Design of a model of care cooperatives for the provision of care services for the elderly to cooperative members in Paraná (Brazil), in collaboration with OCEPAR

The Inter-American Development Bank invites consulting firms to submit their Expression of Interest to design a model of long-term care cooperatives for older persons linked to the OCEPAR system, in the state of Paraná, Brazil, including their organizational structure, portfolio of services and solidarity financing mechanisms.

The consultancy includes the following activities:

1. Demand analysis: Study the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of cooperative members and project future care needs according to levels of dependency.

2. Design of services: Define a portfolio of care that includes home care, day centres, telecare, residential services and complementary supports, considering different levels of coverage.

3. Economic and operational feasibility: Evaluate costs, economies of scale, legal requirements and alternatives for direct, outsourced or mixed provision.

4. Solidarity financing: Design a sustainable system of contributions from cooperative members and co-financing of cooperatives, through financial simulations.

5. Governance and management: Propose the organisational structure and operating mechanisms of the cooperative model.

Expected outputs: Work plan and four reports on future demand, financing, service portfolio and governance.

Interested companies should carefully review the registration requirements on the relevant IDB portal and ensure that all requested information is completed before submitting their Statement of Interest (EOI).