--- title: "GB-London: staff support" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f7f4b254-cf2f-4542-989e-54ab57834b9c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f7f4b254-cf2f-4542-989e-54ab57834b9c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f7f4b254-cf2f-4542-989e-54ab57834b9c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f7f4b254-cf2f-4542-989e-54ab57834b9c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT" published: "2023-09-29" --- # GB-London: staff support Buyer: IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f7f4b254-cf2f-4542-989e-54ab57834b9c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f7f4b254-cf2f-4542-989e-54ab57834b9c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f7f4b254-cf2f-4542-989e-54ab57834b9c.json) ## Summary The Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government has issued a tender titled "staff support" in London. The procurement process falls under the Health and social work services category. The tender aims to provide support in the form of facilitated workshops for frontline staff and managers of local authorities. The contract period is scheduled from October 30, 2023, to March 31, 2024, with the tender deadline set for October 13, 2023. The procurement method is an open procedure, catering to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. This tender opportunity presents a chance for SMEs and VCSEs offering training and development services to participate. Businesses specialising in delivering face-to-face workshop sessions aligning with the CQC assurance process and adult social care strategies are well-suited for this opportunity. The programme aims to enhance staff confidence in articulating their narratives and is open to companies willing to provide tailored support across various locations to meet council needs. ## Notice The Health and Care Act 2022 puts CQC assurance of local authorities on a statutory footing. The new duty on the CQC to assess local authorities' delivery of their adult social care duties under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014 came into effect on 1st April 2023. Five end to end pilots of the assessment process have just completed and we have a pause for review before the first tranche of 20 councils is rolled out from December to the end of March 2024. Partners in Care and Health (PCH) is a partnership of the Local Government Association and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and is funded by Government. PCH helps councils to improve the way they deliver adult social care and public health services and helps Government understand the challenges faced by the sector. PCH's programme is a trusted network for developing and sharing best practice, developing tools and techniques, providing support, and building connections. PCH are offering a programme of facilitated workshops for staff to any interested council. We have trialled this approach with two pilot councils with positive feedback and are rolling out this offer more widely in the sector through the workshop model we have developed. This support we require to be delivered is face to face, in person, workshop sessions, using our workshop model over two days (2.5 days in negotiation maximum) in a council provided venue for groups of selected frontline staff and managers. The sessions will clearly set out the CQC assurance process, highlight the Council's self-assessment, Vision and key strategies for ASC, simulate the lines of questioning CQC inspection will take with different groups of staff across the ASC service. A key objective is to increase staff confidence in articulating their own narrative. We have the model for this supports and some materials eg suggested questions, to base your work on. There will need to be a degree of tailoring with the individual councils to suit their needs due to geography etc. A regional colleague will be available to support you to deliver the sessions. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e00e2b4-bb64-4440-8773-eb5baa108128 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | 13 Oct 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Oct 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 | | 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 | IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3HZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 29 Sep 2023 at 16:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e00e2b4-bb64-4440-8773-eb5baa108128 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e00e2b4-bb64-4440-8773-eb5baa108128 29th September 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-London:-staff-support/8Q32428N7A Please follow this link to view the notice. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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