Adult Care Market and Demand - Adult Care, Housing and Public Health Market Position Statement

Voluntary and Community Sector Services

The Voluntary and Community Sector provide both statutory and non-statutory services to Rotherham residents.

Contracts and grants

The table below identifies key contracts and grants:

Service	Brief Summary of the service	Number of people supported in 25/26	Commissioning Intentions
Statutory and Community Advocacy	The Council has commissioned a VCS organisation to be the lead provider for commissioned advocacy services in Rotherham. The Rotherham Advocacy Hub, provide advice and information and if required, a qualified advocate. They provide statutory advocacy to meet the requirements of the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the Mental Health Act 2007 and the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Statutory advocacy services provide support to adults who: Require assistance through the care and support assessment and review process. Lack mental capacity to make decision about themselves. Are detained under the Mental Health Act. Require support to complain about services provided by the NHS. Non statutory or community advocacy is also provided to support adults living in Rotherham who require assistance in relation to other health and social care issues.	1,482	The current contract ends in March 2030. A competitive tender exercise undertaken in 2025 secured ongoing service.
Sensory needs offer- Sight and Sound	The Council currently commissions a sensory impairment charity to provide support services for adults who may be blind/deaf or deaf and blind. The Service provides advice, information and assistance to people with a sensory disability to enable them to remain independent for as long as possible and prevent or delay dependency on statutorily provided services. The service also provides regular BSL Advice and Support Service sessions. The Rotherham Sight and Sound service operates under a grant agreement until March 2027.	Approximately 3,100 adults	Current grant arrangement in place until March 2027. The Council would welcome any additional provision to support the sensory needs community. However, with limited funding for new services, support from the Council is likely to be non-monetary.
Healthwatch	Healthwatch Rotherham is the independent champion for people who use health and social care services, ensuring people are at the heart of care for all services. This is a statutory service under The Health and Social Care Act 2012. A local citizens’ advice service is currently contracted to provide the Healthwatch service until March 2027. Trustees, members and volunteers and the Council welcome organisations to provide support to Healthwatch Rotherham through their future Social Value commitments.	2,095	The current contract is in place until March 2027. The Government has published its intention to end the requirement for local authorities to commission a local Healthwatch

Service

Brief Summary of the service

Number of people supported in 25/26

Commissioning Intentions

Statutory and Community Advocacy

The Council has commissioned a VCS organisation to be the lead provider for commissioned advocacy services in Rotherham. The Rotherham Advocacy Hub, provide advice and information and if required, a qualified advocate.

They provide statutory advocacy to meet the requirements of the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the Mental Health Act 2007 and the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

Statutory advocacy services provide support to adults who:

Require assistance through the care and support assessment and review process.
Lack mental capacity to make decision about themselves.
Are detained under the Mental Health Act.
Require support to complain about services provided by the NHS.
Non statutory or community advocacy is also provided to support adults living in Rotherham who require assistance in relation to other health and social care issues.

1,482

The current contract ends in March 2030. A competitive tender exercise undertaken in 2025 secured ongoing service.

Sensory needs offer- Sight and Sound

The Council currently commissions a sensory impairment charity to provide support services for adults who may be blind/deaf or deaf and blind.

The Service provides advice, information and assistance to people with a sensory disability to enable them to remain independent for as long as possible and prevent or delay dependency on statutorily provided services. The service also provides regular BSL Advice and Support Service sessions.

The Rotherham Sight and Sound service operates under a grant agreement until March 2027.

Approximately 3,100 adults

Current grant arrangement in place until March 2027.

The Council would welcome any additional provision to support the sensory needs community. However, with limited funding for new services, support from the Council is likely to be non-monetary.

Healthwatch

Healthwatch Rotherham is the independent champion for people who use health and social care services, ensuring people are at the heart of care for all services. This is a statutory service under The Health and Social Care Act 2012.

A local citizens’ advice service is currently contracted to provide the Healthwatch service until March 2027.

Trustees, members and volunteers and the Council welcome organisations to provide support to Healthwatch Rotherham through their future Social Value commitments.

2,095

The current contract is in place until March 2027. The Government has published its intention to end the requirement for local authorities to commission a local Healthwatch

Key Messages for the Market

The Council will continue to engage with and promote opportunities to the voluntary and community sector.
The Council recognises the crucial work the voluntary and community sector provide through not only commissioned services but other non-Council services.
The Council intends to provide a strong and co-ordinated preventative offer, to be delivered in partnership with the voluntary and community sector.

The Council proposes that the voluntary sector will continue to provide people with information, advice and signposting to low-cost/ no- cost options that can be accessed to support people in Rotherham.