title: Enhanced Public Health Nursing Service

description: the Authority reserves the right to extend the Contract on the same terms for two further periods of two years, making a total possible Contract Period of seven years

description:
Tower Hamlets are seeking expressions of interest from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers to deliver the services required by this contract:
•	Primary-school aged children (5-11 years), whether in full time education at a mainstream school or educated other than at school. 4-year-olds attending schools in Reception year will also be eligible for this element
•	11-19 year olds and in full time education at a mainstream school, educated other than at school or not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEET), and up to 25 years for young people with SEND or care experience.
5-11 years: The service offer will be similar to the existing school health service, whereby school nurses lead a skill-mix workforce to deliver the Healthy Child Programme. Activities include school-entry health assessments, hearing and vision screening, height- and weight-assessments in Reception and Year 6, support for schools in managing medical conditions and training.
11-19 years: This service offer merges the current school nursing provision for secondary schools with the current ‘Safe East’ provision. The service will be community-based (for example in youth services) with in-reach into secondary schools, providing different ways for young people to access health support: in schools, community settings, and through text messaging and online provision.
This service element will support schools to develop support plans for children with health conditions, health needs assessments for new starters and training; plus health promotion workshops, brief interventions, C-card condom scheme, You’re Welcome accreditation for young people-friendly settings, Tier 2 and some Tier 3 sexual health services, Tier 2 and 3 substance misuse treatment and smoking cessation support. Dedicated support for children in the youth justice service will also continue
The successful provider will enter into contract with Tower Hamlets utilising their standard T&Cs (included in tender pack) for an initial term of 3 years, with a maximum optional extension of 4 years.
Tower Hamlets are following the Open procurement procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Register 2015.
Full information can be found in the attached tender documentation

title: Enabling Community Health Outcomes

description:
Tower Hamlets are seeking expressions of interest from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers to deliver the services required by this contract
This is an innovative element to the contract that has developed from reflections about the determinants of inequalities in deaths, ill-health including trust in institutions that have underpinned health inequalities for many decades, but which were tragically highlighted in the Covid-19 pandemic. It also seeks to enable the type of agile responses that brought partners together in the pandemic to respond quickly and effectively to future health and wellbeing issues.
The enablers of improved outcomes and reduced inequalities include a dedicated focus on system leadership, co-production, evaluation and culturally appropriate communication resulting in an innovative child-centred service that meets local need. This element will also support the service to deliver community benefits which will include work-experience, mentoring and apprenticeships (with a focus on children in care, young people with care experience and older children outside mainstream education)
Engagement work to date has highlighted that these activities are wished for but may be seen as an additional burden on top of day-to-day delivery of services. This element aims to invest in capacity to maximise community benefit and social value and will drive service development in the other elements of the service, to ensure that the whole service continues to evolve in response to community needs. By delineating it as a discrete service element with committed investment, the delivery of providers’ social value pledges at tender stage can be more rigorously assured through contract management processes
The successful provider will enter into contract with Tower Hamlets utilising their standard T&Cs (included in tender pack) for an initial term of 3 years, with a maximum optional extension of 4 years.
Tower Hamlets are following the Open procurement procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Register 2015.
Full information can be found in the attached tender documentation.

title: Joint Service Provision

description:
Tower Hamlets are seeking expressions of interest from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers to deliver the services required by this contract
Feedback from the market engagement has been mixed in relation to delivery of the services under Lot 1 and Lot 2 by the same provider. Therefore, a third Lot (for the provision of both service areas by one provider) has been added to the procurement structure. The services for this are detailed in Lots 1 & 2.
It is anticipated that there may be overheads cost savings should both services be provided by a single provider, however, the Council need confidence that a single specialist provider is capable of delivery quality across both elements.
The successful provider will enter into contract with Tower Hamlets utilising their standard T&Cs (included in tender pack) for an initial term of 3 years, with a maximum optional extension of 4 years.
Tower Hamlets are following the Open procurement procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Register 2015.
Full information can be found in the attached tender documentation.

description: Health services

description: Health services

description: Health services

title: HAC5997 Children & Young People’s Health & Wellbeing Service

awardCriteriaDetails:
It is anticipated that there may be overheads cost savings should both services be provided by a single provider, however, the Council need confidence that a single specialist provider is capable of delivery quality across both elements.
Only Lots 1 and 2 or Lot 3 will be awarded, not both. The procurement process, and resulting scores, as set out in this ITT will be used to determine whether Lots 1 and 2 or Lot 3 should be awarded.
Please note, Bidders can tender for all Lots, however, only Lot 1 and Lot 2 or Lot 3 will be awarded. Under no circumstances will all three Lots be awarded

description:
London Borough of Tower Hamlets (Tower Hamlets) is looking to procure a suitable provider to deliver Children & Young People’s Health & Wellbeing Service. The contract will be for an initial term of 3 years with optional extensions of a maximum further 4 years. The extensions will consist of 2 years each.
The estimated value of the total 7 year term is £16,800,000.

performanceTerms: As detailed in accompanying tender documents

reviewDetails: The Contracting Authority will observe a 10-day stand still period following the aware of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)

description: Health and social work services

description:
The Lot 1 Provider is required to:
•	have a workforce of fully trained and qualified professionals in a number of roles that support the development of staff, strategic direction, quality assurance, and administrative and IT support in the service.
•	demonstrate effective workforce planning, professional registration and supervision and continued professional development.
•	ensure sufficient cover when there are annual leave commitments, vacancies, sickness, or other absence, including the use of agency staff when required.
•	ensure a skill mix school health team is led by SCHPN and includes nurses registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on part 1 or 2, additional specialist public health qualifications, and staff registered on part 3 of the NMC register.
•	develop lead roles for pathways that promote and increase integration between other services and take on a higher level of intervention such as one-to-one clinical sessions.
•	have other non-specialist roles to deliver education and training programmes, outreach work and mobilisation and engagement of young people with the service.
•	share resources and skill mix across the need areas identified whilst recognising that particular specialisms do exist.
•	ensure the workforce provides a single point of holistic care for young people and be involved in regular networking to secure excellent partnership across agencies. Management structures shall reflect on Multi-Disciplinary Teams rather than particular professional groups.
•	identify and support qualified nurses who are interested in developing specialisms that meet the needs of the service.
•	recruit highly trained and competent young people practitioners who shall have competencies in a range of topics and in some cases in specific specialisms.
•	provide assurances and evidence that school nurses, and their teams shall meet the legal requirements for professional registration and revalidation and shall align with the statutory requirements for practice issued by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on revalidation requirements.
Sexual health service provision (clinical elements) shall be delivered by staff who are appropriately trained and have the following qualifications:
•	Registered Nurse (Adult)
•	Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP)
•	DFRSH in contraception
•	FRSH Letter of Competence in Subdermal Contraceptive Implant Techniques
•	FRSH intrauterine device (IUD) fitting
Staff working with young people in schools and the community shall have the relevant qualifications in substance misuse, youth work, psychology, counselling or mental health; such as a Diploma in Youth Work, Social work, Psychology or accredited Counselling or equivalent NVQ Level 4 in Children, Young People or families, social care or mental health.
All practitioners providing a service for the insertion of coils (IUCD / IUS) and subdermal contraceptive implants shall have appropriate training as per the current requirements set out by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health (FSRH) for the Letter of Competence in Intrauterine Techniques (LoC IUT) or the Letter of Competence in Subdermal Contraceptive Implant Techniques (LoC SDI).
People with needs relating to STIs shall have their care managed by appropriately skilled healthcare professionals. Best practice is considered to be:
•	Practice and network Clinical leads shall have attended a Sexually Transmitted Infections Foundation (STIF) theory course (or equivalent theory course) in the last three years, be registered on the BASHH STIF Intermediate Competency database (or have an equivalent and up to date competency qualification) and attend a recognised sexual health training event at least once per year (e.g. local PLT).
•	All other doctors and nurses providing sexual health services shall also have attended a STIF Core course in the last three years.
•	Where allied health professionals are carrying out STI screening it is recommended that they receive relevant training within 12 months of starting (e.g. local PLT). Alternatively, this can be provided by the practice or the network sexual health leads.
•	LARC – Practitioners shall undertake the required number of fittings to retain their competence.

Tower Hamlets

postalCode: E1 1BJ

streetAddress: New Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road London

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Tower Hamlets

High Court of England and Wales

roles: reviewBody mediationBody

streetAddress: The Strand

legalName: High Court of England and Wales

Cabinet Office

postalCode: SW1A 2AS

streetAddress: 70 Whitehall

legalName: Cabinet Office

description:
Tower Hamlets reserve the right not to award any contract pursuant to this procurement exercise and/or to abandon this procurement exercise at any time and/or to award a contract for part of the services at it's sole discretion.
The Authority shall have no liability whatsoever to any applicant or tenderer as a result of its exercise of that discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, all costs incurred by any applicant and/or tenderer before signature of any contract with the Authority shall be incurred entirely at that applicant's/tenderer's risk.
The Authority anticipates that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 does apply to this Contract


status: planned

description:
The trust has determined that whilst some urgent renovation work  to our inpatient mental health estate is undertaken and completed, 5 additional acute mental health beds need to be contracted for a period of 3 months. This will support the trust in being able to admit patients who require an acute mental health bed and will also support with the trust being able to step patients down from our psychiatric intensive care unit to improve flow across our entire bed base.
The Five Year Forward View for Mental Health programme expressed the ambition to eliminate inappropriate out of area placements for non-specialist acute care by 2021. To ensure that the trust continues to deliver on this ambition set by NHS England, the provider of these 5 beds needs to be within the geographical boundary of Leicestershire and Rutland so that patients remain in their local area and therefore allowing the maintaining of relationships with family, carers and friends.as part of delivering on this ambition. NHS providers and commissioners are required to report the use of non-specialist services acute care via the Mental Health Specialist Data Set (MHSDS).
In identifying a suitable provider, the practice within the trust which has been agreed and established through the trusts Bed Management Standard Operating Procedure states when considering the use of additional beds the trust will only place patients in providers with a latest CQC rating of "Good".

title: The Provision of Block Booking Beds for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

scheme: CELEX

description: Due to a temporary closure of some mental health beds within Leicestershire Partnership Trust we are looking to contract 5 acute mental health beds from another provider within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

scheme: CPV

description: Hospital and related services

mainProcurementCategory: services

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

locality: Glenfield, Leicester

countryName: United Kingdom

streetAddress: Room 110, Pen Lloyd Building, County Hall

description: Regional or local authority

scheme: COFOG

description: Health

legalName: Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

noIdentifierRationale: partnership

description:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
It is Authorities intention  to award a contract using the most suitable provider process under PSR.

initiationType: tender


measure: bids

status: active

status: cancelled

description: Purchase of Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), complete with relevant programming software, batteries, battery charges and required training for listed items.

type: price

region: UKJ

title: Procurement of Target RPAS

status: complete

description: Targets for shooting practice

procurementMethod: limited

mainProcurementCategory: goods

procurementMethodDetails: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

procurementMethodRationale:
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), part of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to award a contract to Level Peaks Associates Limited, for supply of a Remote Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) manufactured by Boresight Pty Ltd (Boresight) to be used to support testing of the UK's Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) capability. The contract will include the supply of programming software, batteries, battery chargers and training. The contract will be for 3 months and have an estimated value of £203,172.07.
In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI No. 2020/1319, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) as amended (in particular by SI 2020/1319). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for technical reasons.
This is because Boresight has confirmed that Level Peaks is the exclusive UK distributer of its RPAS. This RPAS is the only system considered to satisfy MoD's technical requirements relating to programmability (to be able to detect, react to and evade C-UAS frequency jamming activity) and to currently conform to Civil Aviation Authority and Military Airworthiness Authority standards, such that it is able to meet MoD's timescales for capability testing, scheduled for Autumn of this year.

description: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

locality: SALISBURY

streetAddress: Porton Down

description: Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

description: Defence

noIdentifierRationale: notOnAnyRegister

Level Peaks

locality: Hereford

scale: large

scheme: GB-COH

legalName: Level Peaks

Central Legal Services

locality: Salisbury

legalName: Central Legal Services

currency: GBP


name: Communities and Housing Investment Consortium Limited (CHIC)

rel: prev

title: CHIC - All Under One Roof DPS

description:
CHIC publishes this Notice of an Amendment to be made to the DPS in pursuance of the original Notice 2018/S 197-445833 published in OJEU on 12th October 2018 and subsequent corrigendum (Notice Reference: 2023/S 000-029488).
CHIC, as a central purchasing body, gives notice that under the transitional and saving regulations set out under the Procurement Act 2023, that this dynamic purchasing system and qualification system established under the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015 must come to an end by 27th October 2028. Any contract awarded under this DPS will continue until it comes to an end and be managed under PCR 2015. (even if the dynamic purchasing system or qualification system has terminated prior to that point).
The DPS remains accessible by CHIC members, both current and in the future, and may be used by all Registered Providers of Social Housing, Local Authorities and all other contracting authorities that are located in the United Kingdom (“Customers”), including those listed in Schedule 1 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/102, and any other organisation that may falls within the definitions of Contracting Authority or carrying out a regulated procurement.
including (but not limited to):
• Housing Associations
• Local Authorities and Government Departments
• Registered Charities
• NHS and Health and Social Care Groups
• Emergency Services
• Schools and Academies/Colleges and Universities
• Libraries and Museums
The DPS is available to all current and future members of CHIC, a public sector consortium with a list of members available from: https://www.chicltd.co.uk/members
The estimated value of contracts to be awarded through the DPS during this period remains at approximately £300,000,000 excluding VAT. Any estimate of value is for information purposes only. Therefore, please note that there will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the DPS and Members will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers.
CHIC invites organisations to participate in this DPS for the remaining term, although we reserve the right to review the DPS at 12 month increments whereby the authority can amend (shorten, terminate) the DPS pursuant of PCR regulation 34(28).

description: Repair and maintenance services

locality: Birmingham

postalCode: B18 6DS

streetAddress: 84 Spencer Street


name: Communities and Housing Investment Consortium Ltd (CHIC)

title: CHIC Total Facilities Management DPS

description:
CHIC publishes this Notice of an Amendment to be made to the DPS in pursuance of the original Notice 2019/S 047-107874 published in OJEU on 7th March 2019 and subsequent corrigendum (Notice Reference: 2024/S 000-006820).
CHIC, as a central purchasing body, gives notice that under the transitional and saving regulations set out under the Procurement Act 2023, that this dynamic purchasing system and qualification system established under the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015 must come to an end by 27th October 2028. Any contract awarded under this DPS will continue until it comes to an end and be managed under PCR 2015. (even if the dynamic purchasing system or qualification system has terminated prior to that point).
The DPS remains accessible by CHIC members, both current and in the future, and may be used by all Registered Providers of Social Housing, Local Authorities and all other contracting authorities that are located in the United Kingdom (“Customers”), including those listed in Schedule 1 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/102, and any other organisation that may falls within the definitions of Contracting Authority or carrying out a regulated procurement.
including (but not limited to):
• Housing Associations
• Local Authorities and Government Departments
• Registered Charities
• NHS and Health and Social Care Groups
• Emergency Services
• Schools and Academies/Colleges and Universities
• Libraries and Museums
The DPS is available to all current and future members of CHIC, a public sector consortium with a list of members available from: https://www.chicltd.co.uk/members
The estimated value of contracts to be awarded through the DPS during this period remains at approximately £750,000,000 excluding VAT. Any estimate of value is for information purposes only. Therefore, please note that there will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the DPS and Members will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers.
CHIC invites organisations to participate in this DPS for the remaining term, although we reserve the right to review the DPS at 12 month increments whereby the authority can amend (shorten, terminate) the DPS pursuant of PCR regulation 34(28).

description: Building and facilities management services


description:
Essex is a large county with almost 1.5 million residents generating approximately 700,000
tonnes of local authority collected waste per annum. As the statutory Waste Disposal
Authority for Essex, Essex County Council (the Authority) is responsible for providing a range
of infrastructure and arrangements for the management of waste.
The Authority operate 21 Recycling Centres for Household Waste (RCHW) and 4 Waste
Transfer Stations (WTS), and work closely with the 12 borough, city and district councils who
are the Waste Collection Authorities (WCA) within the county of Essex.
The Authority has a requirement for the purchase a range of waste containers of various specifications to enable the RCHW sites within the waste service to operate safely and compliantly.
The Authority wishes to invite interested providers to complete the market engagement questionnaire which can be found at the link below:
https://forms.office.com/e/ZsKm9xFkFB
The closing date for this questionnaire is 12pm (midday) on Friday 23rd August 2024.
It is important to note that this PIN is not a call for competition and as such you will need to
express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published
in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder.
It should also be noted that this PIN invites individuals and organisations to express an
interest in this exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire. It is also NOT
part of any pre-qualification or selection process.
This PIN is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise.
An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in any future
tendering process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and
organisations who participate.

region: UKH

description: Containers for waste material

title: MARKET ENGAGEMENT - 1066 - Waste Container Purchase Framework

description: Essex County Council (the Authority) is issuing a Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market and to gather information in order to gain a better understanding of both the capacity and appetite of the market to deliver the proposed service, as well as to alert the market to a future tender opportunity.

description: Large containers

Essex County Council

roles: buyer centralPurchasingBody

locality: Chelmsford

postalCode: CM1 1QH

streetAddress: County Hall, Market Road

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Essex County Council


measure: smeBids

measure: foreignBidsFromEU

measure: foreignBidsFromNonEU

measure: electronicBids

rel: canonical

description: The Property Manager is concerned with the daily operation of the centre including staffing, maintenance, security, collection of rents, service charge etc. It demands and collects rental and service charges on behalf of the landlord together with any arrears that fall due. With over 150 leases in place, the benefits of retaining continuity in service are considerable to enable a smooth operation of the centre

description: Cumbernauld

description: Commercial property management services

title: Cumbernauld Town Centre - Property Management 2024 - 2025

description:
North Lanarkshire Council is looking to transform Cumbernauld by regenerating its town centre from a sterile transport corridor to a place where people can move freely, thereby integrating and connecting the developments on either side of Central Way to form a traditional high street for the first time in the town’s development.
To kick start this transformational change, the Council has acquired the two adjoined shopping centres occupying an extensive site in the middle of Cumbernauld town centre - ‘The Centre Cumbernauld and Cumbernauld Shopping Centre’ (known as ‘The Centre Cumbernauld’ (TCC)).
Following the acquisition of TCC in June 2023, there was a requirement to have the facility managed and operated as efficiently as possible to maximise revenue and reduce overhead costs until existing leaseholds expire or can be ended, and vacant possession achieved prior to planned complete or phased demolition of the building.
Upon acquisition of TCC, the Council novated two historic management contracts from the previous owner on a short-term basis up to 12 months to enable a smooth operating transition and to minimise disruption to existing tenants. These contracts are regarded as the “Asset Manager” and “Property Manager”. These 12-month contracts have been reprocured for a period of 12 months, with an extension period of 3 months, to allow for the procurement of longer term management solution.

reviewDetails: An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Cours or the Court of Session.

description: Commercial property management services

procurementMethodRationale: The services required are currently provided within Cumbernauld Town Centre by a private organisations to the Council. Following acquisition of Cumbernauld Town Centre, the Council felt at the time that it would be in a position to procure a longer term arrangement by the time the existing arrangement concludes on 30 June 2024. However, given the uniqueness of the services required, the amount of time and learning required to fully understand the service provision (amongst other operation issues) was underestimated and as a result the Council has not been able to procure a longer term arrangement.

North Lanarkshire Council

locality: Motherwell

postalCode: ML1 1AB

streetAddress: Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: North Lanarkshire Council

Belgate Estates Limited

locality: Glasgow

postalCode: G1 1JQ

streetAddress: 8 John Street

scale: sme

legalName: Belgate Estates Limited

Scottish Courts

locality: Edinburgh

legalName: Scottish Courts

description: (SC Ref:774792)


description: The Asset Manager contract is intended to add value to TCC by increasing income through lease management, new lettings, rent reviews whilst limiting the Council’s financial liabilities incurred as landlord in accordance with an agreed strategy employed to maximise the net rental income and minimising expenditure whilst the Property Manager contract is concerned with the daily operation of TCC including hard and soft facilities management such as staffing, maintenance, security, collection of rents, service charge etc.

description: Cumbernauld

title: Cumbernauld Town Centre - Asset Management 2024 - 2025

description: Commercial property management services

North Lanarkshire Council

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

HKI Partnership LLP

region: UK

postalCode: G2 6TS

streetAddress: 53 Bothwell Street, Suite 10

legalName: HKI Partnership LLP

description: (SC Ref:774784)


description:
ScotRail are looking to engage with the market to procure a single supplier framework for Customer Information Screens. CISs are used throughout ScotRail to provide information to customers on live train information. Scotrail a looking to replace outdated screens across the estate over the next 5 years and this PIN will assist in the procurement of these services.
A single-supplier framework of at least 5 years will allow ScotRail to phase the implementation of screens, ensure consistency across the estate with one supplier and create a more strategic partnership to help utilise the most up to date technology. Additional information: More information on the technical requirements and timescales is available on the Wax Portal: interested parties are asked to complete some market engagement questions on the Wax Portal:
https://scotrail.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ListEvents.aspx

region: UKM

description: Telecommunications equipment and supplies

description: Screens

description: Illuminated signs and nameplates

title: PIN for Supply of Customer Information Screens at ScotRail Stations

description:
ScotRail have a requirement to update Customer Information Screens throughout acorss the ScoRail estate. This Periodic Indicative Notice is to engage with the market for the provision of a single supplier framework for the supply and delivery of Customer Information Screens (CIS) and related consumables.
Interested parties are asked to complete some market engagement questions on the Wax Portal:
https://scotrail.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ListEvents.aspx

description: Permanent message signs

ScotRail Trains Limited

postalCode: G2 6HQ

streetAddress: Atrium Court, , 50 Waterloo Street

description: Railway services

legalName: ScotRail Trains Limited

description:
More information on the technical requirements, procurement procedure and timescales is available on the Wax Portal.
Interested parties are asked to complete some market engagement questions on the Wax Portal:
https://scotrail.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ListEvents.aspx
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=774565.
(SC Ref:774565)


description: Option to extend for 2 x 12 months

description: This procurement is for the supply of chill to cook/hot ready to serve school meals for 10 schools within the academy trust.

Menus & Allergen Management

type: quality

name: Service Delivery, Customer Relationship & Complaints

name: Pupil ordering and payment for meal service

region: UKK

description: Cleaning and sanitation services

description: Canteen and catering services

description: Restaurant and food-serving services

description: Car park control equipment

description: Exterior cleaning work for buildings

description: Patrol services

description: Reception services

description: Refuse collection services

description: Car park management services

description: Security cameras

description: Clinical-waste collection services

description: Clinical-waste disposal services

title: EPT-41173 - Wessex Multi Academy Trust - Lot 1 - Catering Services - Case002683

description: Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

procurementMethodRationale: This is an award notice for a further competition issued under an established DPS.

description: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Wessex Multi Academy Trust

locality: Dorchester

postalCode: DT1 3WA

streetAddress: Unit 4, Poundbury Business Centre, Bridport Rd, Poundbury,

description: Body governed by public law

description: Education

legalName: Wessex Multi Academy Trust

Local Food Links

postalCode: DT6 3RR

streetAddress: Unit 17 St Michael's Trading Estate, Bridport

legalName: Local Food Links

High Court of Justice

locality: London

legalName: High Court of Justice


description: 65+ years

title: 65+ years

description: 65+ years

description: Social work and related services

procurementMethod: open

procurementMethodDetails: Open procedure

Milton Keynes Council

locality: Milton Keynes

postalCode: MK9 3EJ

streetAddress: Milton Keynes Borough Council

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Milton Keynes Council

Emiran HealthCare

locality: Newport Pagnell

streetAddress: Suite 50B, Interchange Business Centre

legalName: Emiran HealthCare


title: Offshore Wind Technical Services

variantPolicy: notAllowed

title: Marine Energy (Wave, Tidal Stream, Tidal Range) Technical Services

title: Transmission (Export Systems & Interconnectors) Technical Services

title: Telecoms & Pipelines Technical Services

title: Carbon Capture & Storage & H2 Technical Services

title: Aggregates & Minerals Technical Services

title: Environment and Ecology Technical Services

title: Decommissioning Technical Services

title: Energy System Technical Services

title: Sustainability Technical Services

relatedLot: Lot 1

description: Wind turbines

description: Technical services

description: Offshore services

relatedLot: Lot 2

description: Energy and related services

description: Technical services

description: Marine services

relatedLot: Lot 3

description: Technical services

relatedLot: Lot 4

description: Technical services

relatedLot: Lot 5

description: Carbon

description: Technical services

relatedLot: Lot 6

description: Aggregates

description: Technical services

relatedLot: Lot 7

description: Technical services

description: Environmental services

relatedLot: Lot 8

description: Technical services

relatedLot: Lot 9

description: Energy and related services

description: Technical services

relatedLot: Lot 10

description: Technical services

title: Selection Questionnaire (SQ)  – Marine Technical Services

documentType: economicSelectionCriteria

documentType: technicalSelectionCriteria

description:
The Crown Estate is seeking to appoint multiple suppliers to provide Technical Services covering a range of sectors and disciplines, each of which forms a ‘Lot’ within this SQ/ITT:

1.	Offshore Wind
2.	Marine Energy (Wave, Tidal Stream, Tidal Range)
3.	Transmission (Export Systems & Interconnectors)
4.	Telecoms & Pipelines
5.	Carbon Capture & Storage & H2
6.	Aggregates & Minerals
7.	Environment and Ecology
8.	Decommissioning
9.	Energy System
10.	Sustainability

Across this range of sectors and disciplines, we undertake activities such as surveying, technical characterisation, resource assessment, spatial planning, engineering design, asset management, research & development and stakeholder engagement. Each of these areas requires access to specialist resource to advise and support our in-house technical experts.

The full list of capabilities and services within each Lot are stated in the “TCE Marine Technical Services Lots- SQ Response” excel attached to this SQ.

description: Technical services

procurementMethod: selective

procurementMethodDetails: Restricted procedure

The Crown Estate Commissioners

roles: buyer reviewBody

postalCode: SW1Y 4AH

streetAddress: 1 St James’s Market

description: Body governed by public law

description: General public services

legalName: The Crown Estate Commissioners


name: Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston

description: London Borough of Richmond

title: London Borough of Richmond

description: London Borough of Richmond

description: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

locality: Kingston upon Thames

postalCode: KT1 1EU

streetAddress: Royal Borough of Kingston

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

Airport Transfer Cars Ltd

locality: Enfield

postalCode: EN1 1FS

streetAddress: 32 Lumina Way

legalName: Airport Transfer Cars Ltd


measure: lowestValidBidValue

measure: highestValidBidValue

description: To build and deploy Phase 2 of VIVIDs Transformation Programme using iProperty Cloud on MS Dynamics 365. The scope will cover Repairs, Grounds and Estates, Voids, Lettings, Scheduling, Compliance and Asset Management. The implementation includes extensions to Online Account, chat and WhatsApp journeys, plus integration to Capita Open Housing, Capita Open Accounts, Azure Synapse for Data Management and third party systems for Compliance, Diagnostics and Scheduling. Techlabs will provide the resources to Build, Test and Deploy the iProperty Cloud solution for Vivid including a short period of Hypercare after go-live. Techlabs are a Cloud Solution Provider for Microsoft, in addition to the implementation of iProperty Cloud we procure our MS Dynamics licences via Techlabs.

title: Vivid 2025 Transformation Programme

reviewDetails: The Contracting Authority will conduct itself in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

description: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

procurementMethodDetails: Negotiated without publication of a contract notice

procurementMethodRationale:
This VTN gives notice that VIVID is entering into a contract with TechLabs for the provision of IT services to deploy a Housing Management and CRM Solution for Phase 2 of VIVID's 2025 Transformation Programme (the "Contract"). The estimated value of the Contract is £2,300,000. A procurement procedure is not required on the basis that the award of the Contract is permitted under the negotiated procedure without prior publication (regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) on the basis the Contract can only be performed by TechLabs as competition is absent for technical reasons.
TechLabs has specific know-how and intellectual property of its iProperty Cloud Solution that is relevant and essential to the effective delivery of Phase 2 (i.e. it has know-how and product knowledge of the services provided under Phase 1 of the Transformation Programme which is essential for the delivery of the services to be provided under Phase 2, 1 which mean is it the only economic operator capable of delivering the Contract using the iProperty Cloud Solution).
VIVID has considered alternative options, and does not consider that there is a provider who is able to deliver Phase 2 in a way that is compatible with the solution provided under Phase 1.
Of note, the services delivered under the Contract for Phase 2 are required to be compatible with the solutions already provided under Phase 1 of the Transformation Programme, and, in light of the above, there are interoperability requirements that can only be met by TechLabs. Additionally, as the Programme moves forward, it is essential for VIVID to ensure that we have appointed a service provider with specific knowledge of the Programme, the iProperty Cloud Solution and the operational requirements delivered under Phase 1. TechLabs' previous involvement under Phase 1 means that it has unique knowledge about the Programme and the operational requirements of Phase 1 which are essential for the successful delivery of Phase 2.

description: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

VIVID

locality: Portsmouth

postalCode: PO2 8HB

streetAddress: Peninsular House, Wharf Road

description: Housing Association

description: Housing and community amenities

legalName: VIVID

Techlabs London Ltd

locality: High Wycombe

legalName: Techlabs London Ltd

The High Court

legalName: The High Court

High Court of England and Wales

legalName: High Court of England and Wales

Cabinet Office

legalName: Cabinet Office


description: London Borough of Richmond

title: London Borough of Richmond

description: London Borough of Richmond

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston


title: Procurement of Enforcement Services for the recovery of unpaid debts

description: Hull City Council (The Authority) has sought tenders from interested organisations to provide Enforcement Services. The tender was a restricted one stage process. The contract commenced on the 1 June 2024 and ends 31 May 2027 with an option to extend for a period of 1 year + 1 year (max 2 years). The Authority has estimated the value of the Services to be £10,000,000 overall.

description: Financial and insurance services

description: Financial and insurance services

Hull City Council

locality: Hull

postalCode: HU1 2AA

streetAddress: The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Hull City Council

Dukes Bailiffs Limited

locality: Stone

postalCode: ST15 8JT

streetAddress: Dukes Court

legalName: Dukes Bailiffs Limited

Newlyn Plc

locality: South Harrow

postalCode: HA2 0LT

streetAddress: 180-188 Northolt Road

legalName: Newlyn Plc

Town Clerk

locality: Hull, UK

legalName: Town Clerk


title: Shared Cost AVC Scheme - Rochdale

description: 3 year Contract for the provision of a salary sacrifice AVC scheme. Procured through Portsmouth City Council - Salary Sacrifice Additional Voluntary Contributions Framework.

Cost

type: cost

region: UKD

title: Shared Cost AVC Scheme - Rochdale

description: Salary sacrifice employee benefit scheme linked to Local Government Pension Scheme

description: Financial and insurance services

procurementMethodRationale: Direct award using a compliant framework

Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council

locality: Sale

postalCode: M33 7ZF

streetAddress: 4th Floor, Waterside House, Waterside Plaza

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council

AVC Wise Limited (T/A My Money Matters)

locality: Essex

postalCode: RM2 5SH

streetAddress: 5 Margaret Road, Romford

legalName: AVC Wise Limited (T/A My Money Matters)

Philip Stephens

locality: Sale, Manchester

legalName: Philip Stephens

title: Shared Cost AVC Scheme - Rochdale


name: London Borough of Haringey - Passenger Transport Services

description: Regular Services

title: Regular Services

description: Regular Services

description: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

postalCode: N22 8LE

streetAddress: London Borough of Haringey

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

network cars (tottenham) ltd

postalCode: N17 6QH

streetAddress: 435 high road

legalName: network cars (tottenham) ltd


title: Apollo Solutions

title: Apollo Solution

title: Apollo Solution

description:
A contract term of 3 years have been awarded for Apollo Solution. These services are used on all NGN laptops, tablets System Control desktops and Offtake Site Comms PCs, to enable secure remote access to NGN's IT systems. This enables widescale home-working and supports secure day to day operations for NGN's field force and system control to access NGN services to conduct their work duties.
Brand provide us capabilities within its services to overcome some critical restrictions within our AWS design architecture that Amazon natively does not support from an network routing prospective.

title: Apollo Solution

description: A contract has been awarded for a 3 year term for Apollo Solution. These services are used on all NGN laptops, tablets System Control desktops and Offtake Site Comms PCs, to enable secure remote access to NGN's IT systems. This enables widescale home-working and supports secure day to day operations for NGN's field force and system control to access NGN services to conduct their work duties.Brand provide us capabilities within its services to overcome some critical restrictions within our AWS design architecture that Amazon natively does not support from an network routing prospective.

procurementMethodRationale:
NGN have a contract with Brand Communications, which expires on the 31st of August 2024.
Apollo Solution services are used on all NGN laptops, tablets System Control desktops and Offtake Site Comms PCs, to enable secure remote access to NGN's IT systems. This enables widescale home-working and supports secure day to day operations for NGN's field force and system control to access NGN services to conduct their work duties.Brand provide us capabilities within its services to overcome some critical restrictions within our AWS design architecture that Amazon natively does not support from an network routing prospective. We cannot overcome this challenge without re-architecting our AWS landscape. With Brand technologies we have been able to circumvent these restrictions with their expert Layer 2 Network skills and experience. Bridging our VPC landscapes would not have been feasible without Brand technologies whilst ensuring security principles were maintained throughout the solution implemented.This is also extended into our Operational landscape where utilising the Brand Communication services, we are able to drastically improve our CNI network coverage, performance, monitoring and security of telemetry and gas day quality data flows from our critical offtake sites.
This software is a critical part of our IT infrastructure and would be a multi-million pound investment to replace, procure and swap out all devices if Brand was replaced. Therefore there is a need to renew the contract to save NGN time and money that has been spent on building our current infrastructure to replace this with a new solution.

NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

locality: LEEDS

streetAddress: 1100 Cetury Way,Thorpe Park Business Centre, Colton

description: Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat

legalName: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED

Brand Communications Limited

locality: Huntingdon

legalName: Brand Communications Limited

Northern Gas Networks

locality: Leeds

legalName: Northern Gas Networks

title: Apollo Solutions

title: Apollo Solution

title: Apollo Solution

awardID: 031749-2024-Apollo Solution-1

rationale:
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Currently the infrastructure is run by Brand and requires replacing and upgrading.
Upgrading the Brand infrastructure and client VPN from v2 onto v3 will enable us to simplify aspects of the architecture and remove the identified single points of failures. The infrastructure will be completely segregated from the back-office services, whilst the new v3 service will enhance security across the board and enable future work planned in the roadmap. There is no other supplier capable of delivering this service due to the technicalities involved.
This software is a critical part of our IT infrastructure and would be a multi-million pound investment to replace, procure and swap out all devices if Brand was replaced. Therefore there is a need to vary the contract to save NGN time and money that has been spent on building our current infrastructure to replace this with a new solution.

description:
Currently the infrastructure is running on EoSL OS and requires replacing. There is also a dependency on the back-office services to support authentication for System Control staff to access the  network on their workstations, highlighting a single point of failure with the architecture. Finaly, the infrastructure is over complex, and the HA is active/passive, needing infrastructure support to manually intervene and failover servers to restore BAU services.
Upgrading the Brand infrastructure and client VPN from v2 onto v3 will enable us to simplify aspects of the architecture and remove the identified single points of failures. The infrastructure will be completely segregated from the back-office services, whilst the new v3 service will enhance security across the board and enable future work planned in the roadmap.


description:
The High Content Screening Facility at the Institute of Regeneration and Repair is dedicated to cutting-edge research in cellular and regenerative medicine. The facility plays a pivotal role in advancing scientific knowledge and conducting critical experiments in various areas of cell biology and regenerative medicine.
Its flagship spinning-disk confocal microscope, The Opera Phenix Plus, operates at its maximum capacity, running around the clock (including weekends) to accommodate the multitude of experiments and research projects that depend on it. To satisfy this high demand, the facility must limit the duration of most experiments, which does not allow researchers to pursue longer experiments. As our research portfolio continues to expand, it is envisage more projects that will require prolonged observation and data accumulation. Meeting this demand is pivotal in maintaining our facility's capacity to support cutting-edge research and innovation.

description: University of Edinburgh

description: Magnetic resonance imaging equipment

title: Phase Microscope

description: Electron microscopes

procurementMethodRationale: The University of Edinburgh is purchasing a S200 Singulator from GCBiotech without a call for competition due to competition being absent. The technical reasons that no other provider can offer is the automated rapid and hands-off capability to generate tissue dissociation solution required for ongoing genomics research increasing the amount of through put of the facility allowing more research to be undertaken within the same time frames.

University Of Edinburgh

locality: Edinburgh

postalCode: EH1 1HT

streetAddress: Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street

description: Body governed by public law

description: Education

legalName: University Of Edinburgh

Bruker UK Ltd

locality: Coventry

postalCode: CV4 9GH

streetAddress: Banner Lane

legalName: Bruker UK Ltd

Edinburgh Sherriff Court

legalName: Edinburgh Sherriff Court

description: (SC Ref:774852)


title: Electrical Works

description: The initial framework will be for a duration of 3 years with the option for two 2-year extensions subject to supplier performance.

description:
The University of Birmingham has a requirement for a Small Works Framework to cover small works (including refurbishment works) as defined in the following Lots:
Lot 4 - Electrical Works
The implementation of a Small Works Framework Agreement will cover various specialist repairs and refurbishment projects, typically in a value range with an upper limit of £50k per project.  This framework will provide the Estates office with the ability to improve procurement processes and enhance project deliverables, whilst increasing opportunities for local, small and medium enterprises in support of the local economy, also allowing the University of Birmingham to secure best value.  The Framework agreement will be for a duration of three years with an option for two further two-year extensions.
It is anticipated no more than five suppliers will be awarded to each Lot.
Mini competitions from the Framework, once awarded, will be based, in general, on cost only.
Indicative project types associated with this Framework are listed in 'Appendix A - Example Projects'.  Please note the projects listed under each Lot are examples and are not an exhaustive list.
The University intends to use a Full Terms Services contract for this Framework for projects up to a value of £25k.  Please see 'Appendix C - Full Terms Services'
The University intends to use an unamended JCT Minor Works contract by reference, or JCT Minor Works Contract with Contractor Design by reference, for projects in the range of £25k to £50k.  Please see 'Appendix D - Minor Works Building Contract' and 'Appendix E - Minor Works Building Contract with contractors design'

variantPolicy: allowed

description: Electrical installation work

title: Small Works Build Higher Framework (LOT 4 - Electrical Works Only)

description: Electrical installation work

mainProcurementCategory: works

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

locality: BIRMINGHAM

streetAddress: Edgbaston

description: Body governed by public law

description: Education

legalName: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

University of Birmingham

locality: Birmingham

postalCode: B15 2TT

legalName: University of Birmingham


status: planning

description: Provision of Specialist Reagents and Consumables from the UK HSA National Microbiology Framework (Life Technologies)

description: Laboratory reagents

Defra Group Commercial

locality: London

postalCode: SW1P 3JR

countryCode: GB

streetAddress: Nobel House,17 Smith Square

businessArea: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS


description: London Borough of Sutton

title: London Borough of Sutton

description: London Borough of Sutton

locality: Kingston upon Thames

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston

Movr Limited

locality: Worcester Park

postalCode: KT4 8HZ

streetAddress: Movr

legalName: Movr Limited


description:
The Contract awards have been made following direct award process B under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR)
Dates between which the contract provide the services:
Initial contract period July 2024
The awarded services and providers are existing.
Each provider has an individual contract for the service that they provided to the Coroner.

title: Cambridgeshire Coroners - Direct Award B Notice.

description: Hospital services

procurementMethodRationale:
Explanation:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) direct award process B notice, confirming the decision to award contracts. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply.

description: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Cambridgeshire County Council

postalCode: PE28 4YE

streetAddress: New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald

description: Regional or local agency/office

description: General public services

legalName: Cambridgeshire County Council

Dr A. Johnston

locality: Cambridge

legalName: Dr A. Johnston

Dr C. Crawley

legalName: Dr C. Crawley

Professor A. Sinclair

locality: Maidenhead

legalName: Professor A. Sinclair

Professor K. Moore

region: UKI

legalName: Professor K. Moore


description: 2x option years

description: Hire of Vehicles for Al Udeid air base in Qatar - more information available in the procurement documents

region: QA

title: White Fleet

description: Motor Vehicles

description: Motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons

submissionMethod: electronicSubmission written

Ministry of Defence

description: Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

description: Defence

legalName: Ministry of Defence

MOD

legalName: MOD


description: SEND

title: SEND

description: SEND

description: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Surrey County Council

postalCode: KT1 2DN

streetAddress: County Hall

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Surrey County Council

MPCars

locality: Woking

streetAddress: Woking Dance Space

legalName: MPCars


description: Regular Services

title: Regular Services

description: Regular Services

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: London Borough of Haringey - Passenger Transport Services

mmr homecare ltd

streetAddress: 155 High Street

legalName: mmr homecare ltd


description: The University of the Highlands and Islands, has a requirement for the Provision of an Online Training Platform. It should be noted that this requirement is being procured by the University of the Highlands and Islands, on behalf of all UHI Academic Partners.

description: Training services

description: Staff training services

description: Education and training services

University of the Highlands and Islands

locality: Inverness

postalCode: IV2 3JH

streetAddress: UHI House, Old Perth Road

description: Body governed by public law

description: Education

legalName: University of the Highlands and Islands

Linkedin Ireland

locality: Dublin

countryName: Ireland

streetAddress: Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place

legalName: Linkedin Ireland

name: Inverness Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court

postalCode: IV1 1AH

description:
The contract is awarded as a call-off from the National Framework for Online Streaming and Training Services, ref: ITS1035 AP, Lot 4.
(SC Ref:770712)


title: Further Competition for Cambridgeshire Energy Performance Contracting Project - RE:FIT3 Competition

name: Equans E&S Solutions Ltd (Formerly Bouygues E&S FM Uk Ltd)

description:
This contract is being modified in accordance with Regulation 72.1 .b. of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The modification will increase the value of  the contract by 50% of its original value.
The contracting authority is relying on Regulation 72.1. b. due to economic and technical reasons connected with unforeseen events having an impact on costs of materials and labour during the period of this contract and that a change of contractor would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority.  These unforeseen events include, but not limited to, Covid and the resulting raise of inflation, war in Ukraine, the true impact of Brexit on the supply chains, pricing and labour pool.  This contract was awarded prior to these events happening and as such was not something a reasonable person would take into consideration when estimating the target value.
 The original contract ref 2015/S 214-391299 & 176109-2016 was subject to an OJEU Contract Notice and was awarded in accordance with the Directive 2004/18/EC of the. European Parliament and of the Council. The increase in price will not exceed 50 percent of the original contract award value of 2,232,498 GBP.

relatedLot: Option 2

description: Cambridgeshire County

description: Electricity

description: Steam, hot water and associated products

description: Solar energy

title: Cambridgeshire Energy Performance Contracting Project - RE:FIT3 Competition - Further Competition under RE:FIT3 Framework RM3768 (20th April 2016)

description:
Duration of the call off contract is 148 months covering a period between 01st November 2017 to 27th February 2030.  This period is the start of the call off contract, and the ending of the initial 5 year 0&M element of the last investment grade project the Authority will complete under this call off Contract and Framework.
the original duration was 48 months - the length of the Call off contract itself, not including the investment grade project contracts.

label: Description of the procurement

text:
This procurement is for the provision of a service provider to work with the Authority closely in order to optimise the energy efficiency of selected premises, assets and sites, improve the energy performance of its assets through measured and verified energy efficiency improvements and/or energy generation, storage, electric vehicle charging or other mechanisms to reduce emissions and save money through guaranteed annual cost savings and/or income generation.
The aim is to bring forward a rolling programme of public sector energy projects entering into Contracts until the expiration of the Framework Agreement on 19 April 2020. The target investment level is £50 million but is not limited to this level as a significant one-off project could exceed this limit. To achieve the investment target, the appointed Service Provider must invest in the resources to assess a large range of projects to support the upfront pipeline development, in partnership with the Contracting Authority and public sector partners.

description:
Service Provider to work with the Authority closely in order to optimise the energy efficiency of selected premises, assets and sites, improve the energy performance of its assets through measured and verified energy efficiency improvements and/or energy generation, storage, electric vehicle charging or other mechanisms to reduce emissions and save money through guaranteed annual cost savings and/or income generation.
The aim is to bring forward a rolling programme of public sector energy projects entering into Contracts until the expiration of the Framework Agreement on 19 April 2020. The target investment level is £50 million but is not limited to this level as a significant one-off project could exceed this limit. To achieve the investment target, the appointed Service Provider must invest in the resources to assess a large range of projects to support the upfront pipeline development, in partnership with the Contracting Authority and public sector partners.

description: Construction work

Cambridgeshire County Council

streetAddress: New Shire Hall,

schemeEntered: Cambridgeshire County Council

postalCode: SE1 7EU

streetAddress: Becket House, 1 Lameth Place Road

name: Mrs Clare Ellis (Head of Procurement and Commercial) Cambridgeshire County Council

High Court - Royal Court of Justice

postalCode: WC2A 2LL

streetAddress: Strand

legalName: High Court - Royal Court of Justice

description: Construction work

description: Cambridgeshire County

description: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

description: Energy and related services

rationale: Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The modification will increase the value of the call off Contract by 50% of the original value.. The contracting authority is relying on Regulation 72.1 .b. due to economic and technical reasons connected with the exclusive rights and that a change of contractor would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority.

description: same as VII.1.4. Description of the procurement


description: At its sole discretion, the Authority may elect to exercise the option for Additional Services or Similar Services as specified in the Contract.

description: Minimum duration in months is 36. The Authority may, in its absolute discretion, choose to extent the Initial Term of this Contract by 2 further periods of 12 months each.

description: Provision of External Quality Review Services of Financial Audits in central government in Northern Ireland. Additional information: This service comprises the External Quality Review of the Financial Audits of a minimum of 3 public bodies each year.

description: Completed under hybrid working arrangements with the reviewer visiting NIAO’s office in Belfast at the start of the review process.

region: UKN

description: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services

description: Auditing services

description: Accounting and auditing services

description: Financial auditing services

title: Invitation to Tender for External Quality Review Services of Financial Audits - Northern Ireland Audit Office

section: II

text: The Comptroller and Auditor General is an Officer of the Northern Ireland Assembly. She is supported in the delivery of her functions by the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO). Her work includes financial audits of a range of public bodies in Northern Ireland. The Authority continues to have a need to appoint a supplier with the knowledge and expertise to provide an annual external quality review of its financial audits. Further details are contained in section II.2.4

text: NIAO is seeking a supplier to provide audits as set out in the accompanying procurement documents. The term of the arrangement is 3 + 1 + 1 years and NIAO is conducting the procurement using the open procedure.Please note that the estimated value set out in this notice is an estimate and not intended to be a cap on the value. The scope of the procurement intends to cover the requirements set out in this notice and the accompanying procurement documents, so this figure should be viewed as a guide rather than the final value.The detail of services and CPV codes are also indicative and contain the broad categorisation of services rather than particulars. Bidders should assume that the services actually required will also include extensions to related or ancillary services within each categorisation. The actual scope of services required may be narrower than that set out above.To ensure sufficient interest in the contract is generated, the services are not being divided into lots.NIAO is not observing the usual 30-day minimum period as the services are required urgently. The period selected will provide a reasonable period for bidders to respond and address our need for the contract to be live before the end of September.

section: IV

streetAddress: online opening ceremony using e-procurement system

performanceTerms: As set out in the Procurement Documents

description: Statutory audit services

type: suitability

description: The requirements are stated in the SQ, ITT and the Procurement Documents

Northern Ireland Audit Office

locality: Belfast

postalCode: BT7 1EU

streetAddress: Northern Ireland Audit Office 106 University Street

description: Body governed by public law

description: Economic affairs

legalName: Northern Ireland Audit Office

streetAddress: 106 University Street


description: SEND

title: SEND

description: SEND

Surrey County Council

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

Falcon Transport Ltd

locality: Horley

postalCode: RH6 8GZ

streetAddress: 12 Killick Road

legalName: Falcon Transport Ltd


description:
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SWYPFT) via South Yorkshire & Bassetlaw Specialised Commissioning Provider Collaborative (SYB PC) are looking to commission the Provision of South Yorkshire & Bassetlaw Specialised Forensic Community Services by appointing the Most Suitable Provider for a contract agreement for up to 2 years with the option to extend, at the Relevant Authority's discretion in line with the NHSE Lead Provider contract arrangement, with an indicative overall total contract value of up to £2,233,000 for the 2 years of contract. Additional information: Please note that any communication should be maintained through the messaging facility via  'SAP ARIBA' at the following link:
https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/20587746
Please do not communicate via email.
Please note that this notice expires in 14 days after the day on which the notice is submitted for publication.

title: Most Suitable Provider (MSP) Intention Notice for the Provision of South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Specialised Forensic Community Services on behalf of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust via South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Specialised Commissioning Provider Collaborative

description:
SYB Adult Secure Provider Collaborative outlined their clinical model to NHSE in 2021. This clinical model had been coproduced with service users, experts by experience, service partners and their staff. The clinical model clearly articulated the case for change to further reduce reliance on inpatient forensic services and to do this by investing in community based alternatives.
The service specification adheres to the outline principles shared by NHS England and focuses on how a system will remodel inpatient services to meet current and future patient demand whilst developing further Community Forensic Services which provide packages of care to patients that will be individualised to meet their needs. Services will work in a new innovative way enabling a system-wide approach to ensure patients are supported to move to less restrictive environments.
Through the provision of a pilot  SCFT service in Sheffield , the number of out-of-area patients in secure care has reduced considerably, as has the length of stay in inpatient services. . The overarching aim is to continue with this excellent work by expanding the service to cover all SYB patients to ensure equity of care and that all  patients continue to move through their pathway efficiently (where it is clinically safe to do so) and are supported once transitioned into the community.
The service user transitioning through the local secure service to the SYB SCFT will experience a shared service vision regardless of their diagnosis. The service vision will incorporate a clinical model that supports an enabling environment that is psychologically, and trauma-informed.

description: Miscellaneous health services

locality: Wakefield

postalCode: WF1 3SP

streetAddress: Ouchthorpe Ln

description: Body governed by public law

description: Health

description:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
The award decision-makers for this process is South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust via South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Specialised Commissioning Provider Collaborative.
The intention is to award a contract using the most suitable provider process.


description: Tenders are invited from a suitably qualified and experienced company/contractor to provide a service of repair, installation, dismantling, transportation and storage of all festive lighting within Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.

title: Repair, installation, dismantling, transportation and storage of all festive lighting within Mi

description: Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

locality: Ballymena

postalCode: BT42 1AB

streetAddress: Ardeevin, 80 Galmorgan Road

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

Mid and East Antrim

legalName: Mid and East Antrim


description: Child Mainstream

title: Child Mainstream

description: Child Mainstream

description: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Surrey County Council

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services


description: This contract will have extension options of up to 4 years.

description:
The service involves taking tests from employees, who may be based anywhere in Leicestershire however the agency must be able to provide a nationwide service. The employees are based over numerous sites which are currently all within Leicestershire but, testing agencies must be able to travel nationwide at any time (24-hour service) to respond to a need for with-cause testing whilst outside of Leicestershire.
Testing is carried out at the roadside or on site depending on circumstances. Random testing is saliva testing but, with-cause / assurance testing is a urine test.   Alcohol testing involves the use of an electronic breath-testing device.
Leicestershire County Council Testing Policies and Procedures shall be provided within the tender documents.
Service Volumes:
We need in excess of 550 tests per year made up of random and with-cause testing.
It is difficult to predict the number of tests required, historically during December 2023 to March 2024 in a four month period, 198 tests were carried out broken down as follows:
25% with cause
66% Random basis
9% Other
Testing is carried out at the roadside or on site depending on circumstances. Random testing is saliva testing but, with-cause / assurance testing is a urine test.
The testing policy applies to all employees of Leicestershire County Council and Eastern Shires Purchasing Association (ESPO),except school staff.  The principles of the policy, and therefore the categories of staff that require testing are wide ranging, such agency workers, self-employed workers, casual workers, contractors and unpaid individuals (e.g. those on work experience, volunteers, etc.).
Our 'with cause' testing policy (which applies to all staff regardless of their role) worked positively since 2018. ‘With cause’ testing applies to all employees, not just those in safety critical roles. The Council will undertake ‘with cause’ alcohol and/or drug testing in situations where there is a serious risk to health and safety.  Scenarios where testing is required includes but is not limited to:
- An employee is involved in an incident (e.g. an accident in a work vehicle or whilst using their own vehicle for business purposes, any accident resulting in injury requiring medical attention).
- An employee is involved in a near-miss traffic incident.
- An employee’s behaviour or evidence suggests that the individual has consumed alcohol and/or drugs.
- We also carry out assurance testing following a positive test.
- The test is a control measure within a Support Plan for someone who has had a positive test result and / or disclosed issues of substance misuse. It may be referred to as Assurance Testing in these circumstances.
-To support employee wellbeing and to try and avoid substance-related incidents at work, we added random testing to our policy and this began in August 2021 but, only for staff in Safety Critical Roles.
Safety critical roles are defined below:
Individuals who are employed as drivers or who drive council vehicles e.g. taxi drivers, bus drivers, chauffeurs, winter gritter drivers, HGV drivers.
Individuals who operate or work in very close proximity to safety critical machinery.
Supervisors/managers who direct (not merely supervise or manage) the way that safety critical tasks are performed by employees.

title: Alcohol & Substance Misuse Testing

description:
Leicestershire County Council will be inviting tenders for the provision of ‘Alcohol and Substance Misuse Testing Service’ in accordance with ‘The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime (PSR)) Regulations 2023.
This opportunity will be an open (one stage) procedure under PSR Regulation 11 - Competitive Process.
The service involves taking tests from employees, who may be based anywhere in Leicestershire however the agency must be able to provide a nationwide service. The employees are based over numerous sites which are currently all within Leicestershire but, testing agencies must be able to travel nationwide at any time (24-hour service) to respond to a need for with-cause testing whilst outside of Leicestershire.
Testing is carried out at the roadside or on site depending on circumstances. Random testing is saliva testing but, with-cause / assurance testing is a urine test.   Alcohol testing involves the use of an electronic breath-testing device.
Leicestershire County Council Testing Policies and Procedures shall be provided within the tender documents.

description: Medical analysis services

Leicestershire County Council

locality: Leicester

postalCode: LE3 8RA

streetAddress: County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Leicestershire County Council


description: Keighley / Leeds

description: Machine tools

title: Luminate Education Group - Keighley MET HUB Workshop Equipment

acceleratedRationale: Due to the need to obtain quotes and receive internal approval ahead of the funding deadline.

streetAddress: Tenders will be opened on line, via the InTend portal.

description: Luminate Education Group - the Group - is seeking to purchase of the following equipment to be supplied and installed to set up their new Mechanical, Engineering and Technology hub. The requirements are as detailed in App C - Keighley MET hub Workshop SoW and to be read in connection with App C - Keighley Met hub Lab and Workshop V3. Please refer to our ITT.

electronicInvoicingPolicy: allowed

description: Industrial machinery

Luminate Education Group

locality: Leeds

streetAddress: LS3 1AA

description: Body governed by public law

description: Education

legalName: Luminate Education Group

Royal Court of Justice

streetAddress: WC2A 2LL

legalName: Royal Court of Justice

description: Interested parties should note that the Group reserves the right to cancel or vary this procurement process at any point and will not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by interested parties in responding to this opportunity. The Group also reserves the right not to award a contract to the lowest priced bidder or indeed to award any contract at all as a result of this procurement. The Group may also change the basis, procedures and/or timescales set out or referred to within the procurement documents.


description: Child Mainstream

title: Child Mainstream

description: Child Mainstream

Surrey County Council

streetAddress: County Hall

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

SM Cars

streetAddress: 9 Latimer Close

legalName: SM Cars


description: Ad-Hoc Services

title: Ad-Hoc Services

description: Ad-Hoc Services

description: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

postalCode: N22 8LE

streetAddress: London Borough of Haringey

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

Airport Transfer Cars Ltd

locality: Enfield

postalCode: EN1 1FS

streetAddress: 32 Lumina Way

legalName: Airport Transfer Cars Ltd


description: Child Mainstream

title: Child Mainstream

description: Child Mainstream

Surrey County Council

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

ROAD LINK GATWICK LIMITED

locality: Crawley

streetAddress: 32 Railey Road

legalName: ROAD LINK GATWICK LIMITED


description: Ad-Hoc Services

title: Ad-Hoc Services

description: Ad-Hoc Services

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

network cars (tottenham) ltd

postalCode: N17 6QH

streetAddress: 435 high road

legalName: network cars (tottenham) ltd


title: Provision of Security Services at an Emergency Accommodation Site

name: GCA Securities and Facilities Management Ltd

description: Decisions about the service extension will be made closer to the time.

description:
Direct award this contract to the incumbent supplier for continued security provision required to deliver the Service and support accommodation costs not covered by Housing Benefit.
The provider helps to deal with the complexities of this client group and maintaining the balance of supervision and security of people who are vulnerable but also can present risk to others.
The provider is experienced in providing security in buildings that house people in need of emergency and supported housing who have complex needs.

title: Security Services for Rough Sleeping Initatives

description: Direct award of a contract utilising Regulation 32(9) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 for the provision of security services at an emergency accommodation service.

description: Public security services

procurementMethodRationale:
People using the Service have multiple and complex needs, including mental and physical health problems, along with a history of homelessness and rough sleeping. The environment can become challenging, requiring interventions by staff and security to ensure the service remains a safe environment. GCA have delivered security with the Provider, for several years at different services. They are highly experienced in dealing with this client group and diffusing situations in a sensitive manner. Without this continued security provision, the Service would not be viable in managing ongoing risk issues.
Continuing with GCA is vital as they have experience of working with the complexities of this client group and maintaining the balance of supervision and security of people who are vulnerable but also can present risk to others. At present, we are not aware of any other security companies who would have the same experience of providing security in a sensitive way in emergency and supported  accommodation. GCA are uniquely placed based on their experience of providing security in buildings that house people in need of emergency and supported housing who have complex needs.
The service provided by GCA offers value for money in terms of providing a competitive hourly rate with no management or travel costs added to the costs. Without this presence the Service would be unable to operate safely, and with insufficient existing staff resource to compensate for any lack of on-site security and supervision.
Award of this contract will allow continuity whilst longer term options are considered for the Service.

description: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Leeds City Council - PACS

streetAddress: Civic Hall

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Leeds City Council - PACS

postalCode: WF2 0XJ

streetAddress: Unit 6a South Park Way, Wakefield 41 Business Park

High Court of Justice

streetAddress: The Strand

legalName: High Court of Justice

description: The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated.


description: SEND

title: SEND

description: SEND

Surrey County Council

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Surrey County Council

FSI SERVICE LTD

streetAddress: Hajerah Manzil

legalName: FSI SERVICE LTD


description: Child Mainstream

title: Child Mainstream

description: Child Mainstream

Surrey County Council

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

K and G Transportation Services

locality: Chertsey

streetAddress: 71 Bridge Road

legalName: K and G Transportation Services


description: Child Mainstream

title: Child Mainstream

description: Child Mainstream

Surrey County Council

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services


title: TBC - if required

description:
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) currently outsources a range of Occupational Health services, employee assistance programmes and Eye Care Services, including the provision of an online OH case management system.
The MPS intends to re-procure this service requirement from Summer 2024. The service will deliver health and wellbeing support to officers and staff to ensure that they are supported through illness and injury and able to return to work quickly and safely. The occupational health offer is at the heart of our employee benefits package and crucial in our mission to increase the capacity of the MPS including the ability of our staff to work effectively and our officers to be deployed. The service provision will support the largest police service in the UK which has a range of 24/7 operational and professional roles, working environments and fitness requirements.
Suppliers wishing to participate in this opportunity are advised to register in the MPS e-tendering system (Coupa) under project event #1775. Further communication about the event, including any planned pre-tender market engagement, will be communicated/advertised through this portal/event reference. Additional information: In order to register to participate in this market engagement process, please register at
https://supplier.coupahost.com/quotes/public_events?customer=metpolice

description: TBC

description: Human resources management consultancy services

description: Psychiatrist or psychologist services

description: Company health services

description: Guidance and counselling services

description: Guidance services

description: Counselling services

title: Occupational Health Management Services for the Metropolitan Police Service

awardCriteriaDetails: The lotting structure of this opportunity will be determined as a result of market engagement (dates to be determined).

description: This is a Prior Information Note (PIN) to notify the market of a future requirement for Occupational Health & Wellbeing services with provision of occupational health, employee assistance programmes and eye care services for the MPS.

description: Miscellaneous health services

Metropolitan Police Service

locality: LONDON

streetAddress: New Scotland Yard,Victoria Embankment

description: Body governed by public law

description: Public order and safety

legalName: Metropolitan Police Service

description:
In order to register to participate in this market engagement process, please register at:
https://supplier.coupahost.com/quotes/public_events?customer=metpolice
to receive the Invitation to Market Engagement (IME) documents.


name: Chief Constable for Devon and Cornwall Police

description: Devon and Cornwall Police are conducting pre-market engagement to understand the commercial supply base for a vehicle mounted GPS tagging system, which deploys a GPS tracking tag on to another vehicle, enabling the vehicle to be tracked and located. Assisting the Police in reducing risks associated with Police Pursuits and increasing public, subject and Officers safety. We are seeking suppliers with proven past performance including technical capability and capacity, evidence of economic and financial standing.This opportunity will be dynamic, evolving and challenging. This Prior Information Notice is to alert the market of the requirement. We would like to hear from you as part of our market engagement phase. Contact the Procurement team listed for more information.

description: Exeter

description: Global navigation and positioning systems (GPS or equivalent)

title: Vehicle Mounted GPS Tagging and Tracking System

locality: Exeter

postalCode: EX2 7HQ

streetAddress: Police Headquarters, Middlemoor

description: Body governed by public law

description: Public order and safety


title: Luminate Education Group - Keighley MET HUB Future Laboratory fit-out

description: Luminate Education Group (the Group) is seeking to purchase of the following equipment to be supplied and installed to set up their new Mechanical, Engineering and Technology hub. The requirements are as detailed in Appendix C - Keighley MET hub Workshop document and to be read in connection with Appendix C - Keighley Met hub Lab and Workshop V3.  Please refer to the ITT.

description: Keighley / Leeds

description: Machine tools

description: Luminate Education Group (the Group) is seeking to purchase of the following equipment to be supplied and installed to set up their new Mechanical, Engineering and Technology hub. The requirements are as detailed in Appendix C - Keighley MET hub Workshop document and to be read in connection with Appendix C - Keighley Met hub Lab and Workshop V3.  For further details, please refer to the ITT.

description: Machine tools

Luminate Education Group

description: Body governed by public law

description: Education

Royal Court of Justice

locality: London

Matrix Technology Solutions Ltd

region: UKE

locality: Halifax

postalCode: HX1 5BA

streetAddress: The Factory, 33 Gibbet Street

legalName: Matrix Technology Solutions Ltd


description: Child Mainstream

title: Child Mainstream

description: Child Mainstream

description: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Surrey County Council

locality: Kingston upon Thames

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

Eagle Cab Ltd

locality: Staines-upon-Thames

streetAddress: 17D Clarence Street

legalName: Eagle Cab Ltd


description:
A web-enabled platform with evidence-based data mapping, visualisation and scenario planning application tools designed to support the strategic planning of services and physical assets across a whole health economy.

The contract was procured through Reg 32 (b) (ii) of PCR (2015)

title: ICS Strategic Estates Planning

description:
The ICS Strategic Estate Data Planning Programme support ICSs with the Estates Infrastructure Strategies as a catalyst for integration at system level.

The ICS Strategic Estate Data Planning Programme support ICSs with the Estates Infrastructure Strategies as a catalyst for integration at system level. Continuous development work is required to support the use of existing data sets and analysis tools on SHAPE (Strategic Health Asset Planning & Evaluation) to drive evidence-based decision making at a strategic level.

description: Computer-related professional services

procurementMethodRationale: Regulation 32 (b) (ii). Advised by Hempsons that this is appropriate for the circumstances.

NHS England

postalCode: LS1 4AP

streetAddress: 7-8 Wellington Place

description: Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

description: Health

legalName: NHS England

COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS LTD

locality: MANCHESTER

postalCode: M1 3LD

streetAddress: SUITE 12B, MANCHESTER ONE  53 PORTLAND STREET

legalName: COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS LTD

name: High Court of Justice for England and Wales

The High Court

legalName: The High Court


description:
Essex County Council (the Authority) is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market and to gather information in order to gain a better understanding of the Cell Grown Trees market.
ECC wishes to establish a multiple supplier Framework Agreement during 2025 to provide tree supply and planting and maintenance services to support the EFI tree planting projects over the next 5+ years.
It is anticipated that the Framework Agreement will be dived into Lots to cover Urban Tree supply, Cell Grown trees, planting and supplies, watering and ongoing maintenance services and this will be finalised following market engagement and communicated via a published Notice.
ECC would like to engage with the market regarding Cell Grown Trees in particular, in order to support the development of the framework strategy and to gain a better understanding of this market. The results of the exercise will be used to help consider and define the requirements within the Framework Agreement.
The Authority wishes to invite interested parties to complete the market engagement questionnaire which can be found at the link below:
https://forms.office.com/e/rtZuxK8jnk
The closing date for responses is 12pm (midday) on Friday 6th September 2024.
Please note that this PIN is not intended as a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published.
This PIN is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in any future tendering process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who participate.

title: 1053 Essex Forest Initiative: Tree Services Framework

description:
The Essex Forest Initiative (EFI) is Essex County Council’s (ECC) tree planting project and is leading the county on responsible and sustainable tree planting and establishment. Planting an average of over 100,000 trees per year with a mixture of public and private landowners, the project is keen to collaborate with the market to ensure best outcomes in terms of tree health, species choice, bio-security and successful establishment.
ECC wishes to establish a multiple supplier Framework Agreement during 2025 to provide tree supply and planting and maintenance services to support the EFI tree planting projects over the next 5+ years and the Authority wishes to invite interested parties to complete a market engagement questionnaire.

description: Tree-nursery products

Essex County Council

locality: Chelmsford

postalCode: CM1 1QH

streetAddress: County Hall, Market Road

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Essex County Council


description: SEND

title: SEND

description: SEND

Surrey County Council

postalCode: KT1 2DN

streetAddress: County Hall

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

Forge Mobility Services Limited

locality: Horsham

streetAddress: First Floor, Ridgeland House

legalName: Forge Mobility Services Limited


description: Single Tender Action<br/>This contract is the mechanism by which HEE entrusts Providers to undertake healthcare education and training activities

title: Practice Assessment and Record Evaluation System - run and maintain for 24/25

description: Single tender action and funding for 24-25. This is due to the national CPMS programme not currently having a clear timeframe for business case development, approval and system implementation. Therefore we need to run and maintain our existing system in the meantime.

description: Education and training services

NHS England

streetAddress: 7&8 Wellington Place

description: Body governed by public law

description: Education

University of Chester

locality: Chester

postalCode: CH1 4BJ

streetAddress: Parkgate Road

legalName: University of Chester


description:
On 3 January 2024, an independent report on the culture of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) was published (Morris Review), which exposed widespread discriminatory and abusive behaviour and serious failings of leadership and management. Considering the report’s findings, the Welsh Government used its powers of direction under section 29(5) and (6) of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 to remove the elected members from the governance functions of the fire authority and to replace them by appointing four Commissioners.
The Commissioners have been charged with ensuring the full (where possible) and sustainable implementation of recommendations arising from that independent review and three thematic reviews undertaken by the Chief Fire and Rescue Advisor and Inspector (CFRAI). This is the minimum part of the Commissioners’ scope, and they are developing a set of milestones and objectives that chart a way forward.
It has been agreed with Welsh Government that an independent evaluation of SWFRS will be critical to demonstrating the progress towards recovery that SWFRS makes under their stewardship, and to informing a decision to bring the intervention to an end. The importance of robust regimes for inspections and audit was also raised in the Equality and Social Justice Committee report “Sound the Alarm”.
While the CFRAI is independent of Welsh Government, it is recognised that they are not resourced to undertake an inspection of the scale.
A full inspection of the efficiency and effectiveness of SWFRS, would include how well the Service looks after its people. It would identify any areas of concern and areas for improvement, and where appropriate, make recommendations to address them.
It would build on the Morris Review by adding further context and insight into the people elements, as well as contributing to the research arising from the thematic reviews. This richer picture will enable the Service to fully understand its capability, performance, and outcomes in a structured and measured way. This work will give the Commissioners, the Service, and indeed Welsh Government a comprehensive understanding and supporting data about the performance of the organisation. It is on this basis that Welsh Government have expressed support for the proposal.
Inspections, on which this review would be modelled, are routine and regularly conducted in FRSs across the UK, and are part of the ongoing context to support performance improvement for the sector and to deliver better outcomes for the public.

description: Wales

region: UKL

description: Performance review services

title: HMICFRS Benchmarking Inspection

description: Engagement of inspectors to undertake a full inspection of the efficiency and effectiveness  of  South Wales Fire and Rescue Service including how well the service looks after its people and benchmark across the English Fire and Rescue Service Sector.

description: Performance review services

procurementMethodRationale: Following publication of the independent report on South Wales Fire and Rescue Service culture, it has been agreed with Welsh Government (WG) to undertake an independent review of SWFRS to inspect efficiency and effectiveness, providing comprehensive understanding of performance and further context and insight on people elements.

description: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

locality: Llantrisant

postalCode: CF72 8LX

streetAddress: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Forest View Business Park, Llantrisant

description: Body governed by public law

description: General public services

legalName: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Home Office

streetAddress: 2 Marsham Street

legalName: Home Office

High Court

postalCode: WC2A 2LL

streetAddress: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

legalName: High Court

description: (WA Ref:145254)