Learning Disability Involvement Contract

Lincolnshire County Council will be undertaking a request for quotes process. This service will help LCC meet its aims and objectives set out in the Community Engagement Strategy 2018-2023.

The service will ensure that people with learning disabilities are informed and engaged, can do things for themselves, can access resources and take action, assets are recognised, protected and celebrated. The successful provider will be responsible for supporting LCC to hear the voice of, and be influenced by, the views of people with learning disabilities.

This will be achieved both through the structured network of meetings as part of the Learning Disability Partnership, and engagement activity outside the partnership. The Provider will identify suitable individuals and support them to participate and inform: The new service will commence on 1 July 2021.

The contract will be for an initial period of 12 months with options to extend by further two periods of 12 months up to a maximum of 24 months. This opportunity can be found via the Procontract portal https://procontract.due-north.com.

Reference number DN514847. Any bidders for this service should also be aware of the Lincolnshire Independent Advocacy Services contract which will be re-procured along a similar time frame, although as a separate procurement exercise reference number DN514028. If Providers are interested the documents for this opportunity they also available via the Procontract portal https://procontract.due-north.com.