Group Living / Semi-independent Accommodation for Young People 6 th - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Provider Engagement Group Living / Semi-independent Accommodation for Young People

6th February 2019 The Savoy Suite 2, County Hall, Preston

Context

• 1. Introduction – DPS overview
• 2. Existing procurement arrangements – Regional DPS
• 3. Rationale for Lancashire DPS
• 4. Current demand
• 5. Service Specification & defining requirements
• 6. Accommodation Requirements

Regional DPS

Definition of Semi-Independent / Group Living: Service offering a group living communal environment with staff on site to deliver programmes of support, dependant on individual needs, to enable young people to progress towards living in their own accommodation.

• Properties are in three Zones – Gtr. Manchester, Liverpool &

Cheshire, North

• Named properties, within 10 miles
• Size of properties / support offer(s) are not defined in the service

specification

• No central database of accomm sizes / support arrangements
• Fees are tendered at mini-competition stage

DPS Provision & Placement Data

• 26 group living settings are within LCC administrative boundaries (12

districts)

• Properties are in pockets of the county: Burnley (6), Accrington (3),

Preston (11), Morecambe (4), Fleetwood/Lytham (2)

• At 31st December 2018 43 young people were placed in group-living /

semi-independent settings:

– Burnley (10) – Accrington (7) – Morecambe (4) – Preston (3) – Other, including Blackpool (19)

• Due to location constraints placements in group living settings will not

always be in the preferred location for the YP

DPS Provision – Group Living locations

Rationale for Lancashire DPS

• Contracts for block-purchased services will end in June 2019 – opportunity for a

Lancashire to establish a single procurement arrangement for all supported accommodation for YP aged 16+

• For services located within 5 miles of LCC boundaries – regional arrangements will

be accessed for services required out of this area

• Local monitoring of minimum standards, consistent across our services
• Models of best practice nationally adopt a more flexible service delivery model where

YP can more fluidly move between varying levels of support according to changing need.

• Service requirements more clearly defined
• Opportunity to work closer with providers to provide the best offer for YP – eg

Staying Close agenda, better planning of moves into / out of services

• Budget pressures – deliver best outcomes alongside value for money:
• Block purchase based on ‘predictable demand’ to lower fees
• Fees more directly linked to need for some service types?

Group Living Service Specification

• Independence skills developed in line with accredited programme (eg

ASDAN) to:

• respond to consultation feedback from young people
• enable move on at the right time
• Group working with other YP in the setting / community
• Close links with our in-house residential Service – planned moves
• ‘Taster’ nights when capacity allows
• Peer mentoring

Lot 2 Block purchasing

• In areas of the county with predictable need for this level of support
• Small number of providers working closely with us to ensure outcomes

for young people are achieved

• Better planning of moves into and on from the services – the right

placement for young people at the right time

• Lower fees as void risk is with the Authority
• Close monitoring will be required

Q: Is there the appetite to enter into block purchase arrangements?

Defining our requirements

Lot 2: Block purchase based on:

• Size of the accommodation setting?
• Level of need (defining average direct support hours)?
• Service delivery model eg 24/7 with waking night?

Q: What barriers would each of the options present? Lot 6:Spot purchase

• Each individual request to specify requirements
• Fees to be split between support / rent / management costs
• Pricing? Eg. maximum fees submitted at tender stage and providers

tiered

Accommodation Suitability

Provider to complete prior to joining the DPS:

• an accommodation suitability checklist – self-certification, including

copies of certain documents

• a ‘safe area’ (locality risk assessment) report

Post selection:

• Minimum standards visit by the Authority:

– Self assessment completed by provider ahead of visit, with some documents required upfront – Each property to be visited

Contract Management

Lot 2:

• Quarterly data collation – Excel format
• Quarterly review meetings
• Annual minimum standards visit
• Annual self-assessment completed ahead of minimum standards visit

Lot 6:

• Review meetings – dependent on placement numbers, minimum

annually

• Annual minimum standards visit
• Annual self-assessment completed ahead of minimum standards visit

Regular provider forums will be held to share views and best practice