Published date: 18 August 2021

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: 20 August 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Recruitment services - 79600000

Location of contract

B70 8SZ

Value of contract

£22,022.40 to £23,425.44

Procurement reference

Operations Manager x1 (Appointeeship Team) KB18082

Published date

18 August 2021

Closing date

20 August 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

23 August 2021

Contract end date

20 February 2022

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Operations Manager x1 (Appointeeship Team) KB180821

Rate of Pay: £24.80 to £26.38 per hour (PAYE) (Inside IR35)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, B69 3DE but may include home working too.
Start Date: ASAP
Contract type: Agency 6 Months

Job Description and Personnel Specification are attached, which also provides more information above the role.

Brief description:

We are seeking to recruit to an Operations Manager for a 6-month period to support the activity of the Appointeeship Team within Sandwell MBC.

The Appointeeship act as DWP Appointee and in many cases, Court Appointed Deputy for Property and Affairs for clients that lack capacity in relation to their finances and who do not have any suitable family / friends, who are willing and able to act on their behalf.

Applicants should have a sound knowledge of Court of Protection, Deputyship and Appointeeship and have experience of working in this area at a management level.

Specific Role Responsibilities include to provide day to day management, support and guidance to the Appointeeship Team, lead on the identification, procurement activity and implementation of a replacement pre-paid card solution for clients. Also review the existing procedures and practices and staffing structure, prepare necessary reports for Senior Managers and where appropriate committee.

Further details are provided in the Job Description and Person Specification.

Please can the agencies send over a CV, 2x up to date references and a copy of Terms and Conditions. You will also need to include your agency on cost details to each submission. Stated rates must be inclusive of all known costs.

An Adults Enhanced Barring DBS is required for this role.

Please note this advert is also out with our Master Vendor

You will receive further information regarding invoice terms if your candidate is appointed to this role. Invoices must be sent electronically on a weekly basis to templink_1@sandwell.gov.uk along with your workers authorised timesheet supplied by your agency. Payments are then released 14 days from the date of the invoice.

The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement opportunity, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.
From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the related documents.
To submit your documents, you will be required to opt in.
For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.
If you require further assistance in respect of the system, please contact the In-tend support team on 084...

More information

Links

Additional text

The Quotation Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on 'Tenders' to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the relevant opportunity you should click on 'View Details' in order to Express Interest.

Closing date for submission of quotations is Friday 20th August 2021 at 12:00pm (Midday).

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Karendeep Bassra

Address

1 Providence Place
West Bromwich
West Midlands
B70 8SZ
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 569 4766

Email

karendeep_bassra@sandwell.gov.uk