Expired contract

LOPF - Creative Healthy Ageing funding

Details

Buyer: Leeds City Council
Supplier(s): Leeds Older People's Forum
Value: £70,000
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 20 November 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Direct award to Leeds Older People's Forum of £70,000 over 2.5 years to deliver a test and learn programme on healthy ageing using arts and creative ageing techniques. This includes management of an evaluation programme with older people's third sector organisations and management and delivery of a grants pot. As a key delivery partner of Forum Central, Leeds Older People's Forum (LOPF) coordinate a network of third sector organisations working with and for older people, to keep the third sector informed, connected and visible. They are the only provider who have the appropriate existing partnerships needed to access creative spaces and specialists, the infrastructure to manage this process, an understanding of the needs of older people, and a network of older people's organisations.

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 November 2023
Completed: Award published20 November 2023
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2026

About the buyer

Leeds City Council buys as a local authority, running commercial activity through Jaggaer, its source-to-contract system. Suppliers register on Jaggaer, list their capabilities and receive email alerts for new opportunities. Tender notices appear on Find a Tender under the Procurement Act 2023, and the council's live contract register is searchable on YORtender. A forward procurement pipeline on Data Mill North lists anticipated commercial activity for the next 24 months. Contract Procedure Rules set out how every purchase is carried out, whether competitively tendered or not. A voluntary Faster Payment Scheme settles invoices early for a small discount.

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 Leeds City Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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