Notice Information
Notice Title
Invitation To Tender - Public Service Reform - Facilitation of Clusters - Phase 2 - 17 July 2024
Notice Description
Scottish Ministers are seeking expert support/facilitation to advance the Clusters programme in the 24/25 financial year. This will include establishing and supporting of a series of clusters throughout the year as we continue on our Public Service Reform journey. 9 The aims of the clusters are to: -Commit to looking at both short term efficiencies and longer-term transformation of services. -Demonstrate early progress on collaborative elements of the PSR programme. -Test and learn lessons from the design, formation, facilitation and delivery of other clusters. In order for these clusters to work, they require expert facilitation to support discussions and create event designs and ongoing interactions that are safe spaces for collaboration, mutual challenge and innovative thinking. The main objectives are to collectively explore, discuss, agree and propose where improvements and change is needed in order to deliver on our overarching purpose: to achieve sustainable, person-centred, outcome-focused public services. Depending on theme and focus, we might expect clusters to focus on purpose, functions, roles, structures, funding, relationships and accountability. The supplier will work closely with the Scottish Government Public Bodies Support Unit (PBSU) on this work. PBSU will have strategic oversight of this programme of work, including initial direction with regards to Cluster themes. However, public bodies are also free to create their own approach to clustering which, ideally should take a collaborative approach with local government, other public authorities and the third/voluntary sector. The required support is as follows: -Expert facilitation of clusters -Systems learning - Analysis of themes, emerging lessons and facilitating knowledge flow -Working with Scottish Government Sponsor Teams, empowering them to identify an appropriate role in relation to each cluster whilst creating an authorising environment -Dissemination of information including regular progress reports and final report for retention by Scottish Government -Through facilitation of the clusters, determine and inform the next steps of the broader programme of clusters moving forward.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Scottish Ministers are seeking expert support/facilitation to advance the Clusters programme in the 24/25 financial year. This will include establishing and supporting of a series of clusters throughout the year as we continue on our Public Service Reform journey. 9 The aims of the clusters are to: -Commit to looking at both short term efficiencies and longer-term transformation of services. -Demonstrate early progress on collaborative elements of the PSR programme. -Test and learn lessons from the design, formation, facilitation and delivery of other clusters. In order for these clusters to work, they require expert facilitation to support discussions and create event designs and ongoing interactions that are safe spaces for collaboration, mutual challenge and innovative thinking. The main objectives are to collectively explore, discuss, agree and propose where improvements and change is needed in order to deliver on our overarching purpose: to achieve sustainable, person-centred, outcome-focused public services. Depending on theme and focus, we might expect clusters to focus on purpose, functions, roles, structures, funding, relationships and accountability. The supplier will work closely with the Scottish Government Public Bodies Support Unit (PBSU) on this work. PBSU will have strategic oversight of this programme of work, including initial direction with regards to Cluster themes. However, public bodies are also free to create their own approach to clustering which, ideally should take a collaborative approach with local government, other public authorities and the third/voluntary sector. The required support is as follows: -Expert facilitation of clusters -Systems learning - Analysis of themes, emerging lessons and facilitating knowledge flow -Working with Scottish Government Sponsor Teams, empowering them to identify an appropriate role in relation to each cluster whilst creating an authorising environment -Dissemination of information including regular progress reports and final report for retention by Scottish Government -Through facilitation of the clusters, determine and inform the next steps of the broader programme of clusters moving forward.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000772706
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539939
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79952000 - Event services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £40,250 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Aug 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Aug 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- marc.jones@gov.scot, simon.lucas@gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1312446263
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH6 6QQ
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
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- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- Leith
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JUL510098&idx=1
17th July 2024 - PARD 2024-002 - Invitation To Tender - Public Service Reform - Facilitation of Clusters - Phase 2 -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL510098
Invitation To Tender - Public Service Reform - Facilitation of Clusters - Phase 2 - 17 July 2024 - Scottish Ministers are seeking expert support/facilitation to advance the Clusters programme in the 24/25 financial year. This will include establishing and supporting of a series of clusters throughout the year as we continue on our Public Service Reform journey. 9 The aims of the clusters are to: -Commit to looking at both short term efficiencies and longer-term transformation of services. -Demonstrate early progress on collaborative elements of the PSR programme. -Test and learn lessons from the design, formation, facilitation and delivery of other clusters. In order for these clusters to work, they require expert facilitation to support discussions and create event designs and ongoing interactions that are safe spaces for collaboration, mutual challenge and innovative thinking. The main objectives are to collectively explore, discuss, agree and propose where improvements and change is needed in order to deliver on our overarching purpose: to achieve sustainable, person-centred, outcome-focused public services. Depending on theme and focus, we might expect clusters to focus on purpose, functions, roles, structures, funding, relationships and accountability. The supplier will work closely with the Scottish Government Public Bodies Support Unit (PBSU) on this work. PBSU will have strategic oversight of this programme of work, including initial direction with regards to Cluster themes. However, public bodies are also free to create their own approach to clustering which, ideally should take a collaborative approach with local government, other public authorities and the third/voluntary sector. The required support is as follows: -Expert facilitation of clusters -Systems learning - Analysis of themes, emerging lessons and facilitating knowledge flow -Working with Scottish Government Sponsor Teams, empowering them to identify an appropriate role in relation to each cluster whilst creating an authorising environment -Dissemination of information including regular progress reports and final report for retention by Scottish Government -Through facilitation of the clusters, determine and inform the next steps of the broader programme of clusters moving forward. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP539939
Invitation To Tender - Public Service Reform - Facilitation of Clusters - Phase 2 - 17 July 2024 - Scottish Ministers are seeking expert support/facilitation to advance the Clusters programme in the 24/25 financial year. This will include establishing and supporting of a series of clusters throughout the year as we continue on our Public Service Reform journey. 9 The aims of the clusters are to: -Commit to looking at both short term efficiencies and longer-term transformation of services. -Demonstrate early progress on collaborative elements of the PSR programme. -Test and learn lessons from the design, formation, facilitation and delivery of other clusters. In order for these clusters to work, they require expert facilitation to support discussions and create event designs and ongoing interactions that are safe spaces for collaboration, mutual challenge and innovative thinking. The main objectives are to collectively explore, discuss, agree and propose where improvements and change is needed in order to deliver on our overarching purpose: to achieve sustainable, person-centred, outcome-focused public services. Depending on theme and focus, we might expect clusters to focus on purpose, functions, roles, structures, funding, relationships and accountability. The supplier will work closely with the Scottish Government Public Bodies Support Unit (PBSU) on this work. PBSU will have strategic oversight of this programme of work, including initial direction with regards to Cluster themes. However, public bodies are also free to create their own approach to clustering which, ideally should take a collaborative approach with local government, other public authorities and the third/voluntary sector. The required support is as follows: -Expert facilitation of clusters -Systems learning - Analysis of themes, emerging lessons and facilitating knowledge flow -Working with Scottish Government Sponsor Teams, empowering them to identify an appropriate role in relation to each cluster whilst creating an authorising environment -Dissemination of information including regular progress reports and final report for retention by Scottish Government -Through facilitation of the clusters, determine and inform the next steps of the broader programme of clusters moving forward.
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