Published date: 9 January 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 27 January 2023, 11pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and experimental development services - 73100000

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

  • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

    • Public-opinion polling services - 79320000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£112,500

Procurement reference

WWF/CF023/0024

Published date

9 January 2023

Closing date

27 January 2023

Closing time

11pm

Contract start date

13 February 2023

Contract end date

30 June 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Please read the attached supporting documents for a background to the project and the application process.

The purpose of creating regional hubs is to bring together communities participating in the Community Fund to learn from one another and build relationships to create mutual support for their projects and their groups.

WWF and RSPB recognize that while we have audiences for the Community Fund there is significant gaps in terms of who we cater to. We are looking to work with implementation partners that work with these missing communities to understand how we can remove barriers to entry and provide support for them throughout their project.

Specifically, we are looking for partners who work with:
• Lower socio-economic groups (LSEG) /communities (IMD 1-3)
• Across all x4 UK nations

Implementation support will cover the full project implementation period, from February 2023 until its expected finalisation in June 2024. The hubs will cover the full project implementation period.

Objectives Regional hubs will draw on their networks to identify community groups of interest and promote the fund and its resources to them. Additionally, they will assist in creating and maintaining convening networks for participating communities to meet online and in person to meet, learn and collaborate with one another. Some of the key components include:

Promotion of Fund and Capacity Building Programme
1. Communicating fund opportunities to local community groups who operate in LSEG areas
2. Provide support to community groups from application, through to delivery of the projects
3. Directing groups to support resources provided by fund, including capacity building and training provided by RSPB and WWF
4. Assist in identifying case studies that will be integrated into the wider Wild Isles communications campaign
5. Providing support for unincorporated community groups in one of two ways (depending on agency capabilities):
• Act as an umbrella organisation to hold funds for unincorporated groups
• Provide convening opportunities to connect unincorporated groups with registered charities to apply to the fund

Regional Convening
1. Identify areas within the UK to act as regional hub centres for Fund participants. There must be at least one hub in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
2. Assist in the coordination and design of a national (or coinciding regionally-based) convening event in summer of 2023
3. Connecting groups on the local level through a mixture of online and in-person events (Please indicate the number of events you can deliver in your proposal)

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Alison Enchelmaier

Address

The Living Planet Centre,Brewery Road
Woking
GU214LL
England

Telephone

01483 412290

Email

AEnchelmaier@wwf.org.uk