--- title: "Building Better Opportunities (Staffordshire) - Call for delivery partners" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-603a61a3-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-603a61a3-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-603a61a3-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-603a61a3-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "STEPS TO WORK (WALSALL) LTD" published: "2016-11-18" --- # Building Better Opportunities (Staffordshire) - Call for delivery partners Buyer: STEPS TO WORK (WALSALL) LTD Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-603a61a3-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-603a61a3-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-603a61a3-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary The procurement process titled "Building Better Opportunities (Staffordshire) - Call for delivery partners" is initiated by STEPS TO WORK (WALSALL) LTD, based in Walsall, England. This tender is part of a multi-million pound funding programme aimed at addressing poverty and social exclusion in Staffordshire, classified under "Other community, social and personal services". It is currently in the Tender stage, having published the opportunity on 28th October 2016, with a tender deadline that closed on 14th November 2016. The contract period is set to commence on 3rd January 2017 and run until 31st December 2019, with an open procurement method in place to encourage diverse participation. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses looking to expand their services in social welfare and community support. Organisations with expertise in assisting individuals facing health conditions or disabilities, particularly those that are long-term unemployed, will be well-suited to apply. The funding allocation for delivery partners can reach up to £144,000, making this a lucrative partnership for eligible businesses eager to collaborate and enhance the support services offered in the Staffordshire area. ## Notice Building Better Opportunities is a new multi-million pound funding programme which matches money from the European Social Fund and Big Lottery Fund to tackle poverty and social exclusion faced by the most disadvantaged people in England. The funding must be used to help adults who are unemployed or economically inactive. In Staffordshire the fund will deliver aspects of the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership's EU Structural and Investment Funds Strategy and has been split into three 'project outlines'. Delivery of building Better Opportunities is via a Lead Organisation, and Big Lottery Fund will only fund one Lead Organisation for each project outline. It is anticipated that the Lead Organisation will develop a partnership of Delivery Partners for each project. Following a competitive process, Steps to Work have been invited to submit a Stage Two application to act as Lead Organisation for the following strand: * Multiple Barriers (Tamworth, Cannock, Lichfield and East Staffordshire) Steps to Work do not intend to deliver frontline activities. It is our intention to apply as a 'lead organisation' that will effectively co-ordinate the delivery partners to ensure compliance with ESF requirements. Following an initial selection of delivery partners at Stage One, we have identified a need for further specialist provision across the four districts of Staffordshire. We are seeking up to two additional partners that can provide support to individuals who are long term unemployed and have a health condition and/or disability. The maximum amount of funding available for each potential partner is PS144,000 Steps to Work have submitted a Stage Two project plan to the Big Lottery Fund, who will then assess our application in order to make a decision on whether or not the project will be funded. This decision will be made late November 2016. Therefore, at this stage, any organisation that is accepted to be part of Steps to Work BBO partnership is not guaranteed funding. We are inviting organisations who feel they can deliver services to support participants who have a health condition and/or disability in any district (Tamworth, Cannock, Lichfield and Staffordshire) to complete our Expression of Interest form. We are seeking up to two delivery partners that can add further value and reach to our existing partnership, through innovative and creative methods of engagement, in order to deliver the specified Project Outline outcomes, outputs and results. Please note: this opportunity is aimed at enhancing rather than duplicating current services. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8eca0203-1b85-4bec-8d5e-f18751a67d70 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 | | Submission deadline | 14 Nov 2016 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 3 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | STEPS TO WORK (WALSALL) LTD | | Locality | WALSALL | | Post town | Walsall | | Postcode | WS1 1XS | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG38 Walsall | | Local authority | Walsall | | Electoral ward | St Matthew's | | Westminster constituency | Walsall and Bloxwich | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8eca0203-1b85-4bec-8d5e-f18751a67d70 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8eca0203-1b85-4bec-8d5e-f18751a67d70 28th October 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9023971b-abcb-4073-93c7-a1a7feecb4c1 Award Criteria - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a8e29af1-7919-4a9e-9e07-f0c3e9fd396a Invitation to Tender - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/61a3ae5e-ef5e-4e32-823b-a8a2ae678f4e Q&A (1) - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8dea2425-7f69-44fa-8288-7cc9559c36e6 Draft Partnership Agreement - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fae12942-96bc-4802-a836-f551302a7de2 Building Better Opportunities - EOI ## Notice URLs - http://www.stepstowork.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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