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title: "Building Better Opportunities (BBO) - Specialist Partner Framework - New Suppliers (5 x regions)"
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# Building Better Opportunities (BBO) - Specialist Partner Framework - New Suppliers (5 x regions)

Buyer: THE PLUSS ORGANISATION CIC  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e0f2b702-8719-4ab0-8c7f-2bce2c795fe0

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## Summary

The Pluss Organisation CIC, based in Exeter, is seeking new specialist partners to join the Building Better Opportunities (BBO) - Specialist Partner Framework, covering five regions in the UK. The tender, titled "Building Better Opportunities (BBO) - Specialist Partner Framework - New Suppliers (5 x regions)", is currently in the Award stage, following the tender period that ended on 15th March 2022. The contract period is set to begin on 1st April 2022 and will run until 29th September 2023, with a potential one-year extension. This open procurement process invites applications from businesses in the administration and community services sectors, with a total contract value of approximately £150,200 for the new specialist partners.

This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that provide tailored services aimed at helping individuals overcome personal barriers to progression. Businesses that specialise in areas such as training, rehabilitation, and support services for diverse community needs will be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Once selected as a specialist partner, organisations will not only gain access to the framework but also be placed on the pre-approved suppliers list of Pluss, allowing further engagement under this social impact programme.

## Notice

Positive People and Hopeful Families are projects funded by the European Social Fund and the National Lottery Community Fund through its Building Better Opportunities Contracts. It is led and managed by Pluss CIC and delivered by Pluss and its Core Partners across 5 Contract Areas. There are specialist partners already signed up to this existing framework that opened in 2020. New specialist partners are now being invited to join this framework that expires on 29/09/23. Pluss reserves the right to extend this framework by a further year, or up to the date when the contract allocations per contract area are spent, whichever is the earlier. Pluss also reserves the right to bring the expiry date forward, should the allocations per contract area be spent before the expiry date. Pluss and its Core Partners wish to bring in new specialist partners to deliver services that will help participants to overcome personal barriers to progression. As these services will be specific to the participants needs, and sporadic in terms of the service requirements, to ensure a full coverage of services, Pluss is adding specialist partners to the existing Opportunities Framework as part of our extension on the Building Better Opportunities Contracts. Once Specialist Partners are approved onto the Opportunities Framework, Pluss and its Core Partners will be able to call off services on a participant needs basis. The services are set out (but not limited to) under requirements (3) of this tender. Specialist Partners can respond to one or more Contract Areas, but must complete a separate response for each Contract Area. Please note, Pluss and its Core partners are not looking for one Specialist Partner to deliver all services across any Contract Area, services within a Contract Area may be awarded to more than one Specialist Partner to suit the requirements of the programme. Once approved and placed on the Opportunities Framework, this in no way guarantees a commitment to volume or revenue as the framework is there to be accessed on a needs basis. In addition, your organisation will be added to the pre-approved Pluss suppliers list. The services under the Opportunities Framework will be very varied and for example, may range from a vocational training course to accessing help for substance misuse issues, due to this varied nature of services required under Building Better Opportunities, there is also the scope to add services under None-Listed Services. Please refer to ITT document for full details including how to respond to this advert Additional information: Please see below the Checklist for documents that require completion & submission for your response: - - Word count on Q1.1 - Q5.3 - Due Diligence Form - Signed Form of Tender (Section 8) - Acceptance of Terms and Conditions (Section 7) - Financial Rate Card Submission (Section 9) - Covid-19 (Section 11) - Return before Deadline (check)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/907d3969-b792-420d-a166-3aa41c28508a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 29 Sep 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,200 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,388,310 |
| 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 | THE PLUSS ORGANISATION CIC |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 8NP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Alphington |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE PLUSS ORGANISATION CIC - FRAMEWORK SUPPLIER CONTRACT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75100000 - Administration services
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community

## Release History

- 14 Apr 2022 at 16:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/907d3969-b792-420d-a166-3aa41c28508a
- 28 Feb 2022 at 13:59 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b7d10850-a75a-430c-a4fa-2a0aa702312c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/907d3969-b792-420d-a166-3aa41c28508a
  14th April 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b7d10850-a75a-430c-a4fa-2a0aa702312c
  28th February 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6e8c8a80-7994-4b89-b58c-36d0e61df386
  Information Sharing Agreement that will require signing as part of any successful suppliers admission to the Framework
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/06a90f12-a563-45e4-ba5e-b4277fc0dea5
  Invoice format example
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/44653d24-bbb0-4af0-929a-4582f4a02f7e
  Procurement team's scoring matrix to illustrate how your submission will be evaluated
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3d4abd19-5e23-4757-b58e-4c0031ece590
  Draft T's & C's - Pluss CIC standard partner terms
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3428b323-509c-4712-b081-f67da73a641a
  ITT that requires review and completion by potential suppliers
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e32a2130-f188-4ce6-8950-4f7df9513f89
  Pluss potential supplier standard Due Diligence Questionnaire - must be completed for submission (see ITT for full list of submission requirements)
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4c257263-d94c-474d-b32f-1bf389a91c52
  Excel sheet to allow pricing submission - required for return
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:105163-2022:HTML:EN:HTML&tabId=1&tabLang=en
  Link to requirement published on the OJEU TED website - below the .PDF version as well https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:105163-2022:PDF:EN:HTML
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/4a11038c-5045-4711-b8da-7b46603a66a3
  The attached Excel file provides all the relevant details for the 90 (ninety) organisations that The Pluss Organisation CIC have decided to add to our existing framework contract for the provision of services under this client contract. This is why it has 'notionally' been awarded on the system to our own organisation and a full list of the suppliers uploaded with all relevant details, as this felt more appropriate than awarding to 90 separate suppliers when future spend is unknown

## Notice URLs

- https://pop.seetec.co.uk/login/registration
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:105163-2022:PDF:EN:HTML

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