Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Community Connectors to Work with GP Practices in South and East Cardiff Locality
Notice Description
The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who are seeking to award a contract for Provision of Community Connectors to Work with GP Practices in South and East Cardiff Locality.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board are seeking the provision of a team of community connectors to work at GP Practice level, to provide a mechanism for sign posting and directing identified patients (over the age of 18 years) to appropriate community support groups/networks and services specific to their social and wellbeing needs. This contract will be geographically focused on the three clusters within the Southern arc of Cardiff: Cardiff East (4 GP practices), Cardiff Southeast (8 GP practices) and City and South Cardiff Cluster (6 practices). The total population of the three clusters is 164,170. Much of this population is made up by BAME communities and other hard to reach groups including Travelers, the Homeless, Sex Workers, and Asylum Seekers. Key elements of the requirement include: - Each cluster will have a designated community connector, who will be active in the practices and available Monday to Friday, building a robust working relationship with the practice staff. They will also be required to share information on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, especially outcomes of patient involvement. - GP staff can refer patients to community connectors, who can then signpost to wider third sector organisations and act as experts on these services. They can also accept self-referrals from patients registered at the practice. - Community Connectors will act as an expert resource to practice based staff and be responsible for supporting the individuals to contact or access services or, where necessary make referrals on behalf of the patient / individual. - The model that is introduced in each of the three clusters will need to be bespoke to the cultural and socio-economic needs of the populations served- this includes consideration of language needs. - There must be appropriate management of safeguarding issues. - The Community Connectors should act as a main point of contact for patients should they have any queries following their signposting.
Renewal: With option to extend for an additional 12 months to 30th June 2027 at the sole discretion of the Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04531b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008874-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85323000 - Community health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £539,634 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £539,634 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 May 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Dec 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2024 - 30 Jun 2026 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ben.evans4@wales.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1443848585
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF15 7QZ
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
- Delivery Location
- TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
-
- Local Authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Electoral Ward
- Taff's Well
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff North
Further Information
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