Cherwell District Council provides a range of local authority services across Banbury, Kidlington and Bicester.
As a result of our current contractual arrangements for Occupational Health coming to end, the Council has taken the opportunity to review its requirements. The Council is committed to reducing sickness absence and supporting its employees health and wellbeing and providing access to information and initiatives to help its employees manage their health.
The Council is looking to procure physician-led Occupational Health Services (OHS) and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Services for 497 employees (as at 30 September 2021) both manual and office-based.
The purpose of the Occupational Health Service is to enable the Council:
To respond to the health and wellbeing needs of employees and maximise productivity.
To reduce occurrence and duration of absences.
To fulfil its obligations and duty of care under health, safety and employer legislation.
To proactively manage employees who are unwell and to provide professional, clear and unequivocal advice on solutions and appropriate reasonable adjustments.
To make appropriate and reasonable adjustments to support employees prior to joining, in existing roles or redeployment.
Bidders are invited to quote for the provision of the Services described at Appendix 1 Specification for a term of 3 years, anticipated to commence 1st of February.
The works briefly comprise the replacement of the existing RAAC panelled roof, reconfiguration and refurbishment of the flats as well as fire compartmentation and fire door works, described within the tender documents, contract documents and drawings.
We are looking to procure a consultant or organisation who is able to set up an Oxford to Cambridge Pan-Regional Partnership Network of Networks, with the core focus being on developing partnerships and collaborations between pre-existing networks and clusters which are focused on innovation, science and technology across the region. Work will include: Set up of the New network; development of a two year development roadmap; , plan, promote facilitate and manager meetings with senior managers of these networks and the outputs from meetings: conduct an Annual Review of network membership and activities and deliver case studies around successful collaborations
Phase one: brand narrative development • Immersion in the region to appreciate its assets, challenges, development opportunities, spatial relationships, connectivity and gateways. • Rigorous stakeholder and audience mapping to identify target audiences and the most appropriate stakeholders to listen to, to develop a regional brand narrative. • Desk research of relevant strategies, plans, and policies covering the region along with media coverage and social media content. • Stakeholder engagement at a senior level with key individuals, groups and organisations both inside and outside the region e.g.focus groups, interviews etc. • Analysis of the immersion, research and stakeholder engagement to develop an evidence base to create a place led narrative for the region. Presentation of the evidence base and recommended narrative to the Partnership's Branding and Identity Steering Group along with recommendations for brand name approach. • Creation of the Oxford to Cambridge regional brand narrative (as a c1500 word document) aimed at stakeholders. Phase two: Visual brand identity - to progress subject to satisfactory progress made on brand narrative development (Phase 1), and endorsed by the pan-Regional Partnership's Branding and Identity Steering Group. • Production of a visual language and visual identity to convey the narrative including any place-led photography required (with the provider taking responsibility for any logistics) to convey the narrative and highlight the assets of the region. • Creation of a place brand toolkit, including logos, fonts, colour palettes, photography and core assets, and brand use guidelines.
• Attend inception meeting to agree working practices, approach and timelines (virtually) and regular agency-Partnership contact meetings. • Provide a strategic review of our current communications framework and messaging and provide strategic advice and assistance to develop and activate our communications strategy to strengthen awareness of the Partnership's role, strategic priorities and activity among identified priority stakeholders. • Advise on and create cost-effective, creative campaigns to achieve the Communications Strategy goals, aligned to the Partnership's work programme activities. From campaign objective setting and ideation through to launch and industry good-practice success measures. Such as, for example, to advance trade and investment activities, specifically working with the team to unlock opportunities to profile the region's global proposition among business and investor audiences. • Assist the Partnership's Leadership with building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders to support our efforts in establishing the long-term future for the Partnership.
The supplier must be able to provide a CRM with the following attributes: • Single Sign On - using Azure Single Sign-on. • The ability to lock down access based on the user type i.e. Read or Write. • LLPG (Local Land & Property Gazetteer) address integration: User is able to search for, select, and associate an address from our LLPG with the relevant asset. Key address fields are: Full address, UPRN (Unique Property Reference Number), Ward, Parish, Easting/Northing. We do have a couple of LLPG API's for that can be used, one from Aligned Assets, the other from ESRI. • Document Management: The storage, or ability to link & associate documents related to each of the assets. Should be able to categorise documents based on type e.g., contracts/plans/certificates etc. • Ability to create reports and automate their dissemination e.g., via email. • Alerts & Reminders - ability to alert/remind staff of key dates/security concerns (e.g., for specific tenants who could pose a threat.) and certain triggers in a process if 'x' is completed you must now start 'y'. • The ability to build upon the product i.e., add on additional functions within the service. • Access to the database. Read-only, for business use e.g., performance monitoring or linking to the asset spatial layer i.e. asset spatial layer (below) only holds Title Number or other unique id, the rest comes from the database.
"Planned Preventative Maintenance
The Property Team are looking for the delivery of reactive works, PPM compliance to statutory requirements and time frames and SFG 20 maintenance task schedule along with PPM remedials for CDC owned sties "
For 2024 UKREiiF which is being held between 21 and 23 May 2024, we require a supplier to: • Develop the creative concept and designs for a 6m x 15m framed, covered pavilion structure (of white ABS panelling to the sides and double entrance glass doors to front and back. Currently provided with suspended wood floor and navy blue carpet. • Pavilion fit out allowing for a small meeting space area, an exhibition/demo area and space for penal session/reception style events. To include: o Stage and set design o AV equipment and desk o Lighting o Individual power sockets o Cooling/heating o Internal branding and build for exhibition/showreels and marketing o External pavilion branding Pre-event UKREiiF Team Liaison and onsite pavilion technical assistance covering 3 days. Derig
A Strategic Study of the supply, availability and quality of premises across the OCRP region based on the development of a robust definition of Science, Innovation and Technology (SIT) business premises. - to include characteristics and location preferences, and how they may change over the next 10 years. - Floorspace & supply of land over last 10 yrs, by type & area inc current construction and pipeline developments to 2050 - Map of major SIT centres & innovation support organisations. - SWOT analysis of advantages & weakness in existing supply - assessment of key attributes of existing clusters - 6 case studies - recommendations on design & configuration to meet investors needs by sector & use. - identify barriers to and opportunities for enhanced sustainability - summary of existing supply jobs & skills levels for sector, using Local Skills Improvement Plans See Appendix A Specification for further details. Total Value £60,000 including VAT
Cherwell District Council wishes to appoint a company with proven experience, capacity and capability to undertake a cost based council service assessment, covering 3 strands: 1) Baseline council service catalogue 2) Proposed and costed new ways of working across the council, maintaining current service levels to deliver cost efficiencies against the MTFS 3) (Optional) Identify and analyse a range of potential changes to council service levels (from minimum/regulatory, to current, to enhanced) that will deliver cost efficiencies.
Procurement of an external provision to deliver interventions to support those furthest from the labour market to relieve barriers to entering employment, education, and training. There are a number of projects that have benefited from European Social Funding or other funding which have either recently or are shortly, coming to an end. We are keen to enable vital support activity to continue in Cherwell. The contract will be for a period of 12 months from commencement date
UKSPF Green Skills Contract
The Council seeks proposals from organisations with the capabilities, experience, capacity and local networks to deliver a bespoke project to 31st March 2025.
This project should provide residents and businesses operating within Cherwell with the opportunity to gain a green skills qualification through a bespoke package of fully subsidised training places for residents and businesses.
The project should deliver a wide range of courses to support the net zero transition and maximise the opportunities it presents.
The project could also look to support businesses in other sectors to adapt to the net-zero transition and embed low carbon practices within their organisation. Courses and training for supervisors, managers and those in strategic positions could be offered to assist them in identifying and maximising opportunities to shift towards low carbon modes of operation.