Helping Hand for the residents of Kowary municipality – social services for people requiring support in daily functioning

1. The procedure for selecting a contractor for the task “Helping Hand for the residents of Kowary municipality - support within the assisted living facility – caregiver service”, due to the order value (below PLN 170,000.00 net), is conducted in the form of a request for proposals based on the regulations for awarding public contracts whose value does not exceed the amount of PLN 170,000.00 expressed in PLN, introduced by the Ordinance of the Mayor of Kowary. 2. The procedure is conducted in accordance with the principle of competition applicable within the Guidelines for the eligibility of expenditure for the years 2021-2027 and is not subject to the provisions of the Public Procurement Law. The announcement regarding the procedure will be published in the Competitiveness Database: https://bazakonkurencyjnosci.funduszeeuropejskie.gov.pl Subject of the order: 1. The subject of the order is the provision of caregiver services for an assisted living facility in Kowary, including support for the residents of the assisted living facility and coordination of the daily functioning of the facility within the project indicated in this request for proposals. 2. The service will be provided in an assisted living facility located in Kowary at ul. Ogrodowa, on the ground floor of the building, in an apartment adapted for 2 people with disabilities. 3. A detailed schedule of activities will be agreed upon with the Ordering Party, taking into account the needs of the residents, the organization of the assisted living facility's operation, and the principles of project implementation. The estimated scope of service provision is specified in the section concerning the estimated scope of the order. 4. The assisted living facility covered by this order is intended for 2 residents. The Ordering Party indicates that, in accordance with the program standards, the number of places in an assisted living facility cannot exceed 7, and rooms in the assisted living facility should be single rooms, however, this order concerns only the caregiver service in the premises indicated by the Ordering Party. 5. The service will be provided in particular for people requiring support in daily functioning, including people with disabilities. The contractor is obliged to provide the service with respect for the dignity, subjectivity, right to privacy and self-determination of the residents, as well as maintaining the confidentiality of information regarding their personal, family, and health situation. 6. The caregiver service for the assisted living facility is an element of social services provided in the local community and should be provided in a way that supports the independent life of the residents, their autonomy, safety, social inclusion, and as independent functioning as possible in the local environment. 7. The service is not institutional care and cannot be provided in a way that replaces the residents' ability to make decisions independently, perform daily activities, and use the resources of the local community, subject to the necessary support resulting from their individual needs. 8. The type and scope of support provided in the assisted living facility should be adapted to the individual needs of the residents, taking into account the agreements made in the documents concerning the resident's stay and support, in particular in the contract, support program, or individual self-reliance program, if such a document has been developed. 9. Within the scope of the order, the Contractor provides services in premises provided by the Ordering Party. The Contractor is not responsible for providing the premises, but is obliged to immediately inform the Ordering Party about circumstances concerning the use of the apartment, resident safety, technical condition of equipment, accessibility of the premises, and other events that may affect the quality or continuity of support. 10. The scope of the service includes, in particular: • coordination of administrative activities related to the direct functioning and management of the assisted living facility, including supervision of the proper use of the apartment by its residents; • ongoing monitoring of the social functioning and health status of the residents and responding in case of deterioration of health, cessation of medication, or occurrence of other circumstances requiring intervention; • cooperation with residents and supporting them in solving problems, in particular providing assistance and indicating ways to handle current daily, personal, and official matters; • participation in the organization and coordination of services provided in the assisted living facility and cooperation with staff, specialists, institutions, and entities involved in the implementation of support; • supporting residents in the implementation of individual self-reliance programs, support programs, or other documents defining the scope of support, as well as conducting ongoing assessment of the residents' situation determining the scope and type of support provided; • cooperation with residents' families, if justified by the resident's situation, in accordance with the scope of support and permissible under data protection regulations and confidentiality rules; • assistance in resolving conflicts between residents, including mediation and preventive actions to de-escalate tensions; • conducting activities aimed at maintaining and developing residents' independent functioning skills; • supporting residents' activities in the apartment, including learning, maintaining, or counteracting regression of the highest possible level of skills in self-care, life independence, maintaining social contacts, and fulfilling social roles; • organizing or supporting independence training, adequate to the residents' needs, in particular training in practical skills, hygiene, apartment management, financial management, meal preparation, spending free time, skills in...