CPH054 Derbyshire Time Swap Service

Tender description

Derbyshire County Council is seeking a Sole Provider or Consortium (working as one entity) to deliver and coordinate the Time Swap scheme across Derbyshire, ensuring all localities/areas are equitable and consistent (excluding Derby City & Chesterfield Locality). The Council is procuring the scheme as detailed in the specification Under the Light Touch Regime, using a bespoke procedure with negotiations. It is intended that the top scoring 3 bidders will be taken through to the negotiation stage following the initial evaluation. However the Council reserves the right to award the contract following the initial evaluation where a suitable solution is identified which meets the Councils requirements without negotiation. The aim of the Time Swap scheme is to develop a social network of people, sharing their time, skills and talents to help each other to stay healthy, well and connected in their communities across Derbyshire. The Provider will be required to relaunch an existing Time Swap scheme. During the course of the contract, the Provider will work to improve and develop the scheme using co-production principles. The contract start date is 14 November 2022 for 3 years, with a 10-week mobilisation period from 05 September 2022 to 13 November 2022. It is anticipated that the scheme maybe delivered beyond this time subject to satisfactory evaluation and funding for a further two 12-month periods *Please note should the Council award at the initial Invitation To Tender stage (ITT) and not proceed to negotiations, the Council will require the Provider/s to mobilise from 05 July 2022 for a 10-week period to 13 September 2022. Contract start date for service delivery will be 14 September 2022 for 3 years. With the anticipation that the scheme maybe delivered beyond the initial term subject to satisfactory evaluation and funding for a further two 12-month periods. If mobilisation periods can be completed earlier the contract start date can be brought forward.