--- title: "Content development of equality, diversity and inclusion e-learning resources for the social care" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-132736" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-132736" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-132736.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-132736.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SOCIAL CARE WALES" published: "2023-06-28" --- # Content development of equality, diversity and inclusion e-learning resources for the social care Buyer: SOCIAL CARE WALES Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-kuma6s-132736 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-132736) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-132736.json) ## Summary Social Care Wales, a Ministry or federal authority based in Cardiff, is planning a tender for content development of e-learning resources focusing on equality, diversity, and inclusion in the social care sector. The procurement process is in the planning stage with a Q&A session scheduled for 10 July 2023 and a deadline for expressions of interest on 6 July 2023. The contract will run from September 2023 to March 2024, divided into three Lots with a total budget of £115,000. This tender from Social Care Wales presents opportunities for businesses specializing in research and development, social research services, education, training, e-learning, and health and social work services to contribute towards creating anti-racist, LGBTQ+ rights, and HIV awareness e-learning resources. Suppliers interested in co-constructing bespoke learning modules in alignment with Welsh Government action plans can bid for one or more Lots. Successful completion will require adherence to specific content requirements and delivering high-quality, bilingual resources for the social care, early years, and childcare sector in Wales. ## Notice Description of the services required from the contract:Social Care Wales is the regulator of the social care workforce in Wales. We register practitioners, set standards of practice and make sure workers are fit to practise. We are also responsible for developing and improving the social care and early years and childcare workforce, improving services, and supporting people to use research and data. We are funded by the Welsh Government.Our strategic equality plan (equality plan) demonstrates Social Care Wales's commitment to becoming an organisation that actively seeks to improve the lives of people with protected characteristics by:- tackling discrimination- promoting equality and diversity- creating a more inclusive society.We recognise our role is to be a leader in these areas in social care and early years, and to work with others in the sector to create real and meaningful change.We share the aims and the ambition of the Welsh Government to develop Wales into a society that is actively anti-racist and anti-discriminatory. We are committed to the implementation of the following Welsh Government Action Plans:- Anti racist Wales Action Plan- LGBTQ+ Action Plan- HIV Action PlanAs part of our ambitions to implement the actions plans, we want to develop a high quality suite of e-learning resources, which can be rolled out across the social care, early years and childcare sector in Wales. The resources will form part of a programme of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) which will focus on anti-discriminatory practice in the sector.Tender/contract structureThe tender/contract will be divided into three Lots and Social Care Wales will be looking to appoint one supplier for each Lot:~ Lot 1Development of bilingual e-learning content on anti-racism for the social care and early years & childcare sector in Wales- Any content developed must be consistent with the Welsh Government's Anti-racist Wales action plan Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan (gov.wales)- Any content must be co-produced with people with lived experience and lived expertise in Wales- The content should promote anti-racism as well as also address the impact of racism through real experiences. These should cover an understanding of the impact of serious hate crime and hate incidents in Wales as well as the impact of all forms of racism, such as microaggressions in the workplace- We would also want the e-learning resource to begin to exemplify how we can provide anti-racist social care or early years and childcare in Wales.- We would also expect the resource to exemplify the links between racist behaviour and a person's fitness to practise in social care in Wales.- The resource will also include continual reflective practice for the participant to enable them to reflect, challenge their own thinking and share learning with colleagues.~ Lot 2 (Subject to funding approval)Development of bilingual e-learning content on LGBTQ+ rights for the social care and early years & childcare sector in Wales- Any content developed must be consistent with the Welsh Government's LGBTQ+ action plan in Wales- LGBTQ Action Plan English purple and green (gov.wales)- Any content must be co-produced with people with lived experience and lived expertise in Wales- The resource will look at discrimination that members of the LGBTQ+ face in Wales for example; homophobia, biphobia and transphobia, both in society and in the workplace- The content would also address the impact of discrimination through real life experiences- We would also expect the resource to exemplify the links between discriminatory behaviour and a person's fitness to practise in social care in Wales.- The resource will also include continual reflective practice for the participant to enable them to reflect, challenge their own thinking and share learning with colleagues.~ Lot 3 (Subject to funding approval)Development of high quality content to develop an HIV learning resource for the social care/early years and childcare sector in Wales- Any content developed must be consistent with the Welsh Government's HIV action plan in Wales- HIV Action Plan for Wales 2023-2026 (gov.wales)- Any content must be co-produced with people with lived experience and lived expertise in Wales- The content should act as a myth buster around common misconceptions around HIV- The content will provide real live unacceptable HIV related stigma examples experienced by those living with HIV in Wales, and where possible real-life examples of stigma attached to people receiving care and support in Wales- We would also want the e-learning resource to begin to exemplify how we can provide holistic, compassionate and non- discriminatory care for people living with HIV who receive care and support in Wales- The resource will also include continual reflective practice for the participant to enable them to reflect, challenge their own thinking and share learning with colleaguesOur project approach:The lifecycle of the project will be over the following phases:- phase one: bilingual e-learning content development- phase two: bespoke design and build of the bilingual digital resources in a format and platform agreed with Social Care Wales as per our digital strategy and meeting all required accessibility standards - this will be under a separate tender in the next financial year.We wish to appoint one supplier for each Lot to deliver phase one. Suppliers are welcome to bid on one or more Lot(s).In phase one, we want to develop the content for three learning modules connected to the Welsh Government action plans for anti-racism, LGBTQ+ rights and HIV awareness. Each of the modules will be classed as an individual lot. In phase one we are seeking content development, which will then be adapted into a digital e-learning resource.We expect the supplier(s) to deliver high quality content that is bespoke and relevant to the social care, early years and childcare sectors in Wales. Subject to Welsh Government funding, we will go out to tender for Phase Two in the 2024/2025 financial year.Fundamental to our approach is co-construction with people with lived experience. Any supplier will need to be able to evidence their ability to con-construct the content in a meaningful and non-tokenistic way.Contract outputs for each Lot will be:1. Project PlanIdentifying delivery approach of the contract including approaches to co-production.2. Content for learning resources to be developed into e-learning resources for the specific Lot.To include:- meeting the learning outcomes- educate and inform section to ensure that the social care, early years or childcare worker had a good understanding of what is meant by the particular areas.- impact of discrimination through real life stories.- how employees can provide anti-discriminatory practice in social care or early years and childcare in Wales.- the links between inappropriate and/or illegal discriminatory and/or racist behaviour and a person's fitness to practise in social care in Wales.- the ability to promote reflective practice during the learning module- managers/employer's guide to help managers integrate the e-learning resource into reflective practice sessions, such as a team meetings/supervision sessions and staff appraisals.- Producing fully bilingual contentContract length:The contract will run from September 2023 to March 2024.Budget:The budget for this project is PS115,000 inclusive of VAT. This is broken down as follows:- Lot one - value PS50,00 (inclusive of any applicable VAT)- Lot two - value PS50,000 (inclusive of any applicable VAT)- Lot three - value PS15,000 (inclusive of any applicable VAT)Please see Speculative Notice within the documents for more informationNOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=132736. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=132736 | | Notice type | S2W Notice - Website 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 Jun 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SOCIAL CARE WALES | | Locality | CARDIFF | | Post town | Cardiff | | Postcode | CF10 1EW | | 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 | Cathays | | Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79315000 - Social research services - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80420000 - E-learning services - 80521000 - Training programme services - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 28 Jun 2023 at 14:55 - Planning - S2W Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=132736 ## Notice URLs - http://www.socialcare.wales - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=132736 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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