--- title: "Services provided by Third Sector / Voluntary / Community Organisations" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-118085" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-118085" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-118085.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-118085.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP" published: "2022-01-28" --- # Services provided by Third Sector / Voluntary / Community Organisations Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-kuma6s-118085 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-118085) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-118085.json) ## Summary The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership is planning a procurement process for "Services provided by Third Sector / Voluntary / Community Organisations" aimed at the health sector. This initiative is focused on Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, with an estimated budget of £2.8 million. The communication and engagement phase begins with a planned procurement notice, with the next market engagement event scheduled for 10th February 2022. Interested participants must register in advance for this virtual event as part of the tendering process. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses in the third sector, especially those that provide health and community services. Companies engaged in mental health support, emergency response, and other community services will find this a fitting opportunity. The Health Board aims to strengthen partnerships with innovative service providers that can contribute to delivering a wide range of supportive services tailored to local community needs, aligning with their Strategic Framework for the Voluntary Sector from 2023 to 2027. ## Notice NWSSP Procurement Services is issuing this PIN to engage with the market for services provided by Third Sector / Voluntary / Community Organisations ### Lot Information Services provided by Third Sector / Voluntary / Community Organisations Swansea Bay University Health Board currently spends approximately 2.8 million GBP through Service Level Agreements with Third Sector / voluntary / community organisations to deliver a range of services and support for our population across the local authority areas of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. Services are delivered across the Health Board footprint in the following areas: Admission Avoidance & Discharge Support Adult Mental Health Support Services Cancer and Palliative Care including Children and Young People Carers Children and Young People Emergency Response General Information, Advice, Support and Counselling Learning Disability Lifestyle Change and Population Health Older People's Mental Health Services and Dementia Participation, Coproduction and Facilitation Stroke Substance Misuse Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Sexual Health Services Green initiative Transport The Health Board sees the Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations as a crucial partners in both building community and individual resilience and in delivering services differently to support people's well-being and self -care as well as providing services contributing to the aims of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 and the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 in providing earlier interventions, more preventative services, accessing care closer to home and improving people's ability to manage their own well-being and health. In addition, the Health Board are further looking at how we can shape future services in line with our Clinical Services Plan and Changing for the Future and to transfer care and services from the statutory to the voluntary sector in areas such as: Helping patients avoid unnecessary hospital admissions Reducing the length of time patients stay in hospital Supporting patients waiting for operations Developing a 7 day a week services Reshaping adult and older people's mental health and learning disability services We also want to ensure that we can explore commissioning in the future and these lots will also be included in the procurement; Advocacy Bereavement Community Resilience Health Inequalities Housing Out of Hospital Care LGBTQ+ Safeguarding Sustainability Agenda In line with its Strategic Framework for the Voluntary Sector 2023-2027 the Health Board is now seeking to commence a procurement exercise for services provided by Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations. The Framework was co-developed and co-produced with the sector and outlines an ambitious programme of change. Our ambition is that the Health Board and the Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations will further develop our existing strong and effective relationships, leading to more services being delivered jointly across both local authority areas, ensuring that partnership and funding arrangements are effective and efficient. We would like to invite Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations who may be interested in providing any services fitting into the lots above to the first in a series of pre-procurement market engagement events to: Understand the intentions of the market and identify any challenges or barriers Enable the Health Board to understand how our current service needs can shaped and delivered by the Sector Inform the Health Board of the current market position and possible options available. The second event will take place virtually via Microsoft Teams @ 12:00 - 14:00 on 10th February 2022: To confirm your interest in attending you will need to register on Eventbrite. Places are limited to 2 per organisation and pre-registration is essential, the link to register is: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/third-sector-services-framework-workshop-tickets-247225095917 Services provided by Third Sector / Voluntary / Community Organisations Lot Descriptions will include: Admission Avoidance & Discharge Support-Support for individuals to prevent hospital admissions and facilitating earlier, safe discharge. Adult Mental Health-Promote and support mental health and wellbeing for adults. Working to meet the mental health needs of people across the Swansea Bay University Health Board area. Cancer and Palliative Care including Children and Young People - Meeting the needs of palliative and end of life care for patients in the Swansea Bay University Health Board area. Providing information, emotional support and one to one counselling to anyone affected by cancer. Carers-Providing carers relevant advice, information and support to manage their caring role and responsibilities. Children and Young People-Meeting the needs of children and young people in the Swansea Bay University Health Board area. Emergency Response-Addressing needs identified to support the Covid emergency response including the provision of training. Information, Advice, Support and Counselling-To provide a range of services to support people to live healthy, fulfiling lives. This includes counselling, relationships, bereavement support. welfare benefits,employment, relationships, consumer and housing information, accessibility etc. Learning Disability-Meeting the needs of people with learning disabilities in the Swansea Bay University Health Board area. Lifestyle Change and Population Health-"Providing people with relevant advice, information and support to live a healthy life and improve the quality of life, including condition management. Older People's Mental Health Services and Dementia-"Meeting the needs of older people with mental health needs and dementia in the Swansea Bay University Health Board area. Participation, Coproduction and Facilitation-Supporting people to be active participants in their care, community and service provision. Stroke-Meeting the needs of people who have suffered strokes in the Swansea Bay University Health Board area. Substance Misuse-Meeting the needs of service users with substance misuse needs in the Swansea Bay University Health Board area. Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Sexual Health Services-Addressing needs identified around psychosexual support, domestic violence and sexual violence. Green Initiative-Meeting green agenda, improving communities. Transport-Supporting access to services.. Link to register your interest in attending: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/third-sector-services-framework-workshop-tickets-247225095917 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=118085 | | Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Jan 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Mar 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,800,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP | | Locality | CARDIFF | | Post town | Cardiff | | Postcode | CF14 3UB | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan | | Local authority | Cardiff | | Electoral ward | Gabalfa | | Westminster constituency | Cardiff North | | Delivery location | TLL18 Swansea | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 75200000 - Provision of services to the community - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 28 Jan 2022 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=118085 ## Documents - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN386648 Services provided by Third Sector / Voluntary / Community Organisations - NWSSP Procurement Services is issuing this PIN to engage with the market for services provided by Third Sector / Voluntary / Community Organisations ## Notice URLs - http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ - https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-118085 - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/third-sector-services-framework-workshop-tickets-247225095917 - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=118085 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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