Cancelled council contract could threaten 20 jobs
UP to 20 jobs are hanging in the balance following an announcement that North East Lincolnshire Council has ended a contract with Shoreline Housing Partnership.
For the past five years the firm has been responsible for the care of almost 1,000 vulnerable people in the borough – providing home help and support for those living in their own homes.
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Shoreline Housing Partnership's HQ
However, NELC has announced that it has rejected Shoreline's latest tender for the contract, as it believes it can get better value for money from another firm.
Disappointed Shoreline chief executive Tony Bramley said his firm could not provide the type of service specified within the budget available without both further subsidising the additional costs and compromising quality.
The NELC Supporting People Service will now put the service to open tender in line with EU procedures.
Do you receive care from Shoreline? If so, what is your view on the ruling. Let us know by commenting on this story or e-mailing newsdesk@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk
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by luke, Laceby
Thursday, July 08 2010, 2:21AM
“Lucy, did your parents pay for your home? not everyone can afford to buy there own house. then you slate people who are on job seekers and are getting there rent and mortgage payd for, but alot of these people have lost there jobs how can you judge people like this. you need to aim you views to people who dont want to work and hasnt workd for most of there adult life.”
by Lucy, Grimsby
Monday, July 05 2010, 1:28PM
“Dawn..
Shush.
Ok, to those council tenants that pay ALL of their rent/mortgage, then good for you.
To those that have their rent/mortgage paid for, the comment was aimed at you! Why should i pay for your easy living?
And yes, my house is paid for. Thankyou.”
by Zapper, In the dark
Saturday, July 03 2010, 8:56AM
“Dawn,
Council tennants wot kant spel shud bee extraploated into nofingness.”
by dawn, council tennant
Friday, July 02 2010, 8:59PM
“Annie im blonde don't degrade us all LOL. Lucy woop woop is ur house paid? if not then shut up as u are in thousands of pounds worth of debt till it is paid of so who's silly the council tennant who non of get rent free or the ones in stupid amounts of debt? just so u can turn round and say i won my home, well my dear one day that could go and u may become a council tennant! No one live's rent free because if u didn't get rent rebates's etc u would get it in ur hand. For instance me and my partner both care for his severly disabled nephew yes he lives with us and we get £55 p.w BETWEEN us carer's allowance, yes we get so much rent paid but that's the deal why it is so low carer's allowance because if it was higher ud pay rent because it's not high u get it paid, so im sorry u feel we are all free loaders as we have a council property. Stupid girl!”
by Sue, humberston
Friday, July 02 2010, 7:16PM
“Lucy,
I would be very careful what you wish on other people, as you know nothing about these each individual case, and you know what they say, what goes around comes around, with unemployment as it is at the moment you may be one step away yourself from a situation like this, or are you a kept woman?”