Tender

Brent Health Educator Partner Framework

LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

18 Feb 2021 at 21:57

Tender

08 Feb 2021 at 17:55

Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Brent is currently conducting a procurement process for the "Brent Health Educator Partner Framework," aimed at sourcing partners to recruit and manage up to 40 Community Health Educators across five geographical wards in Brent. This open procedure is part of a Light Touch Regime (LTR) procurement for health and social work services, with a contract value of £250,000. The tender was published on 8th February 2021 and will close for submissions on 24th February 2021. The contract is scheduled to commence on 1st April 2021 and will run until 31st March 2022.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), to engage in community health services. Businesses with experience in recruitment, community engagement, and health education will find this tender especially relevant, as they can bid for one or more of the five lots that correspond to different geographical areas, thereby expanding their operational impact in addressing health inequalities within the Brent community.

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Notice Title

Brent Health Educator Partner Framework

Notice Description

London Borough of Brent is seeking to partners to recruit, performance manage and manage remuneration for up to 20-40 Community Health Educators (equivalent to at least 10 FTE) apportioned across five geographical areas (wards) in the Borough of Brent. This contract is divided into 5 lots: 1. Harlesden and Stonebridge (including Church End) 2. Alperton, Wembley Central and Sudbury 3. Dollis Hill, Willesden and Neasden 4. Kilburn and Kensal Green 5. Kingsbury, Kenton and Preston Providers can bid for one or more of the lots. Support Services to the Director of Integrated Care to Implement the Brent Community Health Educators Framework. The framework is intended to fund provider/s to deliver innovative Health Educator models that will align with the priorities contained in the Brent Health Matters programme. Successful models will assist in the delivery of key priorities and interventions within the Brent Health Matters programme by working with the community to reduce the impacts of Covid-19 on the community whilst tackling health inequalities: reducing variation in life expectancy and long-term health conditions and developing a system wide understanding of the cultural and local reasons why people do not engage with NHS services, which in turn will inform future planning. The Brent Community Health Educator Partners Framework will - provide a mechanism with which to develop and implement the role of Health Educators to enable the achievement of key outcomes of the Brent Health Matters programme. The Health Educators role: Individuals who are truly connected to, and representative of, the diverse communities in our borough and act as the link between the community and partners responsible for the delivery of the Brent Health Matters Programme by delivering key health messages to and from the community. They will work with organisations and Brent Health Matters teams to create innovative methods for engaging with communities on the priority outcomes. Additional information: The Providers role: Recruitment - developing a model for how Community Health Educators will be recruited. Across the borough, it is expected that between 20-40 Community Health Educators will be recruited, equivalent to at least 10 FTE apportioned across all 5 Ward groupings, split roughly equally. The approach to recruitment will ensure that key community groups are represented, and that the recruitment process will select only high quality candidates. Management - Community Health Educators will be expected to deliver presentations, training, education and signposting to support for individuals, community and faith groups. The prioritisation of this support will be guided in partnership with communities, NHS and council partners. The provider will be responsible for managing the posts and ensuring that these day to day requirements are met. Monitoring of activity and impact of Community Health Educators - Council and CCG partners will provide a light touch set of KPIs against which activity will be recorded and reported. The provider is expected to assure the Council and CCG partners that these, along with other key objectives are being met and that there are robust processes in place to do this. Quality control - the provider will also be expected to demonstrate appropriate quality control measures for the work of Community Health Educators, and to report on these to the Council and NHS partners, and to respond appropriately to concerns raised. The The Council is conducting the procurement using the Open procedure in accordance with the requirements of the Regulations for the purpose of procuring the Services described in the Specification. The Services to which the Procurement relate fall within the "Light Touch Regime" (LTR) governing procurement of Health, Social, Education and Other Service Contracts. None of the references to "Open procedure", "ITT", the use of the term "tender process", or any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound to any of the Regulations, save those applicable to LTR provisions.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/819f089b-a2d5-4b0f-bf2f-7bca725f5b4b
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, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£250,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Feb 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
24 Feb 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 6-12 months
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
LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WEMBLEY
Postcode
HA9 0FJ
Post Town
Harrow
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI72 Brent
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Brent
Electoral Ward
Wembley Park
Westminster Constituency
Brent West

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