Published date: 28 January 2020
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Adult and other education services - 80400000
Training services - 80500000
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
London
Value of contract
£225,000
Procurement reference
REDBR001-DN459694-68060134
Published date
28 January 2020
Closing date
25 February 2020
Contract start date
1 April 2020
Contract end date
31 March 2022
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?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Contract is for the provision of a Volunteering Centre and a Brokerage Service in the London Borough of Redbridge. The contract and service is to be provided as a whole and cannot be divided.
The Volunteering Centre and Brokerage Service aims to increase the overall volunteering levels by working with organisations across Redbridge to source volunteer placements and by helping individuals wanting to volunteer into suitable placements.
The service will: -
• Increased level of formal volunteering participation within the London Borough of Redbridge reported for each year of the Contract;
• Improved access to formal volunteering for residents, employees and students in Redbridge, particularly those with more complex needs or where there are specific barriers to volunteering such as language, physical needs, confidence etc;
• Increased quality, quantity and diversity of formal volunteering opportunities available in Redbridge;
• Improved capacity of non-profit making organisations working mainly for the benefit of Redbridge to recruit, manage and retain volunteers;
• Determination of a high quality of service to Redbridge residents that addresses four of the six core functions of volunteering infrastructure at a local level. These are:
1. Brokerage Services
2. Developing volunteer opportunities
3. Strategic development of volunteering
4. Voice of volunteering
• Increased and more effective partnerships with the Authority and other stakeholders facilitated by the Provider;
• Monitoring and tracking of volunteer placements to ensure sustainable outcomes.
About the buyer
Contact name
Rita Emesim
Address
Lynton House
255-259 High Road
Ilford
IG1 1NN
England
Telephone
+44 2085545000
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