# Provision of Services as part of the Medway Voluntary Community Sector Better Together Consortium

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Medway Council.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Medway Council](/buyers/medway-council/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Carers FIRST](/suppliers/carers-first/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £4,061,000
- Tender value: £4,068,912
- Award date: 10 October 2023
- Published: 31 October 2023
- Contract start: 1 January 2024
- Contract end: 31 December 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 24a90485-3975-4e78-85cf-7d8fd6838c79-693563
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7d7dbbae-e02e-4882-929b-d14d01052f2e

## Description

Medway Council wish to procure a new Medway VCS Better Together Consortium service\. The contract forms a collaborative working partnership to support and improve life outcomes for Medway residents and a resilient Voluntary Community Sector within Medway\.\\r \\r The services are divided into 4 Lots -\\r Lot 1 Infrastructure to support the VCS Organisations in Medway, to support a resilient and thriving VCS\.\\r Lot 2 Local Healthwatch Medway, to support the provision of an independent patient voice\.\\r Lot 3 Adult and Young Carers Support Services, that supports:\\r -Information, Guidance and Advice for Carers\.\\r - A Young Carers support service, that ensures young carers are not undertaking inappropriate caring roles\.\\r - Carers Support Payments, which enable both adults and young carers to take respite or to reach their life goals and to live independent healthy lives and avoid a crisis\.\\r Lot 4 Children and Adults Visually Impaired \(VI\) Support and Information Service, which will maintain the VI Registers and supports independent living, rehabilitation, and prevention of age-related eye conditions\.\\r The Medway VCS Better Together Consortium key objectives are:\\r - One set of mutually agreed Key Performance Indicators\.\\r - A single point of contact to address relevant issues, risks and opportunities\.\\r - Strategic outcomes achieved by effective collaborative working relationships\.\\r - Maximum use of community resource\.\\r - The creation of a mutually agreed collaborative Action Plan\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24a90485-3975-4e78-85cf-7d8fd6838c79-693563)