Published date: 5 November 2019

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: 19 November 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Administrative healthcare services - 75122000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_218153/810549

Published date

5 November 2019

Closing date

19 November 2019

Contract start date

2 December 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2020

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?

No

Description

The supplier will need to provide:
- expertise on the topic of health inequalities experienced by people with
learning disabilities, autism or both;
- specialist skills to communicate complex information to people with a
learning disability, autism or both, including accessbile written
documentation;
- a sound knowledge of the role of self-advocates, family advocates and carer
in supporting organisations to reduce health inequalities;
- direct support to help the advisory group understand its task in advising
PHE's advisory board;
- other face to face meetings and accessible ongoing support to enable the
advisory group engage with PHE;
- manage the membership of the advisory group to ensure consistency but
also to draw on expertise from new members where needed;
- have an established link with networks of advocacy and self advocacy groups
across England that it can approach to provide membership of the advisory
group where needed;
- agree with members of the advisory group how they will be reminbused for
their input and arrange to make timely payments as part of the value of the
contract;
- arrange suitable venues, transport and food for face to face meetings;
- update the terms of reference of the advisory group to reflect its new role;

More information

Links

Additional text

If not already done so, you will need to register your organisation on our Bravo e-Tendering Portal. This is free of charge and a one-off requirement.
https://phe.bravosolution.co.uk
Once registered please navigate to Project 5254 or ITT 4114.

There is a help desk facility provided by Bravo in case of any difficulty: 0800 069 8630 Option 1.

About the buyer

Contact name

Jade Palmer

Address

Manor Farm Road, Porton Down
Salisbury
SP4 0JG
England

Telephone

01980 619960

Email

Jade.Palmer@phe.gov.uk