CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

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

Management of Unpaid Carers Grant Applications

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who are seeking to award a contract for the Management of Unpaid Carers Grant Applications.

Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board (RPB) has received funds totalling £147,000 to support wellbeing of our citizens, in particular, that of unpaid carers. We require relevant umbrella organisations who are able to distribute the funds to 3rd sector and private providers to be able to support unpaid carers and/or the people they care for.

Administration of a grant fund for 3rd sector organisations in Cardiff and the Vale to support unpaid carers. This will include:

a) development of an agreed specification

b) circulation of the specification to appropriate organisations within the network with promotion and signposting, as well as potential wider networks of private providers

c) application template for organisations to submit a proposal outlining the use of spend, numbers of people they can support, impact and monitoring

d) facilitation of grading and review of submitted schemes to be assessed with a panel representing partners

e) transfer of funds to awarded bidders

f) follow up report in an agreed format to give details on the impact of this funding and case studies of some key examples of support provided.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=137191

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The awarded contract will be for a period of ten months. The delivery of the applications will be from award until the 31st March 2024 with the remaining seven months to complete a number of reports as outlined in the Appendix A Service Specification.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

As per tender documents

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CAV-ITT-55123

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

Please note additional information on this procurement:

1. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract.

2. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the ITT and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms.

3. The Contracting Authority will not accept completed ITT's after the stated closing date.

4. All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling.

5. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders.

6. Bidders wishing to participate should visit the Bravo e-tenderwales portal and access the ITT under itt_107571.

7. Bidders should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services is acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale ULHB

8. Bidders should note that this Procurement is under the Light Touch Regime.

(WA Ref:137191)

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice