CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Collective Leadership in Social Care

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The specific proposal is to develop and pilot a cross sector senior leadership programme, across statutory and third sector in social care. Currently, there is no cross sector senior leadership programme specific to social care.

This programme will sit within a framework of national management programmes which is managed for the 22 local authorities by Social Care Wales. Within the framework we have:

- Team Manager Development programme (accredited)

- Middle Manager Development Programme (accredited)

- Developmental programmes for senior leaders (non accredited)

This programme would sit at the developmental programmes for senior leaders level.

The purpose of this pilot would be to test a collective leadership programme, with a long term aim that the programme would likely be offered every two years, or more frequently depending on demand. There is potential that the eligibility criteria may expand for future cohorts, to include partners such as health.

This programme seeks to bring together learning opportunities across sectors, linking to our commitments in our workforce strategy for collective and compassionate leadership in social care.

The principles of the programme would be based in compassionate leadership.

The objective of the project is to support senior leaders across statutory and third sector to create a culture of continuous change and improvement across social care by:

- Establishing a programme that will support senior leaders' personal development, learning and resilience.

- Provide senior leaders with opportunities to work together across boundaries to coproduce and implement solutions for change and improvement in social care

- Improve understanding and appreciation of collective leadership challenges

- Build sustainable peer to peer relationships

- Support leaders to develop their confidence and resilience and achieve what matters to supported individuals and communities.

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2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The contract will run initially until March 2024 with a possibility of being extended for a further six months, up to a total period of 2 years.

There is a budget of £45,000 (inclusive of any applicable VAT) agreed for this tender.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

The successful bidder would need to demonstrate experience of:

- working with and developing senior leaders

- identifying and working with current and relevant examples of good practice

- knowledge of the social care sector in Wales, including national policy and strategic priorities, and current pressures and challenges. This would include an understanding of both third and public sector.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:122984)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice