Published date: 4 July 2024

Last edited date: 12 August 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: 13 September 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

Mk42 9AP

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-380-3642-BBC AD 03642

Published date

4 July 2024

Closing date

13 September 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

15 December 2024

Contract end date

14 December 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Bedford Borough Council 'the Authority' wishes to tender for the provision of a Social Prescribing Service as the Contracting body; the Service is jointly commissioned by Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council.

The Authority wishes to appoint a provider to deliver a comprehensive social prescribing service across Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire to help residents access timely and appropriate support, information, and programmes, to meet social, practical, emotional, and economic needs, thereby improving health and tackling inequalities, with a particular focus on supporting more vulnerable groups.

The contract term will be three (3) Years with Option to extend for two (2) years delivered in two (2) twelve (12) month instalments.

More information

Links

Additional text

To access this opportunity, you will need to Register an account with Bedford Borough Council's In-tend at www.in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/Home and search for this opportunity by the title of project reference:

Social Prescribing Service
(Project reference is BBC AD 03642)

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Peggy Saroch

Address

Caudwell Street
Bedford
Bedfordshire
Mk42 9AP
English

Telephone

01234 276683

Email

peggy.saroch@bedford.gov.uk