II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73210000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
As Specified in the tender documents
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract will form a key part of our Health Equality funding. In July 2020, following an EC decision, we provided an additional 14 development grants to partnerships who had applied to the Healthy Communities Together (HCT) programme. During this development grant period and in order to maximise our learning, we provided them with a Support and Learning Contract.
Following the completion of this successful contract, we are now looking to procure a more significant and longer-term Support and Learning contract as a number of those grant holders move into delivery of their full grants to build cross-sector partnerships and address health inequalities in their local areas.
Bidders will be expected to provide a range of activities to support grant holders to learn from each other, capture practical learning and disseminate it to a wider audience therefore maximising our investment in this area.
As well as supporting the grant holders in this programme, we will also look to bring on board new and existing projects from our responsive and other funding streams to connect with relevant grantees, join events and share learning.
Some of these projects will have their own learning elements and we expect any bidder to work closely with other organisations, to build on and complement their work and not overburden any of our grant holders or duplicate other learning activity. For example, the HCT programme where grant holders receive expert support from The King’s Fund and Connecting Health Communities by the Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR).
The early learning from the initial nine-month Learning and Support contract has helped inform the scoping of the second phase on this work. Activities for Phase Two will focus on four key areas:
Support to grant holders through peer support learning activities, communities of practices, etc offering both informal support as well as opportunities to engage in structured reflective spaces.
Linking and connecting wider through networking and events with opportunities to bring in experts with specialist knowledge and learning on areas such as
tackling inequalities
developing partnerships, joint working approaches, etc.
helping build grant holders storytelling capability and developing influencing skills
connecting/hearing from other projects (and Funders) in their local areas addressing health inequalities
Further information available in the tender documentation
Outputs (formal and informal materials), e.g., Learning papers, reports, blogs, webinars, practical tools and materials, case studies, etc.
Comms and Dissemination activities, e.g., via roundtables, conferences/workshops, etc
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
250 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No