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Deep Scientific Diving and ARMS Recovery Services in the Maldives and Seychelles

Description: The University of Plymouth invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations for the provision of specialist services to support the delivery of two marine research projects in the Republic of Maldives and the Seychelles. The projects involve the recovery of Autonomous Reef Monitoring Systems (ARMS) from depths of approximately 40m, 60m, and 90m. The ARMS units will have been deployed for approximately 36 months prior to recovery and each unit will weigh approximately 20kg. ARMS units are stacked plastic settlement panels used to measure marine biodiversity. The units will be deployed on the seabed using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and left in situ for the duration of the monitoring period. Upon recovery, a bespoke containment enclosure must be fitted to each ARMS unit to (read more...)

Summary: The University of Plymouth plans to procure specialist marine research support to recover 36 Autonomous Reef Monitoring Systems (ARMS) from the seabed in the Maldives and Seychelles. These plastic settlement-panel units are used to measure marine biodiversity. The work involves recovering three units at each of three depths—about 40, 60 and 90 metres—at each research site: three sites in the Maldives and one in the Seychelles. Each unit will weigh about 20kg and will have been deployed for around 36 months. A containment enclosure must be fitted before each unit is brought to the surface, so biological specimens are not lost, and transferred to the support vessel for the University’s team to process and analyse. Services include the recovery operation and its supporting personnel, equipment and logistics. This is specialist scientific diving and marine recovery work.

Retrofit Consultancy

Description: Appoint a consultant to: Act as Contract Administrator on one or two measured term contracts with retrofit installers Review and make recommendations on Retrofit Assessments made by the contractor (90% desktop review and 10% on-site review) Identify sources of external funding and assist in funding applications and ongoing monitoring returns

Summary: Plymouth Community Homes is seeking retrofit consultancy services to support retrofit work delivered by retrofit installers. The consultant will act as contract administrator for one or two measured-term contracts, review the installers’ Retrofit Assessments and recommend any changes, and identify external funding sources, assist with funding applications and support ongoing monitoring returns. Assessment reviews are expected to be mainly desk-based, with a smaller proportion carried out on site. The work is for delivery in the United Kingdom; Plymouth Community Homes is based in Plymouth. The service combines contract administration, technical review of retrofit assessments, and funding advice and monitoring, so it is relevant to consultancies able to cover these linked activities.

Advocacy Services for Children, Young People & Adults

Description: Plymouth City Council is seeking to commission a single integrated Advocacy and Independent Visiting Service for the residents of Plymouth, bringing together a range of statutory and non-statutory advocacy functions for adults, children, young people and families within one cohesive model of delivery. The proposed integrated service is expected to include a range of functions, including: Adult Advocacy Services, such as Care Act Advocacy, Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA), Health and Social Care Complaints Advocacy, Court of Protection Representation and associated advocacy functions. Children, Young People and Family Services, including advocacy for eligible children and young people, Independent Visitor Services, parental advocacy, and support linked to Plymouth's Families First Partnership Programme. For further information please see Supplying The South West Portal and search (read more...)

Summary: Plymouth City Council is procuring advocacy and independent visiting services for children, young people, families and adults in Plymouth. The requirement is divided into three lots: advocacy and independent visiting for children and young people in Plymouth; statutory and non-statutory advocacy for adults, including support for people moving into adult social care and parents dealing with children’s social care; and advocacy and independent visiting for children and young people placed outside Plymouth. Services cover people involved with social care, child protection, mental health, capacity and health complaints, as well as care leavers, young people with special educational needs or disabilities, and others requiring support. The work is delivered for Plymouth residents, with one lot specifically covering children and young people placed outside the city. This is a social care and advocacy service procurement.

Plymouth Homecare Light Touch Framework

Description: Competitive tender exercise for the procurement of Plymouth Homecare Light Touch Framework. The Council is carrying out this tender process in line with the Procurement Act 2023 ("the Act") under a Light Touch contract. The Service is for adults aged 18 and over who have been assessed as requiring care and support in their own home and for whom Homecare has been identified as the appropriate service response. The relevant Commissioner will determine the support required through assessment, care and support planning, care coordination, brokerage and review. The Provider shall deliver support in accordance with the agreed plan, respond to changes in need or risk and escalate concerns appropriately. The Service may also support young people transitioning to adult services and people with end-of-life care needs, where agreed (read more...)

Summary: Plymouth City Council is seeking providers for homecare services for adults aged 18 and over who have been assessed as needing support at home. The service covers regulated personal care and related support, including help with washing, dressing, toileting, meals and medication, delivered in line with each person’s care and support plan. Providers must respond to changing needs and risks, maintain essential care during disruption, and support independence, wellbeing and community connections. The service may also cover young people moving into adult services and people needing end-of-life care when agreed through assessment and commissioning. Delivery is across Plymouth City Council’s administrative boundaries, in a predominantly urban area with some rural and coastal terrain. Plymouth City Council is the named buyer; NHS Devon Integrated Care Board is also a buyer in the process. The service is classified as social work and related services.

WSTLAT Provision of Supply Agency Services

Description: This collaborative tender opportunity has been issued by Westcountry Schools Trust and Learning Academies Trust. The proposed contracts will be for the provision of supply agency services. The service is intended to provide access to safe, compliant and good quality agency workers when required, while supporting the Trust's objectives of continuity of provision, safeguarding compliance, operational flexibility and value for money. The tender has been divided into Lots to reflect the two Academy Trusts and the different geographical areas in which the service will be delivered. The intention is to award four (4) separate contracts for each Lot following evaluation of tenders The contracts will be for a period of three (3) years, with the possible extension of two (2) further years in 12-month intervals (3 + 1 (read more...)

Summary: Westcountry Schools Trust and Learning Academies Partnership are jointly seeking agencies to supply temporary staff to their schools. The service must provide safe, compliant, good-quality agency workers when needed, supporting continuity, safeguarding, operational flexibility and value for money. The procurement is divided by trust and geography: Cornwall, Devon and Plymouth for Westcountry Schools Trust, and a separate lot for Learning Academies Partnership. The lots cover six schools in Cornwall, 13 in Devon, 12 in Plymouth and 18 across the Learning Academies Partnership. Work is delivered in these areas of England. Staff categories include teachers, teaching assistants and higher-level teaching assistants, as well as other staff roles.

WSTLAT Provision of Supply Agency Services

Description: This collaborative tender opportunity has been issued by Westcountry Schools Trust and Learning Academies Trust. The proposed contracts will be for the provision of supply agency services. The service is intended to provide access to safe, compliant and good quality agency workers when required, while supporting the Trust's objectives of continuity of provision, safeguarding compliance, operational flexibility and value for money. The tender has been divided into Lots to reflect the two Academy Trusts and the different geographical areas in which the service will be delivered. The intention is to award four (4) separate contracts for each Lot following evaluation of tenders The contracts will be for a period of three (3) years, with the possible extension of two (2) further years in 12-month intervals (3 + 1 (read more...)

Summary: Westcountry Schools Trust and Learning Academies Partnership are jointly seeking agencies to supply temporary staff to their schools. The service must provide safe, compliant, good-quality agency workers when needed, supporting continuity, safeguarding, operational flexibility and value for money. The procurement is divided by trust and geography: Cornwall, Devon and Plymouth for Westcountry Schools Trust, and a separate lot for Learning Academies Partnership. The lots cover six schools in Cornwall, 13 in Devon, 12 in Plymouth and 18 across the Learning Academies Partnership. Work is delivered in these areas of England. Staff categories include teachers, teaching assistants and higher-level teaching assistants, as well as other staff roles.

PDSE Patient Record Management Solution

Description: Procurement of a patient record management solution for Peninsular Dental School CIC ( a wholly owned subsidiary of University of Plymouth) This opportunity is for all elements of the solution including licencing, transition, migration, training and professional services for a 5 + 2 year period

Summary: The University of Plymouth is buying a patient record management solution for Peninsular Dental School CIC, its wholly owned subsidiary. The requirement covers the complete solution: software licensing, transition to the new system, data migration, training and professional services. It is a configurable, existing dental practice management system rather than a bespoke system built specifically for the buyer, and it must meet the mandatory requirements in Schedule A. The system is intended for dental practice and patient administration, with associated software and implementation services. Delivery is in Plymouth, Devon. The requirement is structured as a single lot, covering the solution and its related services together.

Catering Services

Description: The Trust invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified catering providers for the provision of school catering services across nine schools within the Trust (based in Plymouth, Torquay and Newton Abbott). Current value of contract is PS850,000. The contract will include: * Daily pupil meal provision * Free School Meal provision * Hospitality services * Nutritional compliance * Sustainability objectives * Social value commitments The procurement will be conducted under the Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. Interested suppliers must demonstrate: * Relevant education sector experience * Financial stability * Appropriate insurances * Safeguarding compliance * Food safety management systems * TUPE experience The estimated contract commencement date is 1 April 2027.

Summary: Connect Academy Trust is seeking a provider for school catering across nine schools in Plymouth, Torquay and Newton Abbot. The service covers daily meals for pupils, free school meals and hospitality, alongside nutritional compliance, sustainability objectives and social value commitments. This is a catering services contract (CPV 55520000) for schools across the Trust. Suppliers would be responsible for delivering food and catering services at the schools, with provision shaped around pupils’ needs and the Trust’s nutritional and wider sustainability aims.

HDRC project 043. Shared Knowledge, Shared Decisions: making sure that voices, experiences and perspectives of Plymouth's communities are listened to, valued and reflected in decision making

Description: Applications are invited from organisations based in the voluntary and community sector to lead a project funded by the Plymouth Health Determinants Collaboration. (PHDRC). We know that throughout Plymouth, communities and groups have great conversations and collect lots of rich information describing people's experience of life in Plymouth. Some of the information is collected with a specific purpose in mind, other information is more unexpected but valuable and relevant. Community groups have told us that it is challenging to understand how this information can be shared to influence thinking and decision making, with those who have the potential to make use of the knowledge. Further exploration suggested that people are more likely to share their knowledge and views if they feel that it is likely to make a (read more...)

Summary: Plymouth City Council is seeking a Plymouth-based voluntary or community organisation to lead a social research project for the Plymouth Health Determinants Collaboration. The project will map what information and evidence community groups already collect about people’s experiences of life in Plymouth, who gathers it and how it could be shared with people able to use it in decisions. The work is intended to help communities understand how their knowledge can influence decisions, help council colleagues identify relevant existing evidence, and address barriers to making it available. The lead organisation will manage the project and employ the researchers. Delivery is in Plymouth.

Plymouth Adults' Care Home Framework (Reopening 2)

Description: Plymouth City Council wishes to reopen the ITT for the addition of registered residential and nursing care homes (with a PL postcode), with facilities that provide accommodation and care for individuals who require support due to age, disability, or health conditions, to join the Plymouth Adults' Care Home Framework. The services offered by the Provider will range from assistance with daily living tasks to comprehensive nursing care for those with complex medical needs. Care homes should promote safety, dignity, and quality of life, while ensuring that People who draw on care and support receive tailored support to meet their individual needs. The Authority has split its requirement into lots: Lot One Residential Care Home with or without Nursing Services (with a PL postcode) Lot Two Residential Care Home (read more...)

Summary: Plymouth City Council is seeking registered residential and nursing care homes with a Plymouth (PL) postcode for its adults’ care home framework. The service covers accommodation and tailored care for people needing support because of age, disability or health conditions, from help with daily living to continuous nursing and specialist care for complex medical, physical, mental health or behavioural needs. Homes are expected to support residents’ safety, dignity and quality of life. The requirement is divided into residential and nursing care, and a second lot for providers offering an innovation element. Lot 2 adds participation in work with the council on future commissioning and models for complex care. Services are delivered in Plymouth.