Accessible Information for Adults in Bradford

Tender description

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council would like to inform Providers of an opportunity which will be published in early January 2024. The Council will be seeking a Provider to deliver an Accessible Information service, with the aims of: •Co-producing with people with lived experience, information for groups and/or communities who experience difficulty in understanding standard written English. •Producing accessible information, using a range of formats, including but not exclusively, easy read, British Sign Language and Audio, which will support the key priorities and programmes of the Department of Adult Social Care and Health. •Supporting the Department of Adult Social Care and Health in making reasonable adjustments under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 •Offering a critical friend role in reviewing materials produced in the department to ensure accessibility. •Providing added value supporting people with lived experience who are volunteering to develop life skills, increase in confidence and develop friendship groups. Key Information •This service should be provided from a Bradford district base and be accessible to disabled people. •The Service should have space available for people to meet in person, to develop life skills, increase in confidence and develop friendship groups, in order to coproduce the accessible information formats. •As part of our “Keep it Local” commitment we welcome smaller, local providers. •The Provider will be expected to deliver against the TLAP I statements •This service will be for 3 years with an annual value of £73,891.00. Indicative Timescales Tender launch - 8th January 2024 Tender closes - 12th February 2024 Award notification - 3rd April 2024 Implementation - April-May 2024 Contract start date - 1st June 2024 The Yortender messaging service function can be used for any queries, views and feedback. Anonymised queries/responses may be shared with this group.