join universal services.
Lot 4: Innovation and scope – The fourth lot is a lot to include innovation and scope for future requirements throughout the life of the Purchasing System.
Lot 5: APL Individuals (Personalised Services) – The 5th Lot will provide commissioners to ‘call off’ services for individuals, this enables providers to deliver a personalised service for service users. Services under lot 5 will include but not limited to Personal Assistants and Day Services.
The GM Area wide local authority and NHS commissioning bodies we can now directly tender for new business with as an Approved Provider are as follows:
Local Authorities:
- Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council,
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council,
- Manchester City Council,
- Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council,
- Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council,
- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust,
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council,
- Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council,
- Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council,
- Wigan Council,
NHS Commissioners:
- NHS Oldham CCG,
- NHS Bolton CCG,
- NHS Bury CCG,
- Manchester Health and Care Commissioning,
- NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale CCG,
- NHS Stockport CCG,
- NHS Tameside and Glossop CCG,
- NHS Trafford CCG,
- NHS Wigan Borough CCG
Darron Grundy, CEO at the Brothers of Charity Services said “We are delighted to have achieved Approved Provider status on the Greater Manchester Learning Disability and Autism Ethical Purchasing Framework. Our deep understanding of service delivery to vulnerable adults across the North West has enabled us to offer our diverse range of service solutions throughout Greater Manchester. We are looking forward to the opportunities that the ethical purchasing frame work will bring, along with building a relationship with the various local authorities across the Greater Manchester area.
“On behalf of the Brothers of Charity Services could I thank Darren, Rizwana, Sue and the wider Brothers of Charity Services in Greater Manchester Team for their much appreciated contribution and support for the formulation of the successful tender for the GM Learning Disability and Autism Ethical Purchasing System.”
