CPU1658 Beneficiary Empowerment & Advocacy Service

Descriptions

?Opportunity Nottingham? is a partnership of 17 statutory and third sector support agencies including Nottingham City Council and Nottingham CVS and led by homelessness charity Framework. Under a Big Lottery Fund programme called Fulfilling Lives ? Supporting People with Multiple Needs, the partnership will work with Nottingham citizens affected by at least three of the following issues: Homelessness Substance misuse Mental ill health Re offending. In order to meet its aims the partnership is to commission services to deliver tailored support to people with multiple, complex needs. These services will aim to empower and enable beneficiaries to take control of their lives. More information about Opportunity Nottingham is available at: www.opportunitynottingham.co.uk Introduction This tender opportunity is to deliver an empowerment service which will provide advocacy and reduce barriers to engagement in services for the beneficiaries of Opportunity Nottingham. The service will be expected to work alongside personal development coordinators and beneficiary ambassadors, feeding in to existing beneficiary support plans. A key aim of this service will be to support a number of beneficiaries to be part of the Opportunity Nottingham Expert Citizen panel. Contract Duration The contract duration will be for an initial period of 24 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months and then another further 12 months, subject to funding, performance and review. Contract Value The contract value for this service will be ?27,338 per annum.