Community Cafe

Concepts

• community cafe
• social work
• conwy
• conwy county borough council
• community of colwyn bay
• valuable employment support service
• range of different pathways e.g. internships
• exciting opportunity
• conwy employability hub
• part of a new model of service

Location

Conwy and Denbighshire: Colwyn Bay

Description

Conwy County Borough Council wishes to appoint a suitable Provider to operate a community Cafe and deliver a valuable employment support service to help people with disabilities gain employment skills in catering. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Provider to work in partnership with the Local Authority and reduce barriers for people with disabilities.

Total Quantity or Scope

This tender offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced organisation to operate a thriving Café within the community of Colwyn Bay and also be part of a new model of service that enables people with disabilities to achieve their aspirations to gain paid work. The Service will form part of the Council’s approach to enable people to acquire work skills and progress to paid employment through a range of different pathways e.g. Internships, Conwy Employability Hub, Conwy Supported Employment service, Job Coaching etc. The provider will work in partnership with key partners, delivering employment support. The contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further period of two years

Renewal Options

The contract offers an extension of two years

CPV Codes

• 85300000 - Social work and related services
• 85310000 - Social work services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=131721. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are: Detailed in the contract (WA Ref:131721) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.