Equalities Services within Warwickshire

A Tender Notice
by WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
5 year
Value
£677K
Sector
BUSINESS
Published
18 Oct 2021
Delivery
01 Apr 2022 to 31 Mar 2027
Deadline
01 Dec 2021 12:00

Concepts

Location

Within the county boundaries of Warwickshire

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking to commission a single or multiple provider(s) to deliver a range of free, confidential, independent advice and support services covering each of the protected characteristics as set out in the Equality Act 2010. The service will deliver fully accessible advice and support around victimisation, discrimination, harassment and hate cases, and refer to specialist support organisations where appropriate. The service will develop and deliver a range of equalities related training to community groups, faith groups, businesses, schools and public sector organisations. The service will seek to improve community cohesion across Warwickshire via a range of engagement channels with community organisations and public sector organisations, ensuring different groups sitting under each of the protected characteristics feel their voices are heard and they have influence in local decision making. The service will be divided into the following three lots: • Lot 1 Discrimination and Hate Crime Support • Lot 2 Provision of Equalities Training and Guidance • Lot 3 Engagement and Community Cohesion Where more than one supplier is successful in securing contracts for the delivery of the above lots, suppliers will work in partnership to deliver the service outcomes.

Lot Division

1 Discrimination and Hate Crime Support
  • Value: £226K

Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking to commission a single provider to deliver Discrimination and Hate Crime Support services. The procurement will be an open procedure. These services may be subject to modifications and changes in order to meet the changing needs of the Council and the service and increases or decreases in funding. Additional information: The initial contract term will be for 3 years however the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 24 months
2 Provision of Equalities Training and Guidance
  • Value: £226K

Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking to commission a single provider to deliver Provision of Equalities Training and Guidance. The procurement will be an open procedure. These services may be subject to modifications and changes in order to meet the changing needs of the Council and the service and increases or decreases in funding. Additional information: The initial contract term will be for 3 years however the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 24 months
3 Engagement and Community Cohesion
  • Value: £226K

Warwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking to commission a single provider to deliver Engagement and Community Cohesion services. The procurement will be an open procedure. These services may be subject to modifications and changes in order to meet the changing needs of the Council and the service and increases or decreases in funding. Additional information: The initial contract term will be for 3 years however the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 24 months

CPV Codes

  • 98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services
  • 85322000 - Community action programme

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Warwickshire County Council will be using its e-tendering system (CSW-JETS) for the administration of this procurement process. Providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest and download documents. The web address for CSWJETS is: www.csw-jets.co.uk Registration and use of CSW-JETS is free. All correspondence or clarifications relating to this procurement must be via the CSWJETS correspondence function. If you are having trouble registering with CSW-JETS please email us at: procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk Providers must register on CSW-JETS and express an interest in this project in order to download tender documents and be able to correspond with us about this procurement.

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