Notice Information
Notice Title
ASC Having A Voice - Supporting People with Learning Disabilities - Soft Market Questionnaire.
Notice Description
Worcestershire County Council want people with learning disabilities to be able to tell us what they think about the services we provide in Worcestershire. In Worcestershire this is achieved through the following forums which are supported by our current Giving People with Learning Disabilities a Voice provider: People's Parliament: is an initiative that started in 2013 in Worcestershire and has been successfully running every year since then. The People's Parliament is a group of expert members that meet and write a white paper on a topic that is important to people with learning disabilities. The white paper tells people what they have found out about the topic and what people with learning disabilities say about it. It identifies the things that need to happen and includes an action plan developed with relevant professionals. The Learning Disability Partnership Board: This is a well-established partnership which leads the development and implementation of Worcestershire's Learning Disability Strategy. People with a learning disability are enabled to lead the co-production of the strategy, the preparation of agendas, the running of meetings and constructive challenge to partnership organisations. The Board is co-chaired by a person with a learning disability and people with learning disabilities play a key role in activity which takes place as part of the Board's work to implement the strategy, for example sub-groups, "task and finish" activities and other co-production forums. Our current contract finishes at the end of September 2023, and we are looking to commission a service provider to deliver our new specification - "Having a Voice" - starting on 1st October 2023. We anticipate having a budget of approximately PS48k pa for this service. The contract will be for three years with potential to extend by a further two. The successful applicant will provide a support service to people with learning disabilities in Worcestershire to ensure that their voices are heard and that they are enabled to contribute to the co-production of services. This will be achieved through promoting self-advocacy, supporting people with learning disabilities to chair and participate in the Worcestershire Learning Disability Partnership Board, and supporting people with learning disabilities to hold a People's Parliament. One of the Partnership Board and Peoples Parliament members summed it up as: 'We have a voice already, getting it heard is the important bit'. Through this engagement exercise, we are asking service providers to comment on our draft specification - see attachment. Questionnaire: THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Please answer the following questions and send your response back via email to asc@worcestershire.gov.uk by 12th May 2023. All responses will be treated as confidential and not shared with other organisations, however, the final specification and tender model ... Additional information: THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION - Soft Market Questionnaire Only Any subsequent tenders will be advertised separately on this portal. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-99027014-d531-4da4-a6b8-abbd64e2bb87
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7cf07eb4-4b64-4d38-b1a6-3e437f51acad
- 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
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
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- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
85300000 - Social work and related services
85320000 - Social services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Apr 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 May 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Oct 2023 - 30 Sep 2026 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
- WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Alastair Jewson
- Contact Email
- ajewson@worcestershire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01905 846257
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WORCESTERSHIRE
- Postcode
- WR5 2NP
- Post Town
- Worcester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG12 Worcestershire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Worcester
- Electoral Ward
- Nunnery
- Westminster Constituency
- Worcester
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7cf07eb4-4b64-4d38-b1a6-3e437f51acad
27th April 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/
Additional information on how to apply for this contract
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