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title: "SWIFt Grant Scheme"
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# SWIFt Grant Scheme

Buyer: LEEDS CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7337a42a-473e-45c3-a9e2-9628c4a0170e

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## Summary

The Leeds City Council is conducting a public procurement process for the "SWIFt Grant Scheme," aimed at addressing loneliness and social isolation among older individuals. This initiative, which falls under the health and social work services category, is situated in Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom. The procurement process is currently in the award stage, with the contract valued at £60,000. The service will commence on 1st October 2019 and concludes on 30th September 2021. The tender period ended on 3rd July 2019, and the contract has recently been awarded as of 20th September 2019.

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses specialising in community, social, and personal services to expand their operations and positively impact local communities. Organisations with a focus on health and social care services, particularly those experienced in supporting older adults, would be well-positioned to compete. Partnerships with local care providers and charities that share a commitment to enhancing the wellbeing of elderly populations will also be advantageous for those seeking to maximise their involvement in this grant scheme.

## Notice

The Supporting Wellbeing (SWIFt) projects have been running for 2 years as part of Time to Shine, managed by Leeds Older People's Forum and funded by Big Lottery to tackle loneliness and social isolation. The project was set up to test models which work in preventing loneliness in older people, with SWIFt particularly focussing on providing older people living with frailty additional support to improve their wellbeing and independence. The service has been comprehensively evaluated in terms the impact it had on individual's wellbeing, levels of social isolation and usage of health and care services. Learning from the model has been reviewed to develop, expand and continue to test a future model for the service. From April 2019 Leeds City Council assume responsibility for commissioning the service. From October 2019 the service (outlined in section 3) will be broken down into 3 elements as below; Continuation by Existing Delivery Partners; 6 Additional Local Care Partnership areas and a City Wide .Elements 2 and 3 of the service; 6 additional Local Care Partnership areas and a Citywide service are the subject of this competitive Grant Application process

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/774a56b1-2324-48b8-bb99-104ef44ca281 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Sep 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Jul 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Sep 2019 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2019 - 30 Sep 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £60,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEEDS CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 3DL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | AGE UK LEEDS; ARMLEY HELPING HANDS; FEEL GOOD FACTOR; METHODIST HOMES (MHA; RICHMOND HILL ELDERLY ACTION; SOUTH SEACROFT FRIENDS & NEIGHBOURS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 20 Sep 2019 at 10:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/774a56b1-2324-48b8-bb99-104ef44ca281

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/774a56b1-2324-48b8-bb99-104ef44ca281
  20th September 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.leeds.gov.uk

## Provenance

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