Tender

GB-Wellingborough: The Provision of an Independent Governance Support Service

WELLINGBOROUGH HOMES

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderAmendment

04 Feb 2019 at 09:55

Tender Notice
Tender

30 Nov 2018 at 10:58

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process is facilitated by Wellingborough Homes, which is seeking an Independent Governance Support Service. The procurement falls within the services industry category, specifically focusing on corporate governance rating services. The tender period is set to conclude on 31 December 2018, with the resulting contract anticipated to start on 11 February 2019 and extend until 10 February 2022. This tender was published following a reassessment of the previous selection process, which found no suitable bidders. The method of procurement employed is an open procedure, inviting a wide range of suppliers to participate.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in governance consultancy and related services. Companies with expertise in conducting independent reviews of board structures, governance frameworks, and training for board members would be particularly well-suited to compete. The budget for the contract ranges between £100,000 and £500,000, making it a lucrative prospect for small and medium-sized enterprises looking to expand their clientele in the public sector.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Start Free Trial Book a Demo
All Features Pricing

Notice Information

Notice Title

GB-Wellingborough: The Provision of an Independent Governance Support Service

Notice Description

NOTE: This notice was updated on 04 February 2019 for the following reason: The Selection Panel concluded, following the interview stage, that there was no consensus on the winning supplier so we have decided not to award the contract on this occasion. Overall we found that there was no supplier who was able to demonstrate a full understanding of our requirements and the way WH Board wish to be supported. We have therefore taken the opportunity, as a result of this outcome, to reassess our approach to this contract and how this might be managed in future. A tender exercise for Governance Support Services will be published again at a later date.(The consultancy appointed will have to: *Carry out the 3 year independent review of governance, including board and committee remit and structure, as specified in the NHF Code of Governance 2015 *Provide support for the annual review of board effectiveness including annual appraisals, skills assessments against our matrix, identifying skills gaps and developing collective and individual training and development plans for Members *Review the Codes of Governance currently in use across the sector and assess the most relevant for WH and recommend the most appropriate to adopt *Provision of ad-hoc support and guidance required. Current Corporate Governance arrangements are: We have adopted the NHF Code of Governance 2015 and are fully compliant; WH is governed by a Board of Management supported by the Audit and Risk Committee and Remuneration and Selection Committee; the Board is currently made up of ten Non-Executives; we have over the past 2 years, following our last independent review in 2016, moved to skills based board. The Housing and Planning Act (HPA) 2016 enabled this transition to take place and we have now removed reserved places for councillors and customers. This has been a period of change and transition and as a result of these changes, 5 new members joined our Board in September 2018. In addition our previous Chair retired having reached the maximum 9 year term and a new Chair, John Lewis, who has been on the Board since 2014 was appointed. Our current board members are: *John Lewis (Chair) *Yvette Morgan (Vice Chair) due to retire in February 2019 *John Welch (Chair of Audit and Risk Committee) *Martin Wheatley (Chair of Remuneration and Selection Committee) *Cheryl Armatrading *David Beale *Simon Brooksbank, *Ian Hill *Doug Livingstone *Martin Lord. We have an Executive Management Team of four: Jo Savage, Chief Executive, Denise Lewis, Director of Asset and Development, Mandy Meanwell, Director of Housing and Support Services; and Company Secretary, Julie Robinson, Director of Resources. We recently had an IDA and the result of this was G1V1. Since the last independent review of our governance arrangements in 2016 we have in place arrangements for an annual review of skills required on the board, annual appraisal and skills assessment that informs succession planning, recruitment training and development of Members on a collective and individual basis. Our Governing instruments are supported by the Governance and Delegations Framework which has specific detailed documentation relating to: *Collective purpose and functions of the Board and our committees through terms of reference *Role of our Board Members, skills required and how they are recruited and appraised *Code of Conduct for Board Members *Terms of reference for and the role of our Executive Management Team and detailed delegations from Board to EMT *Terms of reference for and the role of our SMT. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED ITT FOR FULL INFORMATION)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-706f02d6-1ffb-4536-9ed0-408dd12f24d5
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe1501b7-23d7-49db-9456-badd1fd54d6e
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79212110 - Corporate governance rating services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Feb 20197 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 Dec 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
11 Feb 2019 - 10 Feb 2022 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WELLINGBOROUGH HOMES
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
WELLINGBOROUGH
Postcode
NN8 1BL
Post Town
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
North Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Croyland and Swanspool
Westminster Constituency
Wellingborough and Rushden

Further Information

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts. 

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-b5fd17-706f02d6-1ffb-4536-9ed0-408dd12f24d5-2019-02-04T09:55:18Z",
    "date": "2019-02-04T09:55:18Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-b5fd17-706f02d6-1ffb-4536-9ed0-408dd12f24d5",
    "language": "en",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "tender": {
        "id": "BIP362095066",
        "title": "GB-Wellingborough: The Provision of an Independent Governance Support Service",
        "description": "NOTE: This notice was updated on 04 February 2019 for the following reason: The Selection Panel concluded, following the interview stage, that there was no consensus on the winning supplier so we have decided not to award the contract on this occasion. Overall we found that there was no supplier who was able to demonstrate a full understanding of our requirements and the way WH Board wish to be supported. We have therefore taken the opportunity, as a result of this outcome, to reassess our approach to this contract and how this might be managed in future. A tender exercise for Governance Support Services will be published again at a later date.(The consultancy appointed will have to: *Carry out the 3 year independent review of governance, including board and committee remit and structure, as specified in the NHF Code of Governance 2015 *Provide support for the annual review of board effectiveness including annual appraisals, skills assessments against our matrix, identifying skills gaps and developing collective and individual training and development plans for Members *Review the Codes of Governance currently in use across the sector and assess the most relevant for WH and recommend the most appropriate to adopt *Provision of ad-hoc support and guidance required. Current Corporate Governance arrangements are: We have adopted the NHF Code of Governance 2015 and are fully compliant; WH is governed by a Board of Management supported by the Audit and Risk Committee and Remuneration and Selection Committee; the Board is currently made up of ten Non-Executives; we have over the past 2 years, following our last independent review in 2016, moved to skills based board. The Housing and Planning Act (HPA) 2016 enabled this transition to take place and we have now removed reserved places for councillors and customers. This has been a period of change and transition and as a result of these changes, 5 new members joined our Board in September 2018. In addition our previous Chair retired having reached the maximum 9 year term and a new Chair, John Lewis, who has been on the Board since 2014 was appointed. Our current board members are: *John Lewis (Chair) *Yvette Morgan (Vice Chair) due to retire in February 2019 *John Welch (Chair of Audit and Risk Committee) *Martin Wheatley (Chair of Remuneration and Selection Committee) *Cheryl Armatrading *David Beale *Simon Brooksbank, *Ian Hill *Doug Livingstone *Martin Lord. We have an Executive Management Team of four: Jo Savage, Chief Executive, Denise Lewis, Director of Asset and Development, Mandy Meanwell, Director of Housing and Support Services; and Company Secretary, Julie Robinson, Director of Resources. We recently had an IDA and the result of this was G1V1. Since the last independent review of our governance arrangements in 2016 we have in place arrangements for an annual review of skills required on the board, annual appraisal and skills assessment that informs succession planning, recruitment training and development of Members on a collective and individual basis. Our Governing instruments are supported by the Governance and Delegations Framework which has specific detailed documentation relating to: *Collective purpose and functions of the Board and our committees through terms of reference *Role of our Board Members, skills required and how they are recruited and appraised *Code of Conduct for Board Members *Terms of reference for and the role of our Executive Management Team and detailed delegations from Board to EMT *Terms of reference for and the role of our SMT. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED ITT FOR FULL INFORMATION)",
        "datePublished": "2018-11-30T10:58:56Z",
        "status": "active",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "79212110",
            "description": "Corporate governance rating services"
        },
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "East Midlands",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "East Midlands",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "minValue": {
            "amount": 100000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "value": {
            "amount": 500000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2018-12-31T23:59:59Z"
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
            "startDate": "2019-02-11T00:00:00Z",
            "endDate": "2022-02-10T23:59:59Z"
        },
        "suitability": {
            "sme": true,
            "vcse": false
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe1501b7-23d7-49db-9456-badd1fd54d6e",
                "datePublished": "2019-02-04T09:55:18Z",
                "format": "text/html",
                "language": "en"
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Please follow this link to view the notice.",
                "url": "https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-Wellingborough:-The-Provision-of-an-Independent-Governance-Support-Service/S2K449F67S"
            }
        ]
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-105924",
            "name": "Wellingborough Homes",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "Wellingborough Homes"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Floor 4, 12 Sheep Street",
                "locality": "Wellingborough",
                "postalCode": "NN8 1BL",
                "countryName": "UK"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Naomi Harewood",
                "email": "Naomi.Harewood@whomes.org",
                "telephone": "01933231321"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-CFS-105924",
        "name": "Wellingborough Homes"
    }
}