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ASC Having A Voice - Supporting People with Learning Disabilities - Soft Market Questionnaire.

WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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27 Apr 2023 at 11:41

Summary of the contracting process

The Worcestershire County Council is seeking a service provider for the "ASC Having A Voice" project aimed at supporting people with learning disabilities. The contract, starting on 1st October 2023, will have an initial budget of around £48k per annum and can be extended for an additional two years. Interested parties need to submit responses to a questionnaire by 12th May 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in health and social work services, social services, and related services to engage with Worcestershire County Council. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to participate in this open tender procedure, providing support services to empower people with learning disabilities in Worcestershire.

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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

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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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


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

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

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