Westmeath Community Development (WCD) is one of the 49 Local Development Companies in the Irish Local Development Network delivering a range of services for communities and individuals in Co Westmeath.
WCD is the agent for the Care and Repair service in Westmeath. The service has 3 elements, Repair Service, Befriending Call service and a Home Visiting Service.
We now seek a partner to grow and expand our Home Visiting Services for Older People in the Mullingar area.
What is the Home Visiting Service?
The Home Visiting Service is where a person gets a regular scheduled social visit, who may be experiencing loneliness or isolation. It is a non medical social visit , to chat and spend time with the older person, and give them social interaction and companionship and support.
It is for anyone over 60 years of age who may feel lonely, isolated or who simply would enjoy receiving a home visit on a regular basis. WCD will recruit and identify the people to benefit from the service in the Mullingar area.
That the service provider would deliver a Home Visiting Service for upto 10 people per week, for an initial period of 6 months, from December 2023 to May 2024.
Weekly statistical reports and monthly progress reports on the Home Visits will be supplied to WCD.
Appointment Procedure
Submissions will be evaluated on the information provided at the time of tender. Successful service provider will be notified of their appointment by December 8th.
Information to be submitted
Each tender proposal should include the following:
- Individual/Company profile including personnel and resources necessary to deliver the service.
- Evidence of experience delivering a similar service
- Areas of expertise, details of relevant qualifications and skills relevant to the delivery of the service.
- Methodology; tenders should include details outlining the proposed approach to the work and how it is to be implemented. This should include
- The number of people receiving home visits.
- The number of home visits that each person will receive in the period
- Duration of each home visit
- Provider policy documents relevant to the service, including safeguarding and Garda Vetting policies.
- Any other service that you will make available to the client.
- Fee proposal; tender should include a detailed breakdown of all costs inclusive of VAT.
- Details of at least two previous clients who would provide a testimonial
- Valid Tax Clearance Certificate
- Professional Indemnity Insurance
Contract Period
This is a Pilot Scheme Trial for an initial 6 month period, and therefore the contract will run from December 2023 to May 2024. Subject to satisfactory performance and confirmation of funding a further contract may be offered.
Contract Management
As part of the contract WCD will establish an advisory panel to monitor and review the performance of the contract.
Closing Date
Tenders should be received no later than December 4th 2023.
Tender Submissions and Queries
Tender should be submitted by email to Frank Murtagh at fmurtagh@westcd.ie
It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that their tender is received.
Queries should be directed to Frank Murtagh at fmurtagh@westcd.ie or Aleysha Hennessy at Ahennessy@westcd.ie
