Published date: 8 April 2015
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Contract summary
Industry
Health services - 85100000
Location of contract
East Midlands
Value of contract
£3,000,000
Procurement reference
GEMCSU/TRANS/15/72 (1)
Published date
8 April 2015
Closing date
21 May 2015
Contract start date
1 September 2015
Contract end date
31 August 2018
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Nottingham CityCare Partnership has been awarded Big Lottery Fund grant of £45 million over the next 10 years to lead the delivery of SSBC. The programme will target families in four of Nottingham's most disadvantaged wards - Arboretum, Aspley,Bulwell, St. Ann's.
It will work with pregnant women, mothers, families, health professionals and a wide range of partner agencies to position parenting at its heart as a primary public health issue. It will build on the intrinsic motivation of prospective parents to be the best parents they can be and capture this key 'teachable moment' to prepare and
support parents to achieve the best outcomes for their children.
Family Mentors are at the core of SSBC - central to our values and our commitment to co-production with local communities. They will be a peer workforce of parents or grandparents who understand the needs, challenges and aspirations of families in the SSBC wards. They will walk alongside families in the target wards, working in partnership with existing statutory services, focusing on the A Better Start trilogy
of child development outcomes. They will be supported and guided by professionals, taking SSBC activities into family homes and co-delivering group sessions and activities.
The successful provider organisation will recruit, employ, train and support Family Mentors to work with the SSBC Programme Team and alongside the existing workforce to contribute to the delivery our key outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity for the right organisation to play a major role in this nationally important ten year programme.
The indicative annual value for this contract (first full year of delivery - Year 2) is: £1,030,602.
In Year One (7 months - Sept 15 to end March 16) the estimated contract value is £593,408. This Invitation to Tender is for a contract to deliver the Family Mentor service in Aspley and Bulwell.
[A further Invitation to Tender for the provision of the Family Mentor service inArboretum and St Ann's will be issued later in 2015.]
This contract will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years
More information
Additional text
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VI.3) Additional information: (if applicable)
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.
The services to which this notice relates fall within Part B of Schedule 3, Part 10 of the Public Services Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) ('the Regulations').
Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the contracting authorities intend to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to the procurement of Part B services. These opportunities may be divided into lots. Please see published documentation for further detail.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://gemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register-
Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details -Note the user-name you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2.
Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the user-name/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at
the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page.
(This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) - You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3.
Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you canchoose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason ifdeclining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer
and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreeninstructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of on-line andoff-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed on-line help available) Youmust then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of thepage. If you require any further assistance please consult the on-line help, orcontact the eTendering helpdesk.
Nottingham CityCare Partnership is offering a 3 year contract with the option toextend for up to an additional 2 years
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Address
Cardinal Square
10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
England
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