Provision of Independent Living Services for Older People in Derbyshire

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Derbyshire County Council awarded a contract to Staffordshire Housing Association (Lots 1 & 2) and Chesterfield Borough Council (Lot 3) for the provision of community-based housing-related support services to people aged 55 and over.

The contract, valued at £16,000,000, commenced on 01 November 2019 for a duration of two years, with an option to extend for up to two further periods of twelve months each, subject to satisfactory performance, appropriate approvals, outcomes, funding availability, price, value for money, and need for the service.

The service, previously known as the Older People's Floating Support service and now known as Independent Living Service, has a limited annual funding allocation of £0.400m, distributed as follows: Lot 1 (Derbyshire Dales) £130,000, Lot 2 (Erewash) £130,000, and Lot 3 (North East Derbyshire) £140,000.