CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Developing an Employer Liaison Service

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

At present we offer a range of outward facing, employer and employee centred services, some of which has had to be amended and adapted during the current Covid19 pandemic.

We now wish to consider the options as to how we can have an organisational approach to how we provide Information, , advice, guidance and support to employers - based on their needs and our business requirements. This would need to include an understanding of what employers want from us and the support that we can provide.

It needs to be a service that provides advice and guidance to the sector around our business areas such as:

• registration including specific advice and guidance on registration for adult care home workers under voluntary registration until March 2022

• fitness to practise including training to support employers

• standards of practice expected and relevant support when standards not met

• resources available to support them and their workforce

• signposting and/or providing tailored support

Lastly it needs to be a service that draws in the intelligence from the sector and creates a mechanism to develop themes and trends which inform future responses of guidance, resources and support to the sector that is much more predictive and preventative

This needs to build on and develop, a range of well received offers that already exist. It will naturally require a continuation of these offers, whilst a new, organisational wide offer is created.

See Specification for further infromation

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=105233.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Budget:

There is a budget of £40,000 (including VAT) agreed for this tender. Initial market research has confirmed that this budget figure is realistic for the scope of work set out. However, we are open to supplier recommendations for enhanced service provision and realise that may come at additional cost. Therefore, please do not allow this indicative budget figure to deter submissions which may be over this value, but please ensure your submission with clearly defined additional benefits

Length of contract:

The successful Supplier will need to be available to lead work for a period of 6 months commencing from the initial project meeting held with the successful provider

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

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

Cymraeg/ Welsh

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:105233)

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice