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Contract Notice

Consultancy of Disability Wales Training and Consultancy Business Development Plan

  • First published: 29 November 2022
  • Last modified: 29 November 2022

Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-127021
Published by:
Disability Wales
Authority ID:
AA1051
Publication date:
29 November 2022
Deadline date:
16 December 2022
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
Yes
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

Future Business Development Consultancy Commission Requirements To work coproductively with DW personnel to create a Business Development Plan for Disability Wales’s Training and Consultancy Services and present it using everyday language. This will involve reviewing and making recommendations regarding the development of DWs brand and business strategy. This would include advice and recommendations on: • Identifying and develoing new income generating opportunities • Identifying and mitigating any business risks that may arise • Forecasting and Target Setting • Pricing models based on market research • Developing contracts and terms & conditions • Evaluating current services for current good practice and shortfalls Please note that Disability Wales has a separate tender to look specifically at developing our marketing and communications strategy regarding our Training and Consultancy services.

Full notice text

CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

SERVICES

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address


Disability Wales

Brydon House, Caerphilly Business Park, Van Road,

Caerphilly

CF83 3ED

UK

Leandra Craine

+44 02920887325

leandra.craine@disabilitywales.org

+44 02920888702
www.disabilitywales.org

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained


Disability Wales

Brydon House, Caerphilly Business Park, Van Road,

Caerphilly

CF83 3ED

UK

Leandra Craine

+44 02920887325

leandra.craine@disabilitywales.org

+44 02920888702
www.disabilitywales.org

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:


Disability Wales

Brydon House Block B, Caerphilly Business Park, Van Road,

Caerphilly

CF83 3ED

UK

Leandra Craine

+44 02920887325

leandra.craine@disabilitywales.org

+44 02920888702
www.disabilitywales.org

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Consultancy of Disability Wales Training and Consultancy Business Development Plan

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Future Business Development Consultancy

Commission Requirements

To work coproductively with DW personnel to create a Business Development Plan for Disability Wales’s Training and Consultancy Services and present it using everyday language.

This will involve reviewing and making recommendations regarding the development of DWs brand and business strategy. This would include advice and recommendations on:

• Identifying and develoing new income generating opportunities

• Identifying and mitigating any business risks that may arise

• Forecasting and Target Setting

• Pricing models based on market research

• Developing contracts and terms & conditions

• Evaluating current services for current good practice and shortfalls

Please note that Disability Wales has a separate tender to look specifically at developing our marketing and communications strategy regarding our Training and Consultancy services.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=127021.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

72224000 Project management consultancy services
73220000 Development consultancy services
1000 WALES
1010 West Wales and The Valleys
1011 Isle of Anglesey
1012 Gwynedd
1013 Conwy and Denbighshire
1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
1015 Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
1016 Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
1017 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
1018 Swansea
1020 East Wales
1021 Monmouthshire and Newport
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
1023 Flintshire and Wrexham
1024 Powys

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

About Disability Wales / Anabledd Cymru

Disability Wales / Anabledd Cymru is the national association of disabled people’s organisations in Wales striving to achieve the rights and equality of all disabled people.

Our aims are to:

Influence policy and decision makers at all levels, through acting as an effective advocate for the views, priorities and interests of our members

· Develop and support the work of organisations managed and controlled by disabled people

· Lead and develop an effective, sustainable organisation and ensure sound and robust governance

Values

· The Social Model of Disability

· Equality, Diversity and Human Rights

· An Inclusive Society

· Self-determination

· Beacon of best practice

DW is a policy influencing organisation and receives an Equality and Inclusion Grant from Welsh Government to represent the interests of disabled people in developing government policy. It worked with Welsh Government and other stakeholders in developing the Framework for Action on Disability: the Right to Independent Living (2019). The Framework is a cross-cutting approach to tackling the range of societal barriers faced by disabled people including in education, employment, transport and housing.

DW was closely involved with the coproduction of the report commissioned by the then Deputy Minister and Chief Whip: Locked-out – Liberating the lives and rights of disabled people beyond Covid-19 (2021). In response to the findings and recommendations in the report, the First Minister established the Disability Rights Taskforce which will produce an Action Plan aimed at embedding the Social Model of Disability in Welsh policy and tackling the issues identified in Locked-out. DW is actively involved in the Taskforce and secured the contract to deliver Social Model training to all Taskforce and Working Group members.

DW receives funding from other sources such as the National Lottery Community Fund to deliver specific projects and was awarded a Third Sector Resilience Grant from WCVA to develop its Training and Consultancy Service.

As an umbrella body DW provides support to its members – grassroots Disabled People’s Organisations - through training and development programmes as well as provision of information and resources. In addition to its website, DW has an extensive reach via various social media platforms including Facebook, twitter and You Tube.

Social Model of Disability

Disability Wales promotes the adoption and implementation of the Social Model of Disability throughout its work. All contractors are required to work within this model when delivering projects or services on our behalf.

The Social Model of Disability was developed by disabled people and makes the important difference between ‘impairment’ and ‘disability’, defined as follows:

Impairment: An injury, illness, congenital condition or neurodivergence that causes or is likely to cause a long-term effect on physical appearance and / or limitation of function within the individual that differs from the commonplace.

Disability: The loss or limitation of opportunities to take part in society on an equitable level with others due to social and environmental barriers.

Disability is defined as being caused by ‘barriers’ or elements of social organisation which take no or little account of people who have impairments. Society is seen to disable people who have impairments because the way it has been set up prevents us from taking part in everyday life. It follows that if disabled people are to be able to join in mainstream society, then the way society is organised must be changed.

Removing the barriers which exclude (and disable) people who have impairments can bring about this change. There are three main types of barrier facing disabled people:

Environmental barriers: lack of access in and around the built environment including transport systems

Attitudinal barriers: where disabled people are regarded as inferior, helpless, weak and vulnerable

Institutional barriers: policies and procedures that prevent the full participation of disabled people within education, the work place and the wider community

Disability Wales campaigns to remove all disabling barriers in Wales whether environmental, attitudinal or institutional.

About Disability Wales Training and Consultancy Services

Disability Wales is Wales’ Disability Expert. As a national Disabled People’s Organisation and employer of disabled people, we have a wealth of expertise in how to reach and engage with disabled people as well as in recruitment of disabled people and creating an inclusive workplace.

Disability Wales provides this expertise in numerous ways, from hosting workshops and focus groups, designing surveys and producing reports providing a bespoke consultancy service as well as delivery of full training courses such as:

• Introduction to Disability Rights and Equality

• Knowing Your Rights as a Disabled Person

• How to be an Inclusive Organisation – Accessible Policy in Practice

• Engagement with Disabled People

• Disability Equality and Employment of Disabled People

• Disability Equality and Living Life Independently

DW’s clients for its training and consultancy services include Welsh Government, local government and other public sector bodies, as well as national and local third sector organisations.

Training & Consultancy Objectives:

The objective of our training and consultancy services is to improve the rights and equality of disabled people, through educating people, services and workplaces on their rights and the Social Model of Disability. Previously, our services have responded to demand such as replying to direct training requests from external stakeholders.

Disability Wales would like to expand their training and consultancy to reach out to a wider range of organisations and services to better reach their aims. To improve the reach of their services and stimulate new business, Disability Wales need to enact a future development plan through working with a consultant.

The development of the Training and Consultancy Service will also contribute to the sustainability of DW through the diversification of income streams.

Staff Structure

The development of Disability Wales’s training and consultancy services are overseen by the Project Officer employed by Disability Wales and supported by the Disability Wales Policy and Programmes Manager and Disability Equalities Officer.

For further information specifically on the project, contact Leandra Craine, DW’s Training and Consultancy Project Officer via email at Leandra.craine@disabilitywales.org

Commission Requirements

To work coproductively with DW personnel to create a Business Development Plan for Disability Wales’s Training and Consultancy Services and present it using everyday language.

This will involve reviewing and making recommendations regarding the development of DWs brand and business strategy. This would include advice and recommendations on:

• Identifying and develoing new income generating opportunities

• Identifying and mitigating any business risks that may arise

• Forecasting and Target Setting

• Pricing models based on market research

• Developing contracts and terms & conditions

• Evaluating current services for current good practice and shortfalls

Please note that Disability Wales has a separate tender to look specifically at developing our marketing and communications strategy regarding our Training and Consultancy services.

Audience for the consultation

Current Disability Wales staff and board members will participate in this consultation. The Development Plan and all documents should be written using the perspective and language of the Social Model of Disability.

The Consultants must have:

• Knowledge, understanding of and commitment to the Social Model of Disability and its implementation.

• Awareness of the strengths, abilities and experience of Disabled People from diverse communities.

• Understanding of and be committed to all equality issues.

• A proven track record of developing and delivering Business Plans including in the Third Sector

• Knowledge and experience in financial planning and pricing strategies

• Knowledge and experience of contract development

The ability to:

• Prioritise workload to meet agreed targets and deadlines.

• Work with and relate to people with a wide range of impairments.

• Value the rights, equality and independence of all disabled people.

Expression of Interest

Expressions of interest must be submitted along with the following:

- Details of relevant work experience

- Outline proposal of how you will undertake this work

- An example of a consultation plan

- Your methodology

- Schedule of fees

- Two references

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

The Consultants must have:

• Knowledge, understanding of and commitment to the Social Model of Disability and its implementation.

• Awareness of the strengths, abilities and experience of Disabled People from diverse communities.

• Understanding of and be committed to all equality issues.

• A proven track record of developing and delivering Business Plans including in the Third Sector

• Knowledge and experience in financial planning and pricing strategies

• Knowledge and experience of contract development

The ability to:

• Prioritise workload to meet agreed targets and deadlines.

• Work with and relate to people with a wide range of impairments.

• Value the rights, equality and independence of all disabled people.

Expression of Interest

Expressions of interest must be submitted along with the following:

- Details of relevant work experience

- Outline proposal of how you will undertake this work

- An example of a consultation plan

- Your methodology

- Schedule of fees

- Two references

The inclusive research, consultation and design fee must fit within a total (including VAT) of £3000

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

RFQ 011222

4.3

Time Limits

Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders
    16-12-2022  Time  17:00

Estimated award date
 16-01-2023

4.5

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

EN 

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Management of Contract

The contact at DW/AC for the duration of the commission is the Training and Consultancy Project Coordinator, Leandra Craine, and any queries regarding its progress should be made to her, for example specific dates of the evaluation delivery.

Queries concerning administrative arrangements should be made to the Training and Consultancy Project Coordinator, Leandra Craine.

(WA Ref:127021)

5.2

Additional Documentation

Disability Wales Development Tender 011222

5.3

Publication date of this notice

 29-11-2022

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
73220000 Development consultancy services Research and development consultancy services
72224000 Project management consultancy services Systems and technical consultancy services

Delivery locations

ID Description
1017 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
1015 Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
1013 Conwy and Denbighshire
1020 East Wales
1023 Flintshire and Wrexham
1016 Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
1012 Gwynedd
1011 Isle of Anglesey
1021 Monmouthshire and Newport
1024 Powys
1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
1018 Swansea
1000 WALES
1010 West Wales and The Valleys

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ID Description
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Document family

Notice details
Publication date:
29 November 2022
Deadline date:
16 December 2022 00:00
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Authority name:
Disability Wales
Publication date:
07 March 2023
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Authority name:
Disability Wales

About the buyer

Main contact:
leandra.craine@disabilitywales.org
Admin contact:
leandra.craine@disabilitywales.org
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
leandra.craine@disabilitywales.org

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