Award

GM Foster Carer Recruitment & Marketing Platforms

GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

12 Jul 2022 at 14:21

Tender

05 Apr 2022 at 16:48

Summary of the contracting process

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority is conducting a procurement process titled "GM Foster Carer Recruitment & Marketing Platforms" aimed at enhancing the recruitment of foster carers across Greater Manchester's local authorities. The procurement falls under the goods category, particularly focusing on software packages and information systems, and is currently in the active tender stage. The total budget for this project is set at £250,000, with a contract duration of 18 months commencing on 1 July 2022. Interested organizations must submit their proposals via the electronic procurement portal by the deadline of 6 May 2022 at 12:00.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those in marketing and digital communications, to engage in a vital service addressing the recruitment of foster carers. Companies capable of developing comprehensive marketing strategies and dedicated digital platforms, including customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, would be well-suited to compete. Additionally, consortia of businesses are encouraged to collaborate, ensuring a broad range of expertise and resources to meet the local authorities' objectives effectively.

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Notice Title

GM Foster Carer Recruitment & Marketing Platforms

Notice Description

The GMCA are looking for a partner / partners to provide a Digital Marketing Recruitment Service to help us increase the number of approved foster carers in Greater Manchester's LAs, to meet current and future sufficiency requirements for our looked after children. The objectives of this Service are to: * Develop and deliver a marketing and engagement strategy, utilising a range of content and media channels to reach a larger population of potential foster carers for the GM LAs. * Generate high-quality leads, at appropriate volumes in line with the GM's recruitment target, which are passed to the LAs seamlessly, who will then take forward the enquiries. * Provide marketing and data insight and expertise to support the LA Fostering Teams, supporting the development of a high quality foster carer recruitment journey. To achieve this, there are three main strands of work: 1. GM-wide Foster Carer Recruitment Campaign 2. Shared Foster Carer Recruitment Website 3. Customer Journey Support including a shared CRM More details are provided in Section 4: Requirement / Specification. We reserve the right to award a contract just for items 1 and 2, and remove item 3 from the scope of work. Each GM LA will continue to have their own local marketing campaigns, so the service provider(s) will also need to work with LA partners to ensure that the GM-wide marketing complements and strengthens local activity, as well as draw on local marketing expertise. This project will be based on strong partnership working, and bids from consortia as well as individual organisations are welcome. The budget available for this project is PS250,000 and we expect tenders at this value, and at least PS100,000 should be reserved for actual marketing activity / media buying. Tenders exceeding a total value of PS250,000 and that have less than PS100,000 allocated to media buying will not be considered. The contract is expected to commence on 1 July 2022 and last 18 months. There is provision to extend the work by two 6-month periods, in case there are delays, but there would be no change to the budget. The GMCA reserves the right not to award the CRM element of the offer as it is undergoing a review of existing internal systems that may also have been invested in that may give the project more longevity. All documentation is available via the chest e procurement portal https://www.the-chest.org.uk/

Lot Information

Lot 1

The GMCA are looking for a partner / partners to provide a Digital Marketing Recruitment Service to help us increase the number of approved foster carers in Greater Manchester's LAs, to meet current and future sufficiency requirements for our looked after children. The objectives of this Service are to: * Develop and deliver a marketing and engagement strategy, utilising a range of content and media channels to reach a larger population of potential foster carers for the GM LAs. * Generate high-quality leads, at appropriate volumes in line with the GM's recruitment target, which are passed to the LAs seamlessly, who will then take forward the enquiries. * Provide marketing and data insight and expertise to support the LA Fostering Teams, supporting the development of a high quality foster carer recruitment journey. To achieve this, there are three main strands of work: 1. GM-wide Foster Carer Recruitment Campaign 2. Shared Foster Carer Recruitment Website 3. Customer Journey Support including a shared CRM More details are provided in Section 4: Requirement / Specification. We reserve the right to award a contract just for items 1 and 2, and remove item 3 from the scope of work. Each GM LA will continue to have their own local marketing campaigns, so the service provider(s) will also need to work with LA partners to ensure that the GM-wide marketing complements and strengthens local activity, as well as draw on local marketing expertise. This project will be based on strong partnership working, and bids from consortia as well as individual organisations are welcome. The budget available for this project is PS250,000 and we expect tenders at this value, and at least PS100,000 should be reserved for actual marketing activity / media buying. Tenders exceeding a total value of PS250,000 and that have less than PS100,000 allocated to media buying will not be considered. The contract is expected to commence on 1 July 2022 and last 18 months. There is provision to extend the work by two 6-month periods, in case there are delays, but there would be no change to the budget. The GMCA reserves the right not to award the CRM element of the offer as it is undergoing a review of existing internal systems that may also have been invested in that may give the project more longevity. All documentation is available via the chest e procurement portal https://www.the-chest.org.uk/

Renewal: Possible extensions 2 x 6 months

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-032a74
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019063-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Jul 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 May 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Jul 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Ms Bushra Dawood
Contact Email
dawoodb@manchesterfire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1616084120

Buyer Location

Locality
SALFORD
Postcode
M27 8US
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Salford
Electoral Ward
Swinton Park
Westminster Constituency
Salford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ELEVEN MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

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