Tender

Let's Chat: Connecting People across the West Midlands

WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY

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Tender

06 Jul 2022 at 16:35

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is inviting tenders for the project titled "Let's Chat: Connecting People across the West Midlands." This initiative aims to tackle loneliness through pilot transport services across the region. The procurement process is currently in the Tender stage, with an open procedure allowing applications for grants to support the initiative. Interested parties must submit their proposals by 17:00 on 5 August 2022, with the contract commencing from 15 August 2022 and running until 31 May 2023. The project relates to the public road transport services industry, with a total available grant amounting to £411,440.

This opportunity presents a significant avenue for growth, especially for voluntary and charitable organisations looking to expand their service offerings in community transport. Businesses equipped to deliver the described transport initiatives, particularly those with experience in social services, are well-suited to submit competitive bids. The WMCA will assess applications based on predefined criteria, allowing for the appointment of one, two, or three successful bidders to deliver specific services in the identified Lots across Coventry, Walsall, and South Birmingham.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Let's Chat: Connecting People across the West Midlands

Notice Description

As part of the Government's Strategy to Tackle Loneliness, it offered opportunities for Local Authorities and charitable bodies to seek funding for one-year pilot transport initiatives to tackle issues of loneliness in their areas. Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), submitted proposals for a 'Let's Chat' project, working with community transport operators to provide specific services across the West Midlands. TfWM's proposal was shortlisted and subsequently approved and this provides the funding to deliver a pilot project. 'Let's Chat' uses transport as a central focus and consists of going close to where people are and offering the opportunity for social contact, a chat and a coffee, please see the Specification document for further details. The WMCA is seeking applications from suitably qualified voluntary or charitable organisations who may 'bid' for a grant to provide one or more of the three Lots below. Applications for each Lot will be assessed independently and awarded on their own merits and the WMCA may appoint either 1, 2 or 3 applicants in total to deliver all three Lots: Lot 1 - Coventry, mid-Birmingham and Black Country areas Lot 2 - Walsall area Lot 3 - South Birmingham area The contract for this grant will be on the draft Grant Funding Agreement, a copy of which is provided, and applications are being assessed on the evaluation criteria outlined in the Commercial Envelope. Only those organisations that have responded satisfactorily to the questions in the Qualification Envelope will go on to have their applications assessed. The closing date for submissions is 1700 on 05/08/22 and if you have any clarification questions please submit these by 1700 on 29/07/22 In order to access the documents and submit your application please do so through BravoSolution, the WMCA's e-tendering portal (https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk). The reference is itt_1133 and if you are not already registered on BravoSolution it is free and usually only takes a few minutes to do so.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-73d1c71a-cb9f-494a-93b5-946d7c59c621
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c090165-aa38-44b9-a637-e532c00684e6
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 (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

60112000 - Public road transport services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£411,440 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Jul 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 Aug 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
14 Aug 2022 - 31 May 2023 6-12 months
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
WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B19 3SD
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Newtown
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Further Information

Notice Documents

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