Published date: 27 September 2024

Last edited date: 27 September 2024

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: 14 October 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Marketing services - 79342000

  • Health training services - 80561000

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£1 to £40,000

Procurement reference

NW2024.80

Published date

27 September 2024

Closing date

14 October 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 November 2024

Contract end date

31 October 2025

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

NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board invite competitive quotations from suitably qualified and experienced providers in Norfolk and Waveney for the provision of Women's Health Wellness on Wheels (WoW) Bus Support

The key aims of the project are to:

• Listen to women's views and gather insights from experiences, in order to better understand barriers to healthcare access and potential solutions.
• Respond to issues immediately arising from conversations, the Women's health champions will be equipped to provide information and signpost to relevant organisations that may be able to address issues raised.
• Signpost and facilitate access to primary, community and specialist services as indicated.
• Promote and facilitate access to services available on the WoW Bus

We are looking for a provider or a consortium of providers to work in partnership with the ICB and public health and

• Have connections/existing relationships with women living and working with communities in areas of higher deprivation in Norfolk and Waveney.
• Have an excellent understanding of different protected characteristics and how this affects people's experiences of health and care.
• Have excellent understanding of barriers to health faced by women living in Core20 areas in areas of higher deprivation in Norfolk and Waveney.
• Understand local community groups and where communities congregate and to engage with people within their own settings (outreach outside of the areas reached by the WoW Bus)
• Have a proven track record in demonstrating impact by capturing and evidencing of the work undertaken.
• Provide a women's health champion to accompany the Bus, with the appropriate skills to engage women successfully in health conversations.
• The Women's health champion will undertake relevant training to support women's health conversations and capture insights from the conversations in the Community Voices Insight Bank
• Build a relationship with the WoW Bus co-ordinator to ensure the project delivery is aligned to the WoW Bus provision.
• Work collaboratively with the service providers accompanying the WoW Bus as well as the bus driver.
• Participate in the evaluation of the project and in the development of a case study for the project.
• Support the development of any Communication resources, promotional or online resources relating to the project.

If you would like to submit a quotation please complete and return the attached Request for Quotation Form (Annex C) and email your response in accordance with the instructions contained within Annex E no later than 12 noon on 14th October 2024.

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About the buyer

Contact name

David Bailey

Address

Cardinal Square
Derby
DE1 3QT
England

Telephone

01332 888023

Email

david.bailey1@nhs.net

Website

https://improvinglivesnw.org.uk/about-us/our-nhs-integrated-care-board-icb/