description:
Islington Council (the “Authority”) invites suitable expressions of interest from Bidders for this Contract.
1	Background
This contract opportunity is an alignment of a number of existing parking service contracts. The CEO and CCTV Enforcement Service and the Vehicle Removal and Pound Facility Service are due to expire on 30 September 2025, the Cashless Parking Service and Business Processing Service – Printing, Posting and Scanning are due to expire on 31 March 2026. The new single contract being advertised includes; CEO and CCTV Enforcement, Cashless Parking, Business Processing - Printing, Posting and Scanning, Vehicle Removal and Pound Facility, and Complaints Handling.
The Authority is committed to delivering these services to the highest standards at the most economically advantageous price. The contract will include a number of Key Performance Indicators and monitoring mechanisms to ensure the effective delivery of these services.
The Authority will deliver these services to achieve its policy objectives including responding to climate change/net zero carbon objectives, cleaner air, reducing traffic and emissions and creating liveable neighbourhoods, keeping cycle and bus lanes free and ensuring emergency corridors are kept clear. There are strict controls linked to any income to the Authority generated by the contract meaning it can only be spent on improving transport and environmental services.
Key policy objectives set out in the Authority’s Vision 2030 Strategy and Transport Strategy 2020 - 2041 relevant to the contract include:
·	Reduce the volume and proportion of trips made by motor vehicles in Islington.
·	Reduce carbon emissions by encouraging walking and cycling and transforming the borough’s streets.
·	Improve local air quality by reducing transport-related pollutants that are harmful to health and the environment.
·	Reduce transport-related pollution including noise, light and vibration and associated negative health and environmental impacts particularly in sensitive locations.
·	Ensure that new developments reduce the need to travel and are car-free.
·	Encourage residents and businesses to switch to low emissions vehicles.
·	Excellent Customer Service
·	Ease of use to service (cashless payments)
The Authority’s strategic priorities that the contract will contribute to are:
·	Local jobs and businesses in a thriving local economy, we will be involving community and resident engagement teams.
·	We are driven by delivering impact.
·	We work in partnership.
1.1	Services to be delivered
The Authority requires the Bidder to provide the services listed below, which will be evaluated as part of the Bidders Tender with the exception of Resilience Services:
Civil Enforcement Officer (CEO) and CCTV Enforcement
This element of the service includes on-street enforcement undertaken by Civil Enforcement Officers patrolling the street on foot and using appropriate vehicles to ensure Parking Restrictions are enforced 24 hours a day including bank holiday and special events taking place at the Arsenal Football Stadium. The contract requires CCTV Clip Processing to take place to identify Moving Traffic and Bus Lane contraventions and subsequently the issuance of valid Penalty Charge Notices. The Authority currently issues approximately 400,000 PCNs per year with an estimated 200,000 being issued by Civil Enforcement Officers, and an estimated 200,000 which were captured by CCTV. This service will commence on 1 October 2025.
Cashless Parking Services
The Authority requires a high-quality Cashless Parking Service, this will include electronic
short stay purchases of kerbside parking permits and visitor vouchers. The Authority’s charging
structure is based on vehicle CO2 emissions. There are approximately 1.4 million transactions
taking place annually. This service will commence on 1 April 2026.
Printing, Posting and Scanning Services
The Authority requires a solution for the printing and posting of statutory and other related documentation along with the scanning and indexing of incoming correspondence not received via our dedicated IT systems. There are approximately 500,000 letters that are printed and posted annually and an estimated 50,000 items for scanning and indexing. This service will commence on 1 April 2026.
Vehicle Removal and Pound Facility
The Authority requires the provision of removal trucks, clamping services and a pound facility to conduct relocations and removal of vehicles identified as persistent evaders and vehicles causing an obstruction on the public highway. There is an estimated 1200 relocations and 300 vehicles removed to the pound annually. This service will commence on 1 October 2025.
Complaints Handling
The contract requires the successful Bidder to be responsible for managing the first line of complaints related the services being delivered. This service will commence on 1 October 2025.
Resilience Services
There is also a requirement to deliver a resilience service upon request by the Authority, for services usually undertaken in house. This includes but not limited to; notice and debt processing, suspensions, sign and line maintenance and business intelligence.
1.2	Additional Goods and Services
During the term of the contract, with no obligation on the Authority to proceed with any or all of these options, the Authority may require the Bidder to purchase on the Authority’s behalf other services, including but not limited to;
•	A parking management and processing IT system
•	Purchase of additional CCTV cameras
1.3	Accommodation
The Authority will supply three premises for the Bidder to operate from, which the Authority reserves the ability to change the location and number premises during the term of the contract. These premises are currently used by the incumbent for the delivery of all enforcement services within the borough.
2	TUPE [Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations]
Potential providers must be aware that TUPE will apply to this service. Further details will be available in the invitation to tender.
3	Contract Period
The initial duration of the contract will be 48 months from an estimated start date of 1 October 2025 with an option to extend for a further 48 months and a final option to extend for a further 24 months. (Maximum of 120 months).
4	Contract Value
The estimated total value of this contract is £132,560,369 over the maximum 120 months. This is based on an estimated £9.2 million per annum to which interest on an annual basis will be applied. However, the Authority expects the bids received will be lower than the estimated value.
This figure does not include resilience and additional goods and services shown above, which the Authority may utilise during this contract.
5	Award Criteria
The contract will be awarded to the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.  MEAT for this contract is Quality 60% and Cost 40%. Tender submissions will be subject to minimum quality thresholds, further details will be provided in the procurement documents.
•	Cost 	  40%
•	Quality       60%
The 40% Price element will be evaluated by the Schedule of Rates. For further information please see ITT 02a Schedule of Rates Guidance document.
The 60% Quality Element comprises of:
a)	Social Value - which equates to 20%, this will be evaluated by the Social Value Calculator and Method Statement SV1. For further information please see ITT 01b Social Value Information and Guidance.
b)	Method Statements - which equates to 40%, this will be evaluated as set out in section 4a in the ITT 01 Return. For further information please see the ITT 00 Guidance.
Total 100%
Tenderers should be aware that we reserve the right to hold presentations and/or interviews during the tender process. Presentations and/or interviews will be for verification/clarification purposes of the written submission.
We reserve the right to interview leading bidders.
6	Procurement Process
As the value of the contract is above the threshold for wider advertising of the opportunity, a Contract Notice will be published on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender Service.
This contract will be procured using the Open Procedure.  The Open Procedure means that all bidders who successfully express an interest will automatically be invited to tender and have access to the tender documents.  Those who submit a tender and meet the minimum requirements will have their full tender, method statements and pricing evaluated.
7	How to express an interest
If you wish to apply for this contract opportunity please follow these steps:
•	Register your company free of charge via the London Tenders Portal
•	When you receive an email confirming your username and password use these to log on to the London Tenders Portal and express your interest in 2425-0464, Parking enforcement, cashless parking and associated services. 63712400 (Parking Services) 98351110 (Parking Enforcement Services)
•	Shortly after you have expressed interest, you will receive a second email containing a link to access the procurement documents.
All questions relating to this contract opportunity should be raised via the Messages section of the relevant contract on the London Tenders Portal.  Please do not contact any officer of the council directly.
8	Deadlines
The deadline for expressions of interest is: 11.59am, Thursday, 13 February 2025
Submission of Tender documents by: 12.00 noon, Thursday, 13 February 2025
Late submissions will not be accepted.

name: Quality of on-street enforcement operations, including CCTV clip review

name: Quality and functionality of cashless parking

name: Quality of business processes (printing, scanning and posting)

description: Parking enforcement services

title: 2425-0464 -Parking enforcement, cashless parking and associated services

description:
The Authority requires the Bidder to provide the services listed below, which will be evaluated as part of the Bidders Tender with the exception of Resilience Services:
Civil Enforcement Officer (CEO) and CCTV Enforcement
This element of the service includes on-street enforcement undertaken by Civil Enforcement Officers patrolling the street on foot and using appropriate vehicles to ensure Parking Restrictions are enforced 24 hours a day including bank holiday and special events taking place at the Arsenal Football Stadium. The contract requires CCTV Clip Processing to take place to identify Moving Traffic and Bus Lane contraventions and subsequently the issuance of valid Penalty Charge Notices. The Authority currently issues approximately 400,000 PCNs per year with an estimated 200,000 being issued by Civil Enforcement Officers, and an estimated 200,000 which were captured by CCTV. This service will commence on 1 October 2025.
Cashless Parking Services
The Authority requires a high-quality Cashless Parking Service, this will include electronic
short stay purchases of kerbside parking permits and visitor vouchers. The Authority’s charging
structure is based on vehicle CO2 emissions. There are approximately 1.4 million transactions
taking place annually. This service will commence on 1 April 2026.
Printing, Posting and Scanning Services
The Authority requires a solution for the printing and posting of statutory and other related documentation along with the scanning and indexing of incoming correspondence not received via our dedicated IT systems. There are approximately 500,000 letters that are printed and posted annually and an estimated 50,000 items for scanning and indexing. This service will commence on 1 April 2026.
Vehicle Removal and Pound Facility
The Authority requires the provision of removal trucks, clamping services and a pound facility to conduct relocations and removal of vehicles identified as persistent evaders and vehicles causing an obstruction on the public highway. There is an estimated 1200 relocations and 300 vehicles removed to the pound annually. This service will commence on 1 October 2025.
Complaints Handling
The contract requires the successful Bidder to be responsible for managing the first line of complaints related the services being delivered. This service will commence on 1 October 2025.
Resilience Services
There is also a requirement to deliver a resilience service upon request by the Authority, for services usually undertaken in house. This includes but not limited to; notice and debt processing, suspensions, sign and line maintenance and business intelligence.
Additional Goods and Services
During the term of the contract, with no obligation on the Authority to proceed with any or all of these options, the Authority may require the Bidder to purchase on the Authority’s behalf other services, including but not limited to;
•	A parking management and processing IT system
•	Purchase of additional CCTV cameras
Accommodation
The Authority will supply three premises for the Bidder to operate from, which the Authority reserves the ability to change the location and number premises during the term of the contract. These premises are currently used by the incumbent for the delivery of all enforcement services within the borough.

description: Parking services

Islington

postalCode: N1 2UD

streetAddress: Islington Town Hall, Upper Street

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NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB

locality: Warrington

postalCode: WA1 1QY

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streetAddress: No 1 Lakeside

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legalName: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB

Abbendon Healthcare Ltd

locality: Southport

postalCode: PR8 6PE

streetAddress: 45 Scarisbrick New Road

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name: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

country: GB

description: Business and management consultancy and related services

title: POW-FTS-59118 - Consultation Assurance

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description:
Extension year 2 - 06/08/2026 - 05/08/2027
Extension year 3 - 06/08/2027 - 05/08/2028

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scheme: UKPGA

description:
Specialist support for engagement and consultation quality assurance for Better Together. The health board is keen to engage with an organisation with proven experience of advising on quality assurance for engagement and consultation around transforming health services in Wales.
Discussions including engagement and/or consultation regarding the future shape of health services can publicly and politically sensitive, and we are therefore seeking to engage specialist support to advise on quality assurance for the consultation process, with a specific focus on the key consultation risk areas.

financialTerms: Payment terms are 30 days, all invoices must be submitted electronically and in line with NHS Wales' e-Trading Specification.

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name: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

locality: Cardiff

postalCode: CF15 7QZ

streetAddress: 4-5 Charnwood Court, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw

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Hugh Irwin Associates Ltd

postalCode: CF15 7RA

streetAddress: 3 Cardiff Road, Taffs Well

scale: large

scheme: GB-PPON

noEngagementNoticeRationale: Due to the nature of the requirement, the Health Board have not undertaken preliminary market engagement


status: planned

description: Call centre

title: New Citizen Experience Contact Centre Contract(s) for BAU & Surge requirements

description: This contract is for the delivery of Contact Centre Service requirements as part of BAU activities and emergency preparedness.

UK Health Security Agency

locality: London

postalCode: E14 4PU

streetAddress: 10 South Colonnade

description: Public authority - central government

description: Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

documentType: marketEngagementNotice

description: Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

documentType: plannedProcurementNotice

type: engagement

description: As described in the preliminary engagement notice, UKHSA is seeking suppliers who are interested in bidding for the Single Service Centre opportunity, which will support UKHSA and the NHS to deliver advice, signpost services, and collect data from the public. We request that suppliers indicate their interest in the upcoming opportunity to ensure that UKHSA can understand the likelihood of success of the procurement in terms of attracting suppliers. https://forms.office.com/e/7yf32fF4wP


title: Implementation partner

description: This is a 24 month contracts with an option to extend by another 2 years (2+2).

description: The British Council is seeking to understand capabilities within the market for delivery of a new cloud based Planning and Analysis Tool, which is expected to be the enabler for the FP&A Target Operating Model (TOM) and redesigned FP&A processes. The aim is to provide better and deeper access to information, and greater efficiency in FP&A processes through workflow, automation and automatic consolidation. The tool will be used for planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysis and reporting.

variantPolicy: notAllowed

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description: Software programming and consultancy services

description: Financial analysis and accounting software package

title: British Council - Financial Planning and Analysis solution

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streetAddress: British Council

description: The British Council is seeking to understand capabilities within the market for delivery of a new cloud based Planning and Analysis Tool, which is expected to be the enabler for the FPA Target Operating Model (TOM) and redesigned FPA processes. The aim is to provide better and deeper access to information, and greater efficiency in FPA processes through workflow, automation and automatic consolidation. The tool will be used for planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysis and reporting. Please sign and return the NDA to receive the document set.

reviewDetails: The British Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

type: suitability

description: In accordance with Regulations 57, 58 and 60 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, applicants will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, on the basis of information provided in response to the Selection Questionnaire.

mainProcurementCategory: goods

British Council

locality: Manchester

postalCode: M1 6BB

streetAddress: 58 Whitworth Street

description: Body governed by public law

description: Registered Charity

legalName: British Council

The High Court

postalCode: WC2A 2LL

streetAddress: The Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

legalName: The High Court

BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)

streetAddress: 1 Redman Place, Stratford,

description: Body governed by public law

description: Registered charity

scheme: GB-CHC

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Fidenda

locality: Leatherhead

scheme: GB-COH

legalName: Fidenda

Anaplan

locality: Maidenhead

legalName: Anaplan

Royal Courts of Justice

legalName: Royal Courts of Justice

title: Implementation partner


measure: smeBids

measure: foreignBidsFromEU

measure: foreignBidsFromNonEU

measure: electronicBids

title: NCC1466 Provision of Independent Advocacy Services in Northumberland

description: Upon expiry

description: The service provider(s) will ensure that the range of advocacy RPR and 1.2 Representative services delivered promote improved health and wellbeing, promotes independence, are personalised, meet peoples’ diverse needs, are socially inclusive and safeguard vulnerable adults. The service will be underpinned by the values of self-management, individual choice and control, care and support closest to home, working and learning together.

description: Northumberland

description: Health and social work services

description: Health and social work services

Northumberland County Council

locality: Morpeth

postalCode: NE61 2EF

streetAddress: County Hall

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Northumberland County Council

streetAddress: Strand

Adapt (North East)

locality: Hexham

postalCode: NE46 3HN

streetAddress: Burn Lane

legalName: Adapt (North East)

streetAddress: The Strand


region: UKI

description: Construction work

mainProcurementCategory: works

title: Marlborough Primary School Roofing Upgrade

description: Flat Roof Replacement Works and Re-Securing Pitched Roof Ridge.

procurementMethod: limited

procurementMethodDetails: Below threshold - limited competition

London Borough of Bexley

locality: Bexleyheath

streetAddress: Civic Offices Watling Street

description: Public authority - sub-central government

LONDON FELT ROOFING LIMITED

locality: Erith

postalCode: DA8 1QX

streetAddress: Unit F18 Birch House Business Centre

description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender

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name: NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

description:
"Provider is commissioned to deliver local enhanced services for the Doncaster population integrated with their additional primary care contracts. These services are detailed in appendix 2.

The award has been made following the direct award A process.

The contracts are paid based on a mixed economy basis (block or activity depending on the LES/LCS the provider is delivering), therefore it is not possible to life a lifetime contract value.

The contract is let from 01/04/24 to 31/03/2026. Additional information: The contracts are paid based on a mixed economy basis (block or activity depending on the LES/LCS the provider is delivering), therefore it is not possible to life a lifetime contract value.

description: Doncaster

title: NHS South Yorkshire ICB - Doncaster Place - Conisbrough Group Practice

description: General-practitioner services

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

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

locality: Sheffield

postalCode: S1 3FG

streetAddress: 197 Eyre Street

description: Body governed by public law

description: Health

Conisborough Group Practice

locality: Doncaster

postalCode: DN12 3JW

streetAddress: The Stone Castle Centre Gardens Lane Conisbrough Doncaster

legalName: Conisborough Group Practice

name: NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel

postalCode: SE1 8UG

streetAddress: London

description:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.

Award decision makers - Doncaster Place SMT Meeting 20/02/2025.

No conflicts of interest were identified.


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description:
The Highland Council has identified the former Torvean Quarry (Inverness) for development of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), which would support distribution network operations via connection to an existing (collocated) overhead 33kV line.
The Highland Council has accepted a grid connection offer provided by the Distribution Network Operator (Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution PLC), for a 9,900 kVA import / 9,900 kW export connection, with an estimated connection date of 31 October 2027 (note that this date is subject to change).
The Highland Council intends to tender (via open competition) for a developer to design, build and operate a BESS at the former Torvean Quarry. It is envisaged that the Highland Council would assign the accepted grid connection offer to the contracted party, and that the contracted party would undertake all required contestable distribution network works, in addition to the BESS build. The Highland Council would receive a standing lease payment for occupation of the site, plus an agreed revenue share, throughout the term of the lease (20-40 years). An Option to Lease fee would also be payable, from contract award, until the lease period begins.
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to communicate the Highland Council’s intention to contract with a developer. The developer should have suitable experience and resources available to meet the full demands of the tender.

description: Other sources of energy supplies and distribution

description: Energy and related services

title: PIN Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) – Torvean Quarry, Inverness

description: The Highland Council has identified a site for the development of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The Highland Council has accepted a grid connection offer and intends to tender for a developer to design, build and operate the facility.

description: Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy

The Highland Council

roles: buyer centralPurchasingBody

locality: Inverness

postalCode: IV3 5NX

streetAddress: Glenurquhart Road

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: The Highland Council

description:
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=799637.
(SC Ref:799637)


status: planning

region: UKF

region: UKH

region: UKC

region: UKD

region: UKJ

region: UKK

region: UKG

region: UKE

description: Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

title: Salvation Army Homes - Heating, Electrical, Fire Safety and Door Entry Contracts

description: SAH will be publishing 4 separate tender notices to cover the following four workstream based Contracts. Each of the four tender notices will be divided into eight regional lots. Notice 1 will be for the servicing, maintenance and repair of domestic and commercial heating. Notice 2 will be for electrical testing and associated repairs. Notice 3 will be for the servicing, maintenance and repair of fire safety systems. Notice 4 will be for the servicing, maintenance and repair of door entry systems and security gates with the possible inclusion of CCTV and intruder alarms depending on the outcome of the market engagement. The split of value by workstream and lot will be provided at the market engagement events, but the regional lots for each Tender Notice will be based on the following - 1.  South West, 2 West, 3. South, 4. East, 5 London, 6. Midlands, 7. North West and 8. North East. By way of indication it is envisaged that the approximate annual spend by workstream will be 700k for heating, 385k for electrical, £275k for fire and £365k for door entry / CCTV.

Salvation Army Housing Association

postalCode: SE5 8FJ

streetAddress: 1 Champion Park

description: Public undertaking

Faithorn Farrell Timms LLP

locality: Orpington

postalCode: BR6  0JA

streetAddress: Central Court, 1 Knoll Rise

roleDetails: Procurement Consultant

description: Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

description: SAH have issued a Questionnaire with this Notice requesting the market to confirm if the various workstream and regional based contracts will be of interest. A deadline for responses has been set as 29th August 2025. Furthermore two face to face market engagement events will take place at SAH's offices. The first will be at 1pm on Tuesday 9th September in Bolton. The second will be at 11am on Thursday 11th September in London. The questionnaire issued with this Notice requests Suppliers to confirm if they propose to attend one of the events. The location of the events will be SAH's offices in Bolton, which is The Square, 53-55 Victoria Street, Bolton, BL1 1RZ and London, which is William Booth College, Champion Park, London, SE5 8BQ. With the above in mind, SAH would be grateful if you could confirm your interest and whether you intend to attend one of the events by no later than mid-day on Friday 29th August. Could you please therefore complete the questionnaire, which can be accessed by copying the following link into your browser - https://forms.office.com/e/DVAYMe3XZu


description: Community beds - respite for carers

name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard

description: Health services

title: Community Beds - Respite for Carers

description:
This service enables carers to take a well-earned break from their responsibilities allowing them free time for social activities, shopping, family commitments etc. They are also able to pay attention to their own health needs by being free to attend appointments as necessary enabling both physical and emotional needs are being met.
To support informal carers of people with physical disabilities by providing a regular, reliable, respite service within their own homes.
To promote the rights and needs of carers enabling them to access services in regard to health and wellbeing.
To enhance the quality of life and improve health and wellbeing of both carer and cared-for.
To signpost and refer to appropriate services in order to help people remain safe in their own homes and to reduce social isolation.
To provide appropriate information empowering carers to make their own choices
The ICB intends to award this contract under Direct Award Process C.
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £76,245.

description: Health services

procurementMethodRationale:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.
Representations should be sent to: bcicb.contracts@nhs.net
The decision to award the contract was made by the ICB Contracts Team and the Lead Commissioner
No conflicts of interest were identified in reaching the decision to award this contract.
This decision has been made as per the Black Country ICB Governance Process. This services has been fully assessed against the key criteria to determine that the provider is satisfying and will continue to satisfy the contract for the period of the contract award.

NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board

locality: Wolverhampton

postalCode: WV1 1SH

streetAddress: Civic Centre, St Peter's Square

description: Body governed by public law

description: Health

legalName: NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board

Dudley Crossroads

locality: Kingswinford

postalCode: DY6 8XD

streetAddress: 6 Watt House, The Pensnett Estate

legalName: Dudley Crossroads


description: Various surface works

description: Surface work for highways

title: Surface Treatments to Carriageways and Footways

description: A contract for the design and works application of surface treatments to carriageway and footway locations throughout Lancashire.

Lancashire County Council

locality: Preston

postalCode: PR1 0LD

streetAddress: PO Box 100, County Hall

SOCIAL VALUE PORTAL LTD

postalCode: SE1 7TY

streetAddress: Tintagel House

roleDetails: Evaluation and ongoing contract management support for the social value deliverables under the future contract.

description: Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

description: Pipeline notice on Find a Tender


description: This contract is for an initial period from contract signature until 3 years following completion of delivery and installation. The contract has an optional 2 extension years for service and maintenance, and consumables. The total contract value of £361,808 excluding VAT includes the optional 2 extension years for service and maintenance, as well as a total amount of £9500 excluding VAT for consumables over the total life of the contract (including the optional extension years). Please note this amount for consumables is provisional and not guaranteed. The museum makes no guarantee to minimum spend or order quantity for consumables over the life of the contract.

description:
This is an award notice for the purchase of:
One Liquid Handler
One Automated System for DNA Bead Clean-ups
Including service and maintenance contract and associated consumables

description: UNITED KINGDOM

description: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

title: Liquid Handler and Automated System for DNA Bead Clean-ups for the Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum

roles: buyer reviewBody

postalCode: SW7 5BD

streetAddress: Cromwell Road

description: Body governed by public law

description: Recreation, culture and religion

legalName: Natural History Museum

Scienion UK Ltd

locality: Portsmouth,

postalCode: PO6 3EN

streetAddress: Lakeside North Harbour, Building 2000,, Western Road,

legalName: Scienion UK Ltd

description:
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=949531058 GO Reference: GO-2025515-PRO-30577647


name: WIRRAL COMMUNITY HEALTH AND CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

description:
From April 1st, 2025, the Trust was awarded the contracts to deliver Paediatric Exodontia Services and Adult and Paediatric Special Care dentistry in Wirral.
The purpose of paediatric exodontia and special care dentistry is to provide specialist oral healthcare for adults and children from birth to adolescence whose needs cannot be managed by their general dental practice (GDP).
This includes adults, children and young people (CYP):
•	with extensive oral disease,
•	whose oral health care is complicated by intellectual, medical, physical, social, psychological and/or emotional factors/disability.
•	with developmental disorders of the teeth and mouth.
•	who are either too anxious or too young to accept routine dental treatment
Dental treatment under general anaesthetic (DGA) is an essential adjunct to providing care where the surgical intervention is complex or to those adults and children who are cognitively immature, highly anxious or who have a medical condition where general anaesthesia is the most appropriate or only way to deliver dental treatment. In order to meet NHSEI IPC guidance the service must be delivered in a theatre with appropriate ventilation.
To deliver this in Wirral, the Trust has subcontracted Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to provide facilities and staffing at Arrowe Park to support DGA. Informal arrangements have been in place for many years however an NHS standard subcontract was put in place in 2022/23 which was extended to 2024/25.
The Trust intends to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C
The intention is that the contract will run from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 at the cost of £310K with the potential to extend for a further 12 months.

title: Services to support the delivery of Paediatric Exodontia and Adult Special Care Dental Services

text:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.
Contract award date 08/05/2025
for contract cover April 25 to March 26
Lifetime value of the contract is £620,000

text: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

description: Provision of surgery theatre sessions, inclusive of anaesthetist, theatre team admission team and consumables to the Trust, in order for a dentist and support team from the Trust to attend and operate on their patients

reviewDetails: In the first instance representations should be made to wchc.wchcpsr@nhs.net

description: Dental practice and related services

procurementMethodRationale: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 7th May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

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

locality: Birkenhead

streetAddress: St Catherine's Health Centre Derby Road

description: Body governed by public law

description: Health

Wirral University Teaching Hospital

legalName: Wirral University Teaching Hospital

name: Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel

description:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 7th May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to wchc.wchcpsr@nhs.net
Award decision-makers
Clinical Director, Specialised Dental	Services
Head Finance Officer
Head of Procurement
Deputy Director of Contracts & Commissioning
Interim Chief Finance Officer
No-one declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest.
Key Criteria used for this service are as below:
Criterion	                                                            Weighting (out of 100)
Quality and innovation	                              30
Value 	                                                                      10
Integration, Collaboration and
service sustainability	                                      20
Improving access, reducing health
inequalities, and facilitating choice	      30
Social Value	                                                       10
Key Criterion 1.  Quality and innovation
Score 4	Weighting 30	Total 24
Key Criterion 2.  Value
Score 3	Weighting 10	Total 6
Key Criterion 3
Integration, collaboration and service sustainability
Score 4	Weighting 20	Total 16
Key Criterion 4
Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice
Score 4	Weighting 30	Total 24
Key Criterion 5.  Social value
Score 4	Weighting 10	Total 8
Total 78/100


description: An inital period of 7 years with the option to extend for up to a further 7 years, subject to funding and performance.

description: Grounds maintenance services

description: Refuse recycling services

description: Street-cleaning and sweeping services

title: HDC-1463 Recyclables and Waste Collections, Street Cleansing and Grounds Maintenance Services Harborough District Council

features:
A competitive flexible procedure will be used to tender this service, which will consist of an invitiation to submit initial tender, rounds of negotiation and a final invitation to submit final tenders.
Over each stage of the process suppliers may be eliminated from the process based on perfomance against the evaluation criteria.

description:
Harborough District Council will shortly be tendering for a single supplier to run a service consisting of the recyclable and waste collection services, as well as street cleansing and grounds maintenance services. The intention is to contract a single supplier, however, it will be permissible under the contract, to subcontract elements of the contract to subcontractors, managed by the single main contractor, in line with all Council requirements. It is envisaged that the only element of the service that will be eligible for subcontracting is Grounds maintenance. Details of the available options will be made clear within the published tender documentation.
The service will take place across the Harborough District.
It is anticipated that the initial tender documentation will be available to any interested supplier to submit an initial tender response. This opportunity will be run under the Procurement Act 2023 Competitive Flexible procedure, with an invitation to submit an initial tender, followed by rounds of negotiation before an invitation to submit a final tender. The final process will be clearly defined in the tender documentation.
The purpose of this notice is to notify potential bidders of this upcoming opportunity which is expected to be published at the end of September 2025.
Suppliers are welcome to register their interest to be informed when the tender documentation becomes available by following the below link and formally expressing an interest:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=ddcd51d3-be6b-f011-813a-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21
To confirm, no documentation will be available before the end of September 2025.

submissionMethodDetails:
The opportunity, all documentation and the messaging function to raise clarifications and communicate with the project team will be available only on:
https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
Suppliers are welcome to register their interest to be informed when the tender documentation becomes available by following the below link and formally expressing an interest:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=ddcd51d3-be6b-f011-813a-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21
To confirm, no documentation will be available before the end of September 2025.

procurementMethodDetails: Competitive flexible procedure

Harborough District Council

locality: Market Harborough

postalCode: LE16 7AG

streetAddress: The Symington Building, Adam and Eve Street

description: Public authority - sub-central government

Welland Procurement

roles: procuringEntity processContactPoint

locality: Melton Mowbray

postalCode: LE13 1GH

streetAddress: Parkside

roleDetails: Buyer

description: Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender


description: Option to extend for a further 3-month period at the sole discretion of the Scottish Government.

description:
The Scottish Government has committed to building a system of school age childcare that provides care before and after school, all year round, to support parents and carers – particularly on low incomes – to access secure and stable employment.
The School Age Childcare Transformational Change Programme was established to deliver this commitment. The Programme is taking a phased approach to policy design in order to test and refine what an effective system will look like in different communities, and to adapt and scale different approaches. This includes work within six ‘early adopter communities’ (EACs) to understand how to co-design local systems of childcare which will meet the needs of families living within those communities. This work is targeted at families most at risk of living in poverty, as set out in Best Start, Bright Futures, the Scottish Government’s tackling child poverty delivery plan.
In the 2023 Programme for Government, Scottish Government also made a commitment to expand the EACs to include families with younger children for the first time. This will mainly focus on children up to age three, given that all three- and four-year-olds (and eligible two-year-olds) are already entitled to 1140 hours of funded early learning and childcare. In the coming year the EACs will conduct engagement work with families to better understand their needs in relation to childcare for younger children. Some limited delivery will also begin for families in selected communities where this engagement work has already taken place.
The Scottish Government, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, wishes to commission a process, impact and spend evaluation of the EACs. The contractor will be required to build on a first phase of evaluation of the EACs (which involved development of a theory of change and a monitoring and evaluation framework, an early process evaluation, and an evaluability assessment) and work with the Scottish Government to meet the aims outlined below.
This next phase of work is to provide robust findings on the impact of these community-based childcare projects on children and families, how these changes are enabled, and how the resources put into the EACs have been used. These findings will in turn inform both continuous improvement for local partners and wider local and national childcare policy.
The aims of this evaluation are:
1.	Scope and refine a detailed evaluation approach, building on a preliminary evaluability assessment.
2.	Work with leads and partners in the EACs to refine and improve monitoring and evaluation data, as required
3.	Conduct a process evaluation across all 6 EACs
4.	Conduct an early impact evaluation across all 6 EACs
5.	Conduct a spend evaluation across all 6 EACs.

name: Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery (BCDR)

description: Economic impact assessment

title: DLEARN-Childcare Early Adopter Communities – Process, Impact & Spend Evaluation

description: To avoid closing on a public holiday

label: Time limit

description: The Scottish Government, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, has awarded a contract for a process, impact and spend evaluation of six ‘early adopter communities’ who are testing out local, place-based approaches to childcare from the very early years up to the end of primary school.

performanceTerms: It shall be a condition of the Contract that, if required by the Scottish Government, the appointed Service Provider shall deliver a validly executed Parent Company Guarantee in the form set out in the tender documents

electronicInvoicingPolicy: allowed

description: Social research services

type: economic

description:
SPD 4B.4 Bidders must demonstrate a Current Ratio of no less than 0.8. Current Ratio will be calculated as follows: Total current assets divided by Total current liabilities.
SPD 4B.5 The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:
-	Professional indemnity 2 million GBP
-	Public liability 5 million GBP
-	Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance (in accordance with any legal obligation for the time being in force)

type: technical

description:
4C.1.2 Bidders are asked to provide examples of relevant experience.
SPD 4C.4 Bidders are asked to provide a statement of the relevant supply chain management and/or tracking systems used.
SPD 4C.7 Bidders are asked to provide a statement of the environmental management measures they have in place.
SPD 4C.10 Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.

Scottish Government

region: UKM

locality: Edinburgh

postalCode: EH6 6QQ

streetAddress: Victoria Quay

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

description: General public services

legalName: Scottish Government

Edinburgh Sheriff Court

postalCode: EH1 1LB

streetAddress: 27 Chambers Street

legalName: Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Ipsos (market research) Ltd

postalCode: EH3 6DH

streetAddress: 4 Wemyss Place

legalName: Ipsos (market research) Ltd

description: (SC Ref:790087)


status: valid

region: UKL

description: Administrative services for business operations

description: Administrative educational services

description: Administrative healthcare services

description: Training services

title: Fidelity Assurance

description: The Authority is awarding a contract for the services for an initial period of 56 months with an option (subject to governance approval, available funding and satisfactory performance) for the Authority to extend the contract for a further period of up to 24 months by giving the Supplier written notice of no less than 3 Months before the initial period of the contract expires, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of the Contract. The contract value stated on this UK6 - Contract Award Notice represents the initial contract term and is exclusive of any potential extensions.

description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender

description: The Authority currently anticipates awarding a contract for the services for an initial period of 56 months with an option (subject to governance approval, available funding and satisfactory performance) for the Authority to extend the contract for a further period of up to 24 months by giving the Supplier written notice of no less than 3 Months before the initial period of the contract expires, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of the Contract.

Q2.2.1 Implementation

description:
Please set out an Implementation plan that demonstrates how you will implement the Fidelity Assurance services in accordance with the requirements set out in the Specification.
Your response should include but not be limited to the following elements:
•	Identification of the key milestones;
•	Timescales for delivering key milestones;
•	Identifying dates for key deliverables; and
•	How implementation will be managed and monitored.
Where a bid does not achieve the required minimum score of 3 (Satisfactory) for this Implementation criteria, the Authority will not proceed to evaluate the remaining Qualitative Questions and will reject the tender.
Present your response at the top of a new page in the question template, within the pre-set margins in Arial font size 12 up to 1 side of A4, excluding the question text and these instructions. A separate Gantt document can be attached to support the response. This should be a maximum of 1 x A3 in size and in PDF format. Files submitted in any other format (including but not limited to Microsoft Project) will not be accepted. The Gantt document will not count within the question page limit of 1 side of A4.

name: Q2.2.2 Establishing and maintaining the IPS and SEQF (Supported Employment) Expert Reference Groups

description:
Please provide a detailed description of how you will identify and engage with potential IPS and SEQF experts to form part of the Expert Reference Groups (ERGs), specifically in relation to paragraph 2.1 to and including paragraph 2.6 of the Fidelity Assurance specification.
Your response should include but not be limited to the following elements:
•	Explain how you will establish IPS and SEQF ERGs within one month of the contract start date and review membership throughout the life of the contract to ensure that the supported employment experts remain engaged;
•	Describe how you will use the ERGs to validate the language of the IPS and SEQF models so that they are relevant in the context of Connect to Work and adapt if required;
•	Outline how you will obtain sign off of the language adapted Fidelity Scales by ERG members within three months of the contract start date;
•	Explain how you will engage with ERG members through quarterly forums, to review the latest evidence base and use innovative measures, to continually improve the IPS and SEQF models; and
•	Describe how you will capture adaptations and continuous improvement initiatives and communicate these to DWP.
Present your response at the top of a new page in the question template, within the pre-set margins in Arial font size 12 up to 2 sides of A4, excluding the question text and these instructions.

name: Q2.2.3 Engagement with Accountable Bodies, Delivery Partners and DWP

description:
Please describe how you will engage with Accountable Bodies, their Delivery Partners and DWP, specifically in relation to paragraphs 2.5, 2.10 to and including 2.15 of the Fidelity Assurance specification.
Your response should include but not be limited to the following elements:
•	Explain how you will facilitate the launch of the Fidelity Assurance requirements, communicate the purpose of Fidelity Assurance and advocate for Fidelity Assurance to Accountable Bodies and Delivery Partners, within 120 days of the contract start date, in line with KPI 2;
•	Outline how you will establish quarterly national communities of practice forums and ensure Accountable Bodies, their Delivery Partners and other relevant attendees are invited on a continual basis;
•	Describe how you will build Accountable Bodies and Delivery Partners' knowledge of Supported Employment, the IPS and SEQF models and Fidelity Assurance requirements;
•	Explain how you will encourage active participation from the Accountable Bodies and their Delivery Partners to work collaboratively to build knowledge and share best practice of the Fidelity Scales;
•	Demonstrate how you will communicate changes relating to the Fidelity Assurance models to Accountable Bodies and Delivery Partners, specifically in relation to paragraph 2.5 of the Fidelity Assurance Specification;
•	Outline how you will implement a mechanism to receive and consider feedback to drive forward continuous improvement of the IPS and SEQF models; and
•	Describe how you will work with DWP to ensure cohesion of the Fidelity Assurance services with the delivery of Connect to Work.
Present your response at the top of a new page in the question template, within the pre-set margins in Arial font size 12 up to 3 sides of A4, excluding the question text and these instructions.

name: Q2.2.4 Fidelity Assessment Delivery Model

description:
Please provide a detailed description of how you will deliver the Fidelity Assessments in line with the requirements set out in paragraph 2.7 to and including paragraph 2.9, paragraph 2.16 to and including paragraph 2.27, and paragraph 2.45 of the Fidelity Assurance Specification.
Your response should include but not be limited to the following elements:
•	Explain how you will meet requirement to deliver face to face Fidelity Assessments across England and Wales;
•	Detail how the Fidelity Assessment requirements will be communicated with Accountable Bodies and their Delivery Partners;
•	Demonstrate how you will facilitate the collection of evidence from Accountable Bodies/Delivery Partners to assist in the Fidelity Assessment meeting the time scales detailed in paragraph 2.21; and
•	Describe how you will engage with the Accountable Bodies to ensure full participation at the face to face Fidelity Assessments.
•	Outline how you will align resources to meet the varying demand for Fidelity Assessments and meet the requirements in the KPIs throughout the life of the contract.
•	Include details of how you will recruit the appropriate number of FTE employees with the suitable skills to deliver the Fidelity Assessments and outline any contingencies should recruitment numbers not materialise.
•	Describe how you will put in place a process for Fidelity Assessment scores to be moderated to ensure the Connect to Work services are assessed independently and objectively against the IPS and SEQF Fidelity Scales and ensure consistency of scoring across all Fidelity Assessments.
•	Describe how you will establish and implement safeguarding policies when carrying out Fidelity Assessments.
Present your response at the top of a new page in the question template, within the pre-set margins in Arial font size 12 up to 4 sides of A4, excluding the question text and these instructions.

Q2.2.5 Fidelity Assessment Report

description:
Please provide a detailed description of how you will create and disseminate the Fidelity Assessment Reports in line with the requirements set out in paragraph 2.28 to and including paragraph 2.32 of the Fidelity Assurance Specification.
Your response should include but not be limited to the following elements:
•	Describe how you will format the Fidelity Assessment Reports to capture the minimum data requirements of paragraph 2.29 of the Fidelity Assurance Specification;
•	Explain how you will meet all requirements set out in the Quality Standards at Annex 9 of Fidelity Assurance Specification in relation to the Fidelity Assurance Report;
•	Demonstrate how you meet the requirements set out in KPI  6 of the Fidelity Assurance Specification; and
•	Include details of how you will facilitate and respond to clarification requests as set out in paragraphs 2.30 to 2.31 of the Fidelity Assurance Specification.
Present your response at the top of a new page in the question template, within the pre-set margins in Arial font size 12 up to 2 sides of A4, excluding the question text and these instructions.

Q2.2.6 Local Community of Practice

description:
Please provide a detailed description of how you will facilitate the Local Community of Practice in line with the requirements set out in paragraph 2.33 to and including paragraph 2.38 of the Fidelity Assurance Specification.
Your response should include but not be limited to the following elements:
•	Outline how you will work with Accountable Bodies to organise and manage the Local Community of Practice whilst meeting the requirements of KPI 7 of the Fidelity Assurance specification;
•	Demonstrate how you will encourage engagement and ensure a collaborative environment for all attendees; and
•	Include details of how you will capture the key discussion points of each Local Community of Practice, transfer these into a quality output note for dissemination to all attendees, and DWP, to feed back into improved delivery and continuous improvement of Connect to Work delivery.
Present your response at the top of a new page in the question template, within the pre-set margins in Arial font size 12 up to 2 sides of A4, excluding the question text and these instructions.

name: Q2.2.7 Fidelity Assurance SMART Action Plan Refinement

description:
Please provide a detailed description of how you will facilitate the virtual interactions with the Accountable Bodies and/or their Delivery Partners to assist in the refinement of their Fidelity Assurance SMART Action Plans in line with the requirements set out in paragraph 2.39 to and including paragraph 2.40 of the Fidelity Assurance specification.
Your response should include but not be limited to the following elements:
•	Outline how you will put in place a mechanism to facilitate virtual interactions with the Delivery Partners; and
•	Include details of how you will deliver the service/adapt the mechanism to address varying levels of demand from Delivery Partners in terms of refinement to the Fidelity Assurance SMART action plans.
Present your response at the top of a new page in the question template, within the pre-set margins in Arial font size 12 up to 2 sides of A4, excluding the question text and these instructions.

name: Q2.2.8 Social Value - Theme 4: Equal Opportunity

description:
Please describe the commitment your organisation will make to ensure that opportunities under the Fidelity Assurance contract deliver the policy outcome to reduce the disability employment gap in line with the Specification. Your response should include a timed project plan and process, including how you will implement, monitor, measure, and report on your commitment across the life of the contract and outline the existing or planned effective measures within your organisation to deliver the elements set out in this Question
•	The response should also include but not be limited to the following elements: Demonstrate action to increase the representation of disabled people in the contract workforce:
o	Explain how you will gain an understanding of the issues affecting the representation of disabled people in the workforce in the market, industry, or sector relevant to the contract, and in the tenderer's own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors.
o	Outline how you will collect and use the views and expertise of disabled people and their representative organisations on successfully supporting disabled employees or applicants.
o	Describe what measures your organisation will implement to reduce barriers to securing more jobs for disabled people in the contract workforce.
The following metric will apply to this element:
Demonstrate through the Fidelity Assurance Supplier Management Information that you have achieved and are on-track to deliver against the timed project plan and process outlined in respect of the Social Value requirement to Increase representation of disabled people, in the tender response, and evidence that the representation of disabled people in the Fidelity Assurance Contract Workforce has increased by [x%].
NB: Percentage to be determined from tender response and will be assessed on an annual basis.
o	Support disabled people in developing new skills relevant to the contract, including through training schemes that result in recognised qualifications: Demonstrate your understanding of the issues affecting the development of new skills by disabled people in the workforce in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the tenderer's own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors.
o	Describe your understanding of the underlying factors affecting improvements to reduce barriers to apprenticeships and training schemes (Level 2, 3, and 4+) for disabled people in the contract workforce.
o	Outline how you will take account of inclusive and accessible development practices, including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition.
o	Describe the specific actions your organisation will take to reduce barriers to improve the representation of disabled people on apprenticeships and training schemes (Level 2, 3, and 4+) in the contract workforce, demonstrating a year-on-year increase.
Illustrative examples can be found in the Social Value Model document Social-Value-Model-Edn-1.1-3-Dec-20.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)
The following metric will apply to this element:
Demonstrate through the Fidelity Assurance Supplier Management Information that you have achieved and are on-track to deliver against the timed project plan and process outlined in respect of the Social Value requirement of Supporting disabled people in developing new skills, in the tender response; and evidence a year-on-year increase of disabled people within the Fidelity Assurance Contract workforce represented on apprenticeships and training schemes (Level 2, 3 and 4+).
Present your response at the top of a new page in the question template, within the pre-set margins in Arial font size 12 up to 2 sides of A4, excluding the question text and these instructions. A separate timed project plan document can be attached to support the response. This should be a maximum of 1 x A3 in size and in PDF format. Files submitted in any other format (including but not limited to Microsoft Project) will not be accepted. The timed project plan document will not count within the question page limit of 2 sides of A4.

Contract Cost Register

description:
Suppliers will be required to complete a Contract Cost Register for the delivery of the Fidelity Assurance Services and Deliverables showing their indicative total contract price for the initial contract period. This should be calculated by the potential supplier based on the Specification of requirements.
The maximum total contract price for this procurement is £7,750,000 (excluding VAT) for the initial contract period. The Authority is applying a 10% tolerance below the maximum total contract price that all offered prices must be within. Therefore, any offers below £6,975,000 (£7.75m x 90%) will be rejected.

weightingDescription:
Q2.2.1  = Pass/Fail where a minimum score of 3 (Satisfactory) is required
Q2.2.2  = Weighting: x 10 - Maximum achievable score: 70
Q2.2.3  = Weighting: x 10 - Maximum achievable score: 70
Q2.2.4  = Weighting: x 20 - Maximum achievable score: 140
Q2.2.5  = Weighting: x 10 - Maximum achievable score: 70
Q2.2.6  = Weighting: x 10 - Maximum achievable score: 70
Q2.2.7  = Weighting: x 10 - Maximum achievable score: 70
Q2.2.8  = Weighting: x 8 - Maximum achievable score: 56
The maximum score available in respect of the Qualitative Questions is 546.

description:
The questions within the Procurement Specific Questionnaire relating to Financial Capacity Conditions are listed below:
PSQ 13 - Are you intending to rely on another supplier to act as a guarantor?
If you have answered no please go to PSQ 15
PSQ 13 (a) - If you are proposing to rely on another supplier to act as a guarantor please provide the following details:
- Full name of immediate parent company,
- Registered or head office address,
- Registration number (if applicable),
- VAT number (if applicable),
PSQ 14 - Please confirm whether you already have, or can commit to obtain, by the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance* = £5m
Public Liability Insurance = £5m
PSQ 14 (a) - Insert details of your insurances already in place or insurances which would be obtained following contract award (including information on how you will obtain this insurance - e.g. a quote)
The questions within the Procurement Specific Questionnaire relating to Legal Capacity Conditions are listed below:
PSQ 15 - Please confirm that you have in place, or that you will have in place by contract award, the human and technical resources to perform the contract to ensure compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulations and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.
PSQ 15 (a) Please provide details of the technical facilities and measures (including systems and processes) you have in place, or will have in place by contract award, to ensure compliance with the UK data protection law and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects. Your response should include, but should not be limited to facilities and measures:
● to ensure ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of processing systems and services;
● to comply with the rights of data subjects in respect of receiving privacy information, and access, rectification, deletion and portability of personal data;
● to ensure that any consent based processing meets standards of active, informed consent, and that such consents are recorded and auditable;
● to ensure legal safeguards are in place to legitimise transfers of personal data outside the UK (if such transfers will take place);
● to maintain records of personal data processing activities; and
● to regularly test, assess and evaluate the effectiveness of the above measures.
Tackling Modern Slavery in Supply Chains (Central Government Contracts)
Any modern slavery statement or other statement or document should contain at least the following information:
a. the organisation's structure, its business and its supply chains;
b. its policies in relation to slavery and human trafficking;
c. its due diligence processes in relation to slavery and human trafficking in its business and supply chains;
d. the parts of its business and supply chains where there is a risk of slavery and human trafficking taking place, and the steps it has taken to assess and manage that risk;
e. its effectiveness in ensuring that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in its business or supply chains, measured against such performance indicators as it considers appropriate;
f. the training and capacity building about slavery and human trafficking available to its staff.
PSQ 16 - If you are a relevant commercial organisation subject to Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, and if your latest statement is available electronically please provide:
● the web address,
● precise reference of the documents.
If it is not available electronically, please state this and go to question PSQ 16 (a)
PSQ 16 (a) - If your latest statement is not available electronically, please provide a copy.
PSQ 16 (b) - If you are not a relevant commercial organisation subject to Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (for example if your turnover is less than £36 million or you do not carry on your business, or part of your business, in the UK), please provide a link to an equivalent statement or document which demonstrates information to a to f above.
PSQ 16 (c) - If all the information set out in a to f above is not included in your modern slavery statement or other statement or documents, please provide an explanation as to why not and/or assurances that it will be included before contract award.

description: Administrative educational services

description: Administrative healthcare services

description: Training services

title: UK6 - Contract award notice - Fidelity Assurance

description: Not published

description:
https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk
The Authority uses the eProcurement portal Jaggaer (formerly Bravo Solution) ("Portal") to conduct all Commercial activities. Associated tender documents are listed below and accessible to Suppliers within ITT_22170.
Fidelity Assurance Open Procedure - Instructions to Suppliers and appendices
A Tender Launch Event will be held on 12 March 2025 10:00 - 11:30. The session will cover the Competitive Tendering Procedure and is an opportunity for Suppliers to ask any clarification questions. Suppliers wanting to attend the virtual event at 10:00 on Wednesday 12th March 2025, are required to use the messaging facility within ITT_22170 to provide the Authority with a list of attendee names and email addresses by 17:00 on 10/03/2025.

documentType: biddingDocuments

description:
The Authority uses the eProcurement portal Jaggaer (formerly Bravo Solution) ("Portal") to conduct all Commercial activities. Associated tender documents are listed below and accessible to Suppliers within ITT_22170.
Appendix B Fidelity Assurance Specification

documentType: technicalSpecifications

description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

description:
Connect to Work will be delivered using two of the most recognised quality standards for supported employment: IPS and SEQF. The Fidelity Assurance requirement supplements the delivery of Connect to Work by supporting delivery partners in following the requirements of the IPS and SEQF supported employment models. Both models have Fidelity Scales. The Fidelity Assurance Supplier will be required to deliver the Fidelity Assurance services across England and Wales.
DWP will fund delivery of the Fidelity Assurance requirement for IPS and SEQF through one contract. The Authority has considered whether the Fidelity Assurance services could reasonably be supplied under more than one contract by dividing the procurement into lots based on geographical area. The Authority has concluded that splitting the procurement into lots could make the requirement disproportionately expensive to manage and increase the technical risk to deliver the requirement.
The Authority is awarding a public contract under section 19 of the Procurement Act 2023. The award of that public contract was through an open procedure in accordance with section 20(1) and (2)(a) of the PA 2023, The procurement for the award of that public contract was conducted in accordance with sections 20(1) and (2)(a) the Procurement Act 2023 as an open procedure for the award of a light touch contract.

riskDetails:
Volume of Fidelity Assessments
The Volume of Fidelity Assessments are driven by the number of Delivery Partners instructed by Accountable Bodies to carry out any part of Connect to Work on behalf of the Accountable Body in the Delivery Area. Until a Delivery Area commences delivery of Connect to Work it is not known how many Delivery Partners will be delivering Connect to Work in that Delivery Area. If the average number of Delivery Partners across all Delivery Areas exceeds the Should Cost Model assumptions of 10 per Delivery Area, there is a risk that the contract cannot be performed to the satisfaction of the Authority. The risk is assigned to the Fidelity Assurance Supplier. The contract addresses some of the potential impacts of such risks through the structure of the KPIs which provide the Fidelity Assurance Supplier at least 9 months' notice prior to the Fidelity Assessment being required and a 4 month window to carry out each Fidelity Assessment.

financialTerms: The Fidelity Assurance Supplier must be prepared to use electronic purchase to pay (P2P) routes, including Catalogue and eInvoicing. The Fidelity Assurance Supplier must be prepared to work with the Authority to set up and test all electronic P2P routes. This may involve creating technical ordering and invoice files, including working with our ERP system service suppliers and systems.

submissionMethodDetails:
The Authority uses the eProcurement portal Jaggaer (formerly Bravo Solution) ("Portal") to conduct all Commercial activities. Associated tender documents are listed below and accessible to Suppliers within ITT_22170.
Fidelity Assurance Open Procedure - Instructions to Suppliers and appendices
Appendix B - Fidelity Assurance Specification
Appendix D - The draft contract terms
Appendix F - Form of tender
Appendix G - Certificate of non-collusion and non-canvassing
Appendix H - Commercially sensitive information
Appendix J - Technical Qualitative Questions
Appendix K - Contract Cost Register
Appendix L - Financial Ratios Template
Appendix M - Information Security Questionnaire
Appendix N - TUPE - Contrary view to the Authority [optional]
How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register on the Portal (this is only required once):
https://dwp.bravosolution.co.uk & click the link to register - Accept the terms & conditions & click 'continue' - Enter your correct business & user details - Note your chosen username & click 'Save'. You will receive an email with your password (keep this secure)
2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the Portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant exercise to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (A secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box
3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the Authority and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions to complete (detailed online help available). To submit your reply use the 'Submit Response' button (top of the page).
For further assistance please consult the online help, or the eTendering help desk.
A Tender Launch Event will be held on 12 March 2025 10:00 - 11:30. The session will cover the Competitive Tendering Procedure and is an opportunity for Suppliers to ask any clarification questions.
Suppliers wanting to attend the virtual event at 10:00 on Wednesday 12th March 2025, are required to use the messaging facility within ITT_22170 to provide the Authority with a list of attendee names and email addresses by 17:00 on 10/03/2025.

Department for Work & Pensions

description: Public authority - central government

SOCIAL FINANCE LIMITED

description:
The Sigrid Rausing Trust, 12 Penzance Place, London, W11 4PA (Companies House Number 13152028)
The R And S Cohen Foundation Nominees Limited, 4 Stanley Crescent, London, W11 2NB (Companies House Number 05752230)
David Blood, 87 Vauxhall Walk, London, SE11 5HJ (Individual - April 1959)

noEngagementNoticeRationale: A Prior Information Notice has been published on Find a Tender on 27 January 2025 with the following procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d68c


name: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

description:
Pathology Transport: will be for Specialist Transport Services for the movement of Infectious Substances, Diagnostic Specimens and Other Biological Substances across the UK. There may be a requirement by Participating Authorities for Admitted Tenderers to facilitate the movement of the substances to premises outside of the UK.
The Admitted Tenderers awarded to this Lot will be able to provide ad hoc and scheduled collections from the Authority premises to an agreed location, including Authority premises and Third-Party locations, such as a referral testing location. The Admitted Tenderers will be able to provide services such as Same Day and Next Day deliveries.
The items to be transported may include, but not limited to:
•	Division 6.2 Infectious Substances (Category A and B) (not inclusive of Clinical Waste)
•	Division 6.1 Toxic Substances (Biological and Medical Cultures, Samples and Specimens)
•	Infectious Substances for carriage under UN 2814, UN 2900 and UN3373
Pharmacy Transport: will be for the provision of Pharmaceutical and Controlled Drugs Specialist Transport Services for the movement of pharmaceutical products across the UK. There may be a Participating Authority requirement for movement of items outside of the UK.
The Admitted Tenderers awarded to this Lot will be able to provide ad hoc and scheduled collections from the Authority premises to an agreed location, including Participating Authority premises and Third-Party locations. The Admitted Tenderers will be able to provide services such as Same Day and Next Day deliveries. Admitted Tenderers may use their own services or a third-party subcontractor to deliver the services.
The items to be transported in accordance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Standards may include, but not limited to:
•	Pharmaceuticals
•	Controlled Drugs (including drugs precursors)
•	Medical equipment

relatedLot: Lot 1: Medical Couriers

description: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

description: Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver

description: Pathology services

description: Pharmacy services

description: Mail transport by road

description: Post and courier services

description: Postal services

description: Courier services

description: Multi-modal courier services

description: Hire of buses and coaches with driver

title: Transportation Dynamic Purchasing System

documentType: economicSelectionCriteria

documentType: technicalSelectionCriteria

label: Name and addresses

text: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

text: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE)

description: HTE reserves the right to use e-auctions for any call-offs on this DPS, however, e-auction will not be used to establish the DPS.

description:
HTE are seeking to establish a Transportation DPS for the provision of pathology and pharmacy transport, non-clinical courier services, and bus and community transport services and any associated services.
The lot structure for this category is as follows:
Lot 1: Medical Couriers
Pathology Transport: will be for Specialist Transport Services for the movement of Infectious Substances, Diagnostic Specimens and Other Biological Substances across the UK. There may be a requirement by Participating Authorities to facilitate the movement of the substances to premises outside of the UK.
The Admitted Tenderers awarded to this Lot will be able to provide ad hoc and scheduled collections from the Authority premises to an agreed location, including Authority premises and Third-Party locations, such as a referral testing location. The Admitted Tenderers will be able to provide services such as Same Day and Next Day deliveries.
The items to be transported may include, but not limited to:
• Division 6.2 Infectious Substances (Category A and B) (not inclusive of Clinical Waste)
• Division 6.1 Toxic Substances (Biological and Medical Cultures, Samples and Specimens)
• Infectious Substances for carriage under UN 2814, UN 2900 and UN3373
Pharmacy Transport: will be for the provision of Pharmaceutical and Controlled Drugs Specialist Transport Services for the movement of pharmaceutical products across the UK. There may be a Participating Authority requirement for movement of items outside of the UK.
The items to be transported in accordance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Standards may include, but not limited to:
• Pharmaceuticals
• Controlled Drugs (including drugs precursors)
• Medical equipment
Lot 2: Non-Clinical Courier Services and associated services
Same day or next day service delivering regular and planned or ad-hoc and unplanned logistic requirements.
Items to be transported include all non-clinical items which do not require environmental monitoring in transport.
Examples of items to be transported could include files/medical notes and general supplies.
Requirements may be regular consignment and transfer of mail and files between community, mental health and social care providers.
Lot 3: Bus & Community Transport Services and associated services
This Lot will include bus and community transport services, for the provision of a service operating vehicle(s) with nine or more seated passenger capacity under a PSV licence or Community Organisations operating under a Section 19 or Section 22 permit.
The Participating Authority of this DPS may include NHS Trusts, Hospitals, Community Hospitals and any other authorised healthcare facility, this also may include other non-healthcare public sector organisation which may have a transport requirement.

submissionMethod: electronicSubmission written

procurementMethod: selective

procurementMethodDetails: Restricted procedure

HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE)

locality: Edgbaston, Birmingham

postalCode: B15 1NU

streetAddress: 19 George Road

description: Body governed by public law

description: Health

legalName: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE)

HTE Legal Department

locality: 19 George Road

legalName: HTE Legal Department

description:
TERMS AND CONDITIONS / ACTIVITY BASED INCOME (ABI)
The terms and conditions of this Framework Agreement is appended to the ITT. These terms include
provisions requiring the payment by the supplier of an ABI management charge in consideration of the
award of this Framework Agreement, the management and administration by HTE of the overall contract
structure and associated documentation, as well as the requirement to submit regular management
information to HTE.
SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND PROCUREMENT INFORMATION
This exercise will be conducted on the HTE Bravo portal. Candidates wishing to be considered must
register expressions of interest as follows:
Register on the HTE portal at https://healthtrusteurope.bravosolution.co.uk. Login to the portal with
username/password. Click the SQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers link. These are the SQs/ITTs open to any
registered supplier. Click on the relevant SQs/ITT to access the content. Click the Express Interest button
at the top of the page. This will move the SQs/ITT into your My SQs/My ITTs page. You can access any
attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the SQs/ITT Details box. Follow the onscreen instructions to
complete the SQs/ITT. Submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you
require any further advice, contact the Bravo e-Tendering Help Desk at help@bravosolution.co.uk.
Candidates must complete the Qualification & Technical envelopes of the SQ on Bravo in full.


title: INTENTION TO AWARD - Cambridgeshire County Council - Medical Advisor to CCC Adoption and Permanence Panel

description:
This is a procurement under the Provider Selection Regime for a Medical Advisor.
The Medical Advisor is a statutory requirement to fulfil medicals linked to the adoption and fostering services within the Council.
The outcomes aim to deliver consistent delivery of the statutory obligations regarding medical advisors as set out in the Adoptions Agencies 2005 Regulations ensuring the service is not disrupted or delayed while recommissioning activity takes place.

name: Integration, collaboration and service sustainability

name: Improving Access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice

description: Medical specialist services

procurementMethodRationale:
This procurement utilised the Direct Award C process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) which allows for a contract to be awarded to an existing provider without a competitive process, provided certain conditions are met.
This process was used to renew the contract with the existing provider, for the following reasons:
There are no considerable changes to the contract's nature or value.
Incumbent provider performance was assessed and the Authority is satisfied that the provider is meeting the requirements of the current contract will likely meet the requirements of the new 12 month contract

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

Cambridgeshire County Council

locality: Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon

streetAddress: New Shire Hall Emery Crescent Enterprise Campus,

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Cambridgeshire County Council

noIdentifierRationale: notOnAnyRegister

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHST

locality: St Ives, Cambridgeshire

postalCode: PE27 4LG

streetAddress: Unit 3, The Meadows, Meadow Lane

legalName: Cambridgeshire Community Services NHST

Cambridgeshire County Council

locality: Huntingdon

postalCode: PE28 4YE

streetAddress: New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald

description:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight at the end of the 8th of July 2025.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to ProcurementandCommercial@cambridgeshire.gov.uk FAO Thomas Clarke.
Award decision makers:
Award of contract was approved by Cambridgeshire County Council's Head of Service - Fostering.
Conflicts of Interest - No conflict of interested were declared prior to, or during, the preparation of the tender excise, the evaluation or moderation period or the award of the contract.
Relative importance of the key criteria: The decision was made through an evaluation methodology covering the 5 criterion. The greatest weighting were applied to quality and innovation and value.
Quality and Innovation was weighted highly as it was imperative that due to the nature of the service specification and expectations regarding delivery requirements, quality is considered the most important component.
This was followed by value to ensure that the service will be delivered within the available financial envelope and for the bidder to provide the local authority with assurances that there will be robust financial and performance monitoring.
Added value was considered though social value, recognising the importance of a providers wider contribution to the councils ambitions and benefits to local residents.


description: Business organisation services

description: Coaching services

title: Leadership Effectiveness Services

description: Transparency notice on Find a Tender

description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender

description: Business organisation services

title: Leadership Effectiveness Services

description: Not published

description:
The Services are the provision of targeted development programs, coaching, and strategic culture-building initiatives to strengthen leadership effectiveness across the Board, Executive, and Senior Leadership teams.
The Services will deliver ongoing coaching, development programs, and culture-building initiatives, tailored to EWR Co., ensuring that all leaders are equally equipped to navigate challenges and contribute to a high-performance environment.

procurementMethod: direct

procurementMethodDetails: Direct award

procurementMethodRationale:
The East West Railway Company (EWR Co.) has undertaken prior market engagement with alternative providers to assess their capability and capacity to deliver the required services.
Based on this market testing and evaluation, EWR Co. has determined that Kotter Inc. is the only supplier with the demonstrated capability, sector-specific experience, and capacity to deliver the services to the standard necessary for achieving the programme's strategic outcomes. This includes a high level of expertise in leadership development, with a team of experienced facilitators and an established framework that aligns with EWR Co.'s strategic goals. This combination of contextual knowledge and targeted expertise positions Kotter Inc. as the only suitable partner to support EWR Co.'s leadership development initiatives and ensure meaningful, sustainable outcomes.
This direct award is made under Section 41(1)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023, on the basis that the selected supplier is the only provider capable of meeting the specific and complex requirements of the project, thereby ensuring value for money and continuity of delivery.

East West Rail Company Limited

locality: MILTON KEYNES

postalCode: MK9 1EN

streetAddress: The Quadrant, Milton Keynes

description: Public authority - central government

Kotter Inc.

region: US

country: US

locality: Cambridge MA

countryName: United States

streetAddress: 5 Bennett Street

description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender

description: Title is 'Leadership Effectiveness Services' NOT 'Programme development and technical services'