# AHS5122 - Vietnamese and Chinese Older People’s Support Service

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Tower Hamlets](/buyers/tower-hamlets/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £160,000
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Planned start: 1 January 2017
- Planned end: 31 December 2021
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b188ff01-bb29-4ea6-aa1b-a73f365c7de0-114112
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-60c639f1-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets \(LBTH\) is seeking expressions of interest from interested organisations for the above services\. Description: The Adults’ Services Directorate of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets is inviting bids for a Vietnamese and Chinese Older People’s Support Service\. The aim of the service is to provide support to older residents of Vietnamese and Chinese origin which will meet cultural needs, promote independence and enable them to stay in their homes for as long as possible by providing: • Information, Advice and signposting / referrals on topics including benefits and money management \(language support\) • Access to health service \(appointment-making, language support\) • Practical End of Life and bereavement support • Volunteering and befriending \(addressing social isolation and loneliness\) The overriding aim of the service will be to provide culturally sensitive support to older adults from the Vietnamese and Chinese communities which helps to: • Promote social inclusion • Reduce social isolation and loneliness • Improves the health and wellbeing of users • Enables users to live independently

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b188ff01-bb29-4ea6-aa1b-a73f365c7de0-114112)