Flintshire Social Prescribing Service / Gwasanaeth Presgripsiynu Cymdeithasol Sir y Fflint

Procurement description

Flintshire County Council would like to appoint a trusted service provider to deliver a Social Prescribing Service. The commissioned provider will establish a social prescribing team working collaborative within the multi-agency Single Point of Access (SPOA). The commissioned social prescribing team will use specialist community knowledge to provide information, referrals and signposting to connect people to community groups, activities and assets that will meet their individual needs. The service will help to build the resilience of people and communities and will respond to the high demands for quality acute health and social care services.

This service will be funded by Welsh Government Regional Integration Funding (RIF) and will replace an existing grant funded project that delivers similar service outcomes. There will be a requirement for Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment (TUPE) impact to be managed between the existing and commissioned providers. The initial contract will be for eighteen months with an option to extend for an additional two years subject to the continuation of Welsh Government funding.

Hoffai Cyngor Sir y Fflint benodi darparwr gwasanaeth dibynadwy i ddarparu Gwasanaeth Presgripsiynu Cymdeithasol. Bydd y darparwr a gomisiynir yn sefydlu tîm presgripsiynu cymdeithasol gan gydweithio o fewn Un Pwynt Mynediad amlasiantaethol. Bydd y tîm presgripsiynu cymdeithasol a gomisiynir yn defnyddio gwybodaeth gymunedol arbenigol i ddarparu gwybodaeth, atgyfeiriadau a chyfeirio i gysylltu pobl gyda grwpiau, gweithgareddau ac asedau cymunedol, a fydd yn bodloni eu hanghenion unigol. Bydd y gwasanaeth yn helpu i fagu gwytnwch pobl a chymunedau, a bydd yn ymateb i’r galw uchel am wasanaethau iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol acíwt o safon.

Bydd y gwasanaeth yn cael ei ariannu gan Gyllid Integreiddio Rhanbarthol a bydd yn disodli prosiect sy’n cael ei ariannu drwy grant ar hyn o bryd sy’n darparu canlyniadau gwasanaeth tebyg. Fe fydd yna ofyniad am effaith Trosglwyddo Ymgymeriadau Diogelu Cyflogaeth i gael ei reoli rhwng darparwyr presennol a darparwyr a gomisiynir. Bydd y contract cychwynnol am ddeunaw mis gyda’r dewis o’i ymestyn am ddwy flynedd ychwanegol yn amodol ar barhad cyllid Llywodraeth Cymru.

Main category

Services

Delivery regions

• UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham

Total value (estimated, excluding VAT)

312861 GBP to 312861GBP

Contract dates (estimated)

01 October 2025, 00:00AM to 31 March 2027, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 31 March 2029

Flintshire County Council

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition

Is this procurement under a special regime?

Light touch

Is the total value above threshold?

Below threshold

CPV classifications

• 85321000 - Administrative social services
• 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Delivery regions

• UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham

Lot value (estimated)

312861 GBP Excluding VAT

375433 GBP Including VAT

Sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contract start date (estimated)

01 October 2025, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

31 March 2027, 23:59PM

Extension end date (estimated)

31 March 2029, 23:59PM

Can the contract be extended?

Yes

Description of extensions

The contract will be extended by 2 years subject to a replacement funding programme and service outcomes being achieved.

Award criteria

Tender submission deadline

28 July 2025, 12:00PM

Enquiry deadline

21 July 2025, 12:00PM

Submission address and any special instructions

https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/LoginInstructions1. Log in to PROACTIS at https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com2. If you are already registered on the Proactis portal please Login and start at Step 14 of these instructions if not go to STEP 33. Click the “Sign Up” button at the bottom of the window4. Enter your correct Organisation Name, address and Primary Contact Details. You will need to create the Organisation ID and User Name. If you have a generic email address for your organisation e.g. tenders@xxx.co.uk then please use this as the primary contact email address.5. Please make a note of the Organisation ID and User Name, then click “Register”6. You will receive an email asking you to “Click here to activate your account”. This takes you to Enter Organisation Details.7. Please enter the information requested, click the “>” on the screen and follow the instructionsensuring that you enter all applicable details.8. In the Classification screen please ensure that you select the Product Classification Codes (CPV Codes) that appear in the tender notice. Please ensure that the selected codes are relevant to yourbusiness to ensure that you get notification of opportunities that are of interest.9. In the Buyers screen please select Denbighshire County Council (you may register with other organisations if you wish)10. In the Primary Contact Details screen please ensure that all information is complete. (Please see note 4 above)11. Accept the Terms and Conditions and then click “>”. This takes you to the Welcome window.12. In the Finish screen please enter a new password and note all your Login details for future reference.13. Now click “Complete Registration” and you will enter the Supplier Network page.14. On the centre of the screen click “Opportunities”. This will take you to the list of current opportunities available to you.15. Click the “>” that relates to this notice, this will take you into the PQQ or Tender Request and click “Register Interest”. Note there may be several opportunities that appear on this screen, pleaseensure that you select the correct one.16. In the “Your Opportunities” screen please note the closing time and date for completion of the relevant project. Please review the “Items” tab (Tender stage only) and the Documents tab (PQQ and Tender stages) as there will be information relating to the project held here. The Documents are accessed by clicking the down arrow underneath the General tab. Please ensure that you download all documents to your PC as you will be required to complete and upload some of them as part of your submission. There are instructions on how to complete your submission in the Guidance for Bidders document.17. You can now either create your response”, or “Decline” this opportunity.

May tenders be submitted electronically?

Yes