GMCA1401 Greater Manchester Rehabilitation Service

We anticipate this service will be delivered through a prime commissioner model. It is anticipated that the prime will sub-commission services from a diverse, skilled supply chain connected to our local communities in order to deliver a sequenced comprehensive support package.
The GM Rehabilitation Services will be part of the wider Whole System Approach to Diversion which aims to support people in contact with the justice system to be able to comply with any requirements, move away from an offending life style and successfully exit the system.
GMCA is commissioning this service to support males and females aged 18 and over in prison and in the community to:
• Deliver a support service to address the needs of those Service Users who will be on the probation caseload in Greater Manchester or based within Greater Manchester Prison establishments. Additionally, it will also support women who are at risk of entering the justice system and support may continue beyond contact with the probation service.
• Achieve and maintain sustainable outcomes in relation to unmet need including housing, employment, financial management and wellbeing.
• Build supportive relationships and social networks. This might include family relationships, friends, community groups and peer communities.
• Connect to a range of community-based activities and resources that matter to Service Users. This will include employment, education, volunteering, or constructive leisure activities.
• Support towards recovery from drug or alcohol use (non-clinical interventions) and gambling where relevant.
The Lead Provider shall act as a single point of assessment that offers a comprehensive needs-led service that provides the right support offer, at the right time to address a wide range of interdependent unmet rehabilitative needs; and helps the Service User build the self-belief, hope, skills and abilities to sustain these in the long-term.
The service will support those in prison, from the point of...