CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Supporting the development of community resilience opportunities

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The Covid 19 outbreak has had a positive effect on the way that some communities come together to support their members. In many local areas, community-led support has through necessity, found new energy. There are many factors that have supported this change, and partners such as local authorities, County Voluntary Councils and Health Boards have told us they are interested in further nurturing the resilience and mutual support communities are developing.

We have an opportunity to co-ordinate this timely response building on existing work and partnerships. A cross sector approach and response is critical and benefits everybody; by sharing the responsibility, we can increase the likelihood of sustaining and embedding our collective work.

What is required?

Work has started within Social Care Wales to bring together partner agencies who want to explore, share and build on experiences to date; we also want to look wider to other parts of the UK for examples of sustained initiatives. The aim is to share learning, approaches and support to sustain community-led responses, where partners have differing levels and types of experience, using the principles as a framework. It will include a range of community-led support models including volunteering, community linking roles (community connectors, Local Area Co-ordinators, social prescribing) and micro-enterprises.

We want to create some additional short-term capacity on behalf of our stakeholder group to help gain some timely and much needed traction in this area and position us well to move forward. This community resilience work has the support of Welsh Government as our sponsoring agency, along with Welsh Local Government Association and aligns with a range of policy and legislation including the Social Services and Well-being Act and the Well-being of Future Generations Act.

Our essential requirements are:

- Available to lead work on community resilience until the end of March 2021

- Skills and experience of collaborative working with partners in a community or wider public service environment

- Proven track record of project management

Please see Specification for more details

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=103100.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Budget:

There is a budget of £62,000 (including VAT) agreed for this tender.

Length of contract:

The successful Supplier will need to be available to lead work on community resilience until the end of March 2021.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Person specification:

- an understanding of current relevant legislation, policy and initiatives in Wales

- an ability to make strategic links between different areas of legislation, policy and practice

- experience in community development, social care or wider public service sectors

- experience of project management and delivery and delivering to deadlines

- effective communication skills

- an ability to build and maintain positive, productive working relationships

- experience of, and commitment to collaborative ways of working with colleagues, partners and individuals accessing support

- Demonstrable experience of collaborating with a range of stakeholders to identify and develop focused pieces of work

- experience of reviewing and evaluating impact of work

- an ability to lead discussions and present information verbally and in writing, including through digital platforms

- an ability to manage and supervise human and financial resources

- an ability to adopt a pragmatic approach to project delivery and problem solving when necessary

- experience of business planning and reporting processes

- a commitment to being part of a team

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:103100)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

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Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice