Published date: 29 October 2019

Last edited date: 29 October 2019

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: 18 November 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

  • Community action programme - 85322000

  • Community health services - 85323000

Location of contract

DY1 1HF

Value of contract

£0 to £1,350,000

Procurement reference

DUD VCP/2019

Published date

29 October 2019

Closing date

18 November 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive dialogue (above threshold)

Tenders are invited from pre-qualified suppliers after discussion of requirements and potential solutions.

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

This is an opportunity for creative forward thinking and innovative organisations to work collaboratively and in partnership with Dudley MBC to meet the: Information, Advice and Advocacy needs of Citizens within Dudley.
Overall the contract will cover the following services:
Advice and Information, Signposting, Advocacy (all ages including statutory advocacy) Direct Payment Support (all ages) Personal Assistance Support, Services and Activities that support Healthy Ageing, Promoting Independence and Wellbeing Self-Management Programme and the Young Commissioners Group.

This tender is setting out a challenge to voluntary sector organisations to transform the way information advice and advocacy is organised and delivered. Activity to meet outcomes and increasing needs of the population will need to be streamlined, ensuring the most appropriate, efficient and effective delivery and pathways are utilised.
The current activity that delivers information advice and advocacy is spread across a number of contracts, however as part of this transformational tender they will form a single contractual arrangement; therefore TUPE will apply.

To achieve this transformation we anticipate a longer term contract between 7-10 years, enabling long term planning and investment from bidders allowing flexibility to adapt services in response to changing needs.
Due to the transformational and innovative requirement, Dudley MBC will use the 'Competitive Dialogue' procurement route under the 'Light touch Regime'.

The opportunity is set out in a brief outcomes based Tender Specification that has been coproduced locally through market engagement events, including local third sector providers and citizens.
The annual contract value is estimated to be £1.35M with year and year efficiencies over a 7-10 year contract. The total contract value is estimated at £13.5m.
Dudley MBC welcomes submissions from suitably experienced organisations to deliver this range of services.

The service must be provided in accordance with the Terms & Conditions contained within this Tender invitation.

More information

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Additional text

This exercise is being conducted in electronic format. Documents will be published to the Dudley MBC Black Country Business website. **All bidders are to submit their tenders electronically through Intend**.

If you wish to take part in this tendering process, please register with Dudley MBC e-tendering website (www.blackcountrybusiness.co.uk) and select the Register/Sign In button, which is located on the left hand side of the Homepage.


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Hannah Forrest

Address

Priory Road
Dudley
West Midlands
DY1 1HF
United Kingdom

Telephone

01384 813607

Email

hannah.forrest@dudley.gov.uk

Website

www.dudley.gov.uk