Awarded contract

Torbay Adult Social Care Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Alliance

Details

Supplier(s)
Duration
6 years
Topic
Social work services
Published
13 March 2023

Tender description

Torbay Council has a strong commitment to supporting Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector groups to ensure local people are at the heart of our approach. We have also been seeking to encourage further development of our partnership by involving the VCSE sector in how we allocate funds to ensure monies are well used for the benefit local people. We are planning to set up an Alliance of VCSE groups to meet these aspirations. This will involve asking this Alliance to engage as widely as possible with the community to help us capture new and innovative ideas and be involved in the procurement process to allocate these funds. To ensure a fair and transparent process and the credibility of the Alliance the Seleciton of VCSE Partners us being undertaken in accordance with Torbay Council's Contract Procedures. Due to the nature of the Alliance, in line with Procurement Policy Note 11/20 Reserving Below Threshold Contracts, participation in this tender process is reserved for Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE)sector organisations whose Location is within the non-metropolitan area of Torbay. Please refer to Part 1 Information and Specification for definitions of VCSE and Location. Additional information: Tender documents can be accessed through www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk or using the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=ab 3b8225-7435-ec11-810e-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date31 January 2022
  2. Completed: Award published13 March 2023
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date28 January 2028in 16 months

About the buyer

Torbay Council is the local authority for Torbay, and its commercial services team manages procurement across the council. Every tender is advertised on Supplying the South West, the council's e-tendering platform for formal requirements. Suppliers register free on the platform to receive automatic notification of new opportunities. Contracts above the regulatory threshold are also openly advertised through Find a Tender. Framework call-offs, dynamic purchasing systems and direct award to a fellow contracting authority offer further routes to a contract. Smaller-value work is quoted directly, with at least three suppliers invited and two of them based in Torbay.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Torbay Council's contract awards have been in construction work, business services and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85310000 · Social work services
  • 98000000 · Other community, social and personal services

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