Award of Specialised Disability Support Services Across Four Sites

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DCYJMA awarded a contract to UnitingCare Community for specialised services and support, providing a total of 16 places across 4 sites.

The service includes 8 places funded for complex support needs, 4 places funded for complex to extreme support needs, and 4 immediate response places funded for complex to extreme needs.

Immediate response placements are time-limited for up to 12 weeks and feature 2 workers on at all times, 16 hours per day, plus 8-hour sleepover shifts, 7 days per week.

For the 8 complex/extreme placements, the service provides 16 hours awake worker support plus an 8-hour sleepover shift, 7 days per week.

The contract value is AUD 30,750,467 and was procured via a limited method.