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Funeral Services and Coroners Transportation for the Black Country

Description: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC), through its Registration Services, acts as the lead authority[MH1.1][MH1.2] for the Black Country Coroners Service. The jurisdiction of the Black Country Coroners Service covers the local authority areas of Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton. To support the delivery of statutory responsibilities relating to Public Health Act Funerals, Affordable Funeral Services and Coroners Transportation Services, SMBC is seeking to appoint suitably qualified Contractor(s) to provide Funeral Services and Coroners Transportation Services across the Black Country area. The successful Contractor(s) will be required to provide a responsive service available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, maintain appropriate staffing, vehicles and storage facilities, and demonstrate the highest standards of care, security, confidentiality and professionalism in the handling and transportation of deceased persons. Tenderers should (read more...)

Summary: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is buying funeral services and coroner transport for the Black Country Coroners Service, covering Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton. The work is divided between funeral provision in Sandwell and the collection, transport and transfer of deceased people on behalf of the Coroner in each of the four boroughs. Sandwell’s funeral-services requirement includes Public Health Act funerals and the Council’s affordable funeral service. The service supports the councils’ statutory duties and the Coroner’s operational needs. Funeral providers and specialist deceased-person transport operators may find a fit in one or more of these service areas; the lots separate the funeral provision from the geographically defined transport work.

Social Media Management Platform.

Description: TITLE Social Media Management Platform Ref SMBC 26061 The Communications team began using a social media management tool in 2024 as part of broader changes to the way the team works. A social media management tool enables the council to: * Understand what audiences and topics involving the council are trending on social media platforms * Listen proactively to understand reputational issues and risks, and then go on to strategically plan content and campaigns to ensure the council's communications function supports the delivery of the council's strategic objectives and helps boost reputation to aid with recruitment of staff and improved customer experience * Utilise marketing reports and analytics functions that are not available on native platforms to understand engagement across all channels * Measure the impact of campaigns (read more...)

Summary: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a social media management platform for its Communications team. The software is intended to track audience interests and trending topics, monitor reputational issues, and support planning of communications content and campaigns. It must provide cross-channel marketing reports and analytics beyond those available on social platforms themselves, and help the team measure campaign impact and test messaging with residents. The council also expects the tool to support data-led decisions and identify opportunities to increase revenue. Longer term, it is intended to bring social media data together with other customer-service channels, giving a fuller view of feedback and satisfaction as part of the council’s customer journey work. Delivery is for Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.

Interim Capital Programme

Description: The Interim Capital Programme covers the following works: The Programme aims to address stock condition survey data, ongoing maintenance records and resident feedback to support a program of works to meet current housing standards, i.e. Decent Homes, and to reduce the ongoing burden on responsive repair services. These Works will mitigate immediate risks within and prevent further deterioration to Sandwell MBC properties on a priority basis dependent on urgency, health and safety implications and repeated reactive repairs. The Programme will include an Improvement, Retrofit and Rewires Programme, encompassing component replacement works, electrical works, retrofit and energy efficiency works and minor structural repairs required in connection with component replacements; specifically: * Component Replacement Works: * Kitchen replacements * Bathroom replacements * Window replacements * External door replacements * Roof (read more...)

Summary: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking contractors for an interim programme of housing improvement, retrofit and electrical works to its properties. The work responds to stock-condition surveys, maintenance records and resident feedback, with priorities based on urgency, health and safety risks, and repeated repairs. It covers kitchen and bathroom replacements; new windows and external doors; roof renewals; plastering, flooring and associated minor structural repairs; full or partial rewiring, consumer units, earthing and bonding, alarms, testing and certification; and energy-efficiency measures such as insulation, ventilation, draught-proofing and heating controls, with associated making good and decoration. The purpose is to meet current housing standards, reduce responsive repairs and prevent further property deterioration. This is construction work for delivery across Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council’s housing stock.

Invitation to a Preliminary Market Engagement Event - Sandwell Navigation and Community Connections Service for Older Adults

Description: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) are currently exploring options for the future procurement of a Sandwell Navigation and Community Connections Service for Older Adults. The primary objective is to provide a highly visible, accessible and preventative service which enables older adults to remain independent, active, connected and informed within their local communities. The service will adopt an asset and strengths-based approach, building on people's abilities, relationships and community resources to help them remain independent and connected. This will be achieved by the provision of information, advice and navigation, wellbeing support, digital inclusion activities and opportunities to reduce loneliness and isolation. A core part of the service is to help people access existing community opportunities and services. Anticipated features of the service: * Be community-facing * Be person-centred * (read more...)

Summary: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is exploring a future Navigation and Community Connections Service for older adults in Sandwell. The service is intended to help residents aged 55 and over remain independent, active, connected and informed in their communities. It would provide information, advice and navigation, wellbeing support, digital inclusion activities, and help people access existing community services and activities, with the aim of reducing loneliness and isolation. The planned approach is community-facing, person-centred, culturally responsive and accessible through a range of channels. It is expected to build on people’s abilities, relationships and community resources, promote self-help and independence, and be developed continuously with older adults. This is community-based health and social care work, delivered in Sandwell.

Supply of Gas

Description: The physical supply of gas to all Authority sites along with associated invoicing and query management services

Summary: Sandwell College is buying the physical supply of mains and natural gas to all its sites, with associated invoicing and management of customer queries. This is a supply contract, rather than a gas infrastructure or installation project. Delivery is across the college’s sites in the United Kingdom. The procurement was managed with support from Zenergi Limited, acting as utility procurement adviser. The requirement covers the supply itself and the related billing and query-handling services, so suppliers need to be able to serve multiple sites and provide the associated account administration.

Social Media Management Platform.

Description: TITLE Social Media Management Platform Ref SMBC 26061 The Communications team began using a social media management tool in 2024 as part of broader changes to the way the team works. A social media management tool enables the council to: * Understand what audiences and topics involving the council are trending on social media platforms * Listen proactively to understand reputational issues and risks, and then go on to strategically plan content and campaigns to ensure the council's communications function supports the delivery of the council's strategic objectives and helps boost reputation to aid with recruitment of staff and improved customer experience * Utilise marketing reports and analytics functions that are not available on native platforms to understand engagement across all channels * Measure the impact of campaigns (read more...)

Summary: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a social media management platform for its Communications team. The software is intended to track audience interests and trending topics, monitor reputational issues, and support planning of communications content and campaigns. It must provide cross-channel marketing reports and analytics beyond those available on social platforms themselves, and help the team measure campaign impact and test messaging with residents. The council also expects the tool to support data-led decisions and identify opportunities to increase revenue. Longer term, it is intended to bring social media data together with other customer-service channels, giving a fuller view of feedback and satisfaction as part of the council’s customer journey work. Delivery is for Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.

Sandwell College - Dynamic market for the supply of gas

Description: Establishment of a Dynamic Market pursuant to section 34 of the Procurement Act 2023 for the physical supply of gas to all Authority sites along with associated invoicing and query management services. A Dynamic Market is a procurement mechanism that: *remains open to new suppliers throughout its duration; *allows suppliers to apply for admission at any time; *enables the Authority to conduct competitive selection processes among admitted suppliers For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Bromwich:-Mains-gas./H2VB254XVA To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/H2VB254XVA

Summary: Sandwell College established a dynamic market for the physical supply of mains gas to all its sites, with associated invoicing and query-management services. The college is the buyer, with Zenergi Limited acting as its utility procurement adviser. The requirement covers gas supply across the authority’s sites in the United Kingdom. The arrangement provides for competitive selection processes among suppliers admitted to the market, rather than a single supply contract covering all purchases. This is a goods procurement centred on commercial gas supply, alongside the account administration needed to bill the college and handle supply-related queries.

Shopmobility

Description: Shopmobility SMBC 150526 BRIEF DESCRIPTION - Sandwell Council is looking for a provider to include the following, or detail who will be able to provide: * The Shopmobility Service operates 4 days per week from 08:30 -15:00. The service provides access to electric mobility scooter for use within the New Square shopping centre. The annual membership starts on the 1st October and finishes on the 30 September the following year. The membership costs are increased in line with Council agreed increases each year. In addition, the service also provides both short-term and long-term wheelchair loan services for Sandwell residents. The short-term loan is to assist Sandwell residents who wish to go on holiday, attend hospital appointments. The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement (read more...)

Summary: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is procuring a Shopmobility service for Sandwell residents and visitors to New Square shopping centre in Sandwell. The provider will operate the service four days a week, from 08:30 to 15:00, and provide access to electric mobility scooters for use within the shopping centre. The requirement also includes short-term and long-term wheelchair loan services for Sandwell residents. Short-term loans support people attending hospital appointments or going on holiday, while long-term loans support residents who need mobility assistance when leaving home. This is a public service contract in the services category, covering mobility equipment, wheelchair support, vehicle-related maintenance and associated transport services. The council is the buying organisation and the work is centred on New Square and the wider Sandwell area.

Invitation to Preliminary Market Engagement Sandwell Reablement Service

Description: Reablement Services. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) are currently seeking to understand current market capacity, learn from existing reablement models, identify service barriers and opportunities, explore innovation and best practice, and inform a future tender specifications for a new reablement service in Sandwell. The service will provide Reablement services to eligible adults (18 years old and over) aimed at enabling individuals: * To safely leave hospital where they would otherwise remain in hospital or avoid a hospital admission and remain in their own home or place of residence; * Provide a short term, time limited (up to 6 weeks) Reablement Service for Adults who have been assessed and have demonstrated the potential to benefit from home care reablement to regain their independence and live well at home after (read more...)

Summary: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council intends to procure a reablement service for eligible adults aged 18 and over in Sandwell. The service is intended to help people leave hospital safely when they would otherwise remain there, avoid hospital admission where possible, and stay in their own home or place of residence. It will provide short-term, time-limited home care reablement for people assessed as having the potential to regain independence and live well at home after illness, injury or reduced mobility. The work falls within health and social work services (CPV 85000000) and is subject to the light-touch regime. The council is seeking insight into existing reablement models, market capacity, service barriers, innovation and best practice to shape the future service specification.

Gambling Needs Assessment

Description: Sandwell Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to undertake a comprehensive Gambling Harms Needs Assessment and support the development of a local Gambling Harms Strategy. The successful supplier will work with key stakeholders to assess local need, identify priority populations and areas for intervention, and provide evidence-based recommendations to inform future commissioning, prevention and partnership activity. Objectives: * Undertake a population-level needs assessment covering all age groups * Understanding of gambling behaviours across different communities in Sandwell * A clear picture of the local gambling landscape * Assess harms across online and in-person gambling * Identify and understand the impact on affected others (families, carers, communities) * Deliver an in-depth qualitative research component * Map current services, pathways and gaps * Identify priority (read more...)

Summary: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is commissioning a comprehensive Gambling Harms Needs Assessment and support to develop a local Gambling Harms Strategy across Sandwell. The work is a social research service (CPV 79315000) covering all age groups, gambling behaviours in different communities, the local gambling landscape, and harms linked to online and in-person gambling. It must examine effects on affected others, including families, carers and communities, and explore links between ethnicity, racism, inequality and gambling-related harm. The scope includes qualitative research, mapping existing services and pathways, identifying gaps and priority populations, and producing an evidence-based strategy and delivery plan to inform commissioning, prevention and partnership activity.