George Hardwick Foundation lost out to Sanctuary Supported Living for three-year contract to deliver outreach support for carers
The George Hardwick Foundation
A Stockton charity has lost a local three-year contract to continue delivering outreach support for carers.
The George Hardwick Foundation will no longer provide a service in partnership with Stockton Council and the local NHS to support people who provide unpaid care to friends, family or neighbours.
It lost out to the national organisation, Sanctuary Supported Living, following a “rigorous and robust” tender process.
A joint statement from Stockton Council and the NHS Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees Clinical Commissioning Group said an “extensive consultation” was carried out to strategise how carer support services will be provided up to 2017.
“We understand that the organisations that were not successful will be very disappointed,” it read. “Our tender process is rigorous and robust and we have a duty to award contracts to the tender that offers the best combination of quality of service and value for money.”
It added: “We will work closely with carers to ensure a smooth transition from the existing services to the newly-commissioned services.”
Sanctuary Supported Living will launch their service in April.
As well as providing outreach support, it will also offer a community hub and 24-hour advice.
Sanctuary Supported Living managing director Chris Munday said: “We’re delighted to have won the contract and are looking forward to making a start on supporting carers in the Stockton area.
“With the supported living schemes we operate in Stockton for people with a range of needs, as well as our successful carers outreach service in Middlesbrough, we have a wealth of experience in the area to help clients.
“This service is about putting the needs of carers first and ensuring they have support available to care for those to closest to them.”
Stockton Council cabinet member Councillor Ann McCoy added: “Our thousands of carers across the borough perform a truly remarkable role and we look forward to working with Sanctuary to deliver a range of high quality services to help and support them in all that they do.
“Sanctuary are already involved in delivering a number of services in Stockton and the Tees Valley area and are well-placed to deliver these services at a time when significant national changes are being made to how carers’ services are commissioned and provided.”
The George Hardwick Foundation did not want to make a comment.
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