Social Infrastructure Support Service for London Borough of Barking & Dagenham

Concepts

• barking
• community support facility
• social work
• community and personal services
• support local networks
• dagenham
• social infrastructure support service
• london borough
• barking & dagenham
• social

Location

Barking

Description

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is looking for an exceptional provider, or group of providers with a lead provider arrangement to help grow the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Barking and Dagenham, leading to a borough in which peoples’ ideas, projects and concerns can develop, flourish and be addressed. The commissioned service will support individuals and local VCSE organisations to: • Lead the sector to stimulate new opportunities in the borough • Develop collaboration between civil society groups and between the sector and partners • Support local networks to build sustainable collaborations to support residents • Provide representation of the local VCSE sector with the council and other partners The term of the contract is 3+1 years.

CPV Codes

• 98133100 - Civic betterment and community facility support services
• 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs. Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) - You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). - You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance, please consult the online help or contact the eTendering help desk. Description1: Link to eTendering system is below Link1: (URL) https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk