Published date: 20 May 2022

Last edited date: 24 May 2022

This notice was replaced on 20 May 2022

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 1 November 2022)

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

  • Community action programme - 85322000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£94,500 to £126,000

Procurement reference

DVNCC001-DN610971-29893739

Published date

20 May 2022

Closing date

17 June 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2022

Contract end date

30 September 2025

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

Please note that as per PPN11/20 this contract is reserved for SMEs and/or VCSEs

The Equality Reference Group is a 'team' of 'critical friends' for Devon County Council, drawn from the voluntary and community sector to represent the protected characteristics in the equality act 2010. The protected characteristics represented at ERG are:

• Lot 1: Age - younger people
• Lot 2: Age - older people
• Lot 3: Disability and carers
• Lot 4: Race and ethnicity
• Lot 5: Religion and belief
• Lot 6: Sex
• Lot 7: Sexual orientation and gender identity

This opportunity is for bidders to apply for the Protected Characteristics they wish to represent.

The procurement process is broken into two stages:
1) Expression of Interest - suppliers may submit an Expression of Interest for more than one Lot. The deadline to submit the Expression of Interest is 12:00 noon 17th June 2022
2) Request for Formal Quotation - only those suppliers who submit an Expression of Interest will be invited to submit a Bid.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

CP2132-21 - Equality Reference Group

  • Opportunity
  • Published 20 May 2022

Links

Additional text

All expressions of interest for this business opportunity must go through the Supplying the Southwest Procurement Portal.

About the buyer

Contact name

Mark Sibley

Address

County Hall
Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
England

Telephone

+44 1392383000

Email

mark.sibley@devon.gov.uk

Website

http://www.devon.gov.uk