The Provider will offer a free to access, financially related, Universal Information and Advice
service that is available to all residents of Cheshire East. The service will be accessible
through a number of channels including face to face, telephone, email and online. As
residents are regularly presenting with complex needs that cover multiple issues, there will
be a clear single pathway to access the service to ensure that residents needs are assessed
appropriately.
Following initial contact, the Provider will assess the resident’s issue(s) and if the issue is
straightforward and can be dealt with during the initial contact they should do so, if not they
will then offer further appointments to provide more time to resolve the resident’s issue(s).
Referrals received from referring partners will need to be triaged and prioritised to support
those in greatest need first.
The project is to promote and encourage take-up of funded Connecting Cheshire Digital
Cheshire Programme. The Services are for the Provision of digital masterclass delivery
service to promote and encourage take-up of the Connecting Cheshire Digital Cheshire
Programme, Lot 1. Additionally, Cheshire East Council is seeking to commission a service
provider for the provision of lead generation services to gather business leads to attend the
Connecting Cheshire Digital Cheshire Programme, Lot 2
[The Services have been divided into the following lots (“Lots”):
Lot [1] – Masterclass Delivery
Lot [2] – Lead Generation
Tenderers can bid for all or any of the above Lots. If a Tenderer is successful in one or more
Lot(s) they will be awarded a Contract for the Lot(s) they have been successful in. There is
no limit to the number of Lots that a Tenderer may be awarded a Contract for.
Cheshire East Borough Council (the "Authority”) procures a medium-term contract for the operation, management, maintenance, and repair of the Authority-owned Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) Facilities, including all vehicles, equipment, and assets, and delivers associated waste management services to the Authority (the “Contract”).
The scope of the services includes (without limitation) the management, operation, and maintenance of the Authority’s HWRC Facilities; the haulage of residual waste received at the HWRC Facilities to a specified delivery point; and the haulage, treatment, re-use, recovery, and/or disposal of all other waste received at the HWRC Facilities (as more fully described in the procurement documents). The scope of the services also includes works to modify the HWRC Facilities, although such works are currently expected to be relatively minor.
Cheshire East Council was seeking provider(s) to deliver Housing Related Support services for
local people who are homeless, possibly fleeing domestic abuse situations and in need of
strength-based support to regain their independence.
Cheshire East Council was flexible in its approach to service delivery, seeking solutions
that will offer quality and value for money and working with delivery partners who share our
values and commitment to the success of the area.
The Council was seeking partners to provide housing related support services split into 3 lots
as detailed within the specification, including:
• Domestic Abuse Emergency accommodation
• Rough Sleeping Prevention Service - North
• Rough Sleeping Prevention Service - South
Cheshire East Council sought a contractor to supply, plant and maintain approximately
46,000 trees/shrubs across two Council owned sites, Mill Lane, Byley Lane – Goostrey and Coole Pilate, Coole Lane – Nantwich.
Cheshire East Council is committed through its statutory obligations and policies to
continuously improve the quality of care and support services provided to adult service
users.
We are seeking to commission a provider(s) who can provide an innovative and person
centred learning disabilities respite service in Cheshire East. The service will be able to meet
a variety of different support needs, ensure positive outcomes which add value to the lives of
people with a learning disability and deliver efficiencies in the way that support is provided.
• The service specification for Lots 1 and 2 is for the provision of accommodation-based
respite support, within the Cheshire East area.
• The service will provide accommodation and support for adults with a learning disability
who may display behaviour that challenges, including those with associated mental health
conditions, autism or physical disabilities. The service(s) will be delivered at a building or
buildings within easy access of the identified locations.
• The service will be based on a short term supported living model and commissioned on a
block contract basis (whether units are occupied or not) and not on usage
Cheshire East Council is seeking to procure a provider to design, build, finance and operate two specialist housing schemes at Mountview, Congleton, CW12 4YF.
Cheshire East Council are seeking submissions which are compliant with the mandatory elements outlined in the procurement documentation, which can evidence a clear approach to planning, development and the management of specialist accommodation. The care to be provided in these units will be commissioned separately to this tender.
Mountview is located on the outskirts of Congleton and is a former care home and day service. Cheshire East are looking to develop a site which promotes independent living and can meet the needs of those with learning disabilities and complex needs.
The 36 month contract term is for the purposes of the development agreement. The successful tenderer will also be expected to enter into a long-term nomination agreement with Cheshire East Council.
Cheshire East Council has issued a tender to renew several bus services. The current bus services procured are the following.
Lot 1A - Service 12 Sundays (S70212)
Lot 1B - Service 12 Saturday Evening (S70112)
Lot 1C - Service 38 (N80138)
Lot 1D - Service 130 (N50230)
Your bids should address the Learning Environment, and at least one of the following:
• Employment
• Journey towards Employment
• SEND
• Maths
• English
• Digital Skills.
Learning Environment
Your provision should:
• remove barriers to learning through opening hours, locations, resource provision, equal
opportunities, and flexible learning;
• set out to enable and empower learners to thrive independently in an enjoyable, relaxed,
and
supportive environment;
• be based within the borough of Cheshire East (unless you are offering online learning);
• meet the needs of Cheshire East residents and partner organisations;
• have a proven delivery model which has a significant impact on the progression of our
learners;
• demonstrate how you offer multiple entry points to learners from Cheshire East area;
• comply with the Equality Act 2010.
Applicants should address the following:
• provide applications that are realistic, achievable, and measurable;
• recruit and enrol learners in line with the ESFA eligibility guidance for the current academic
year;
• ensure all your tutors and delivery staff are trained and qualified to at least Level 3 and hold
a training/teaching qualification;
• demonstrate your initial assessment processes and how this knowledge will inform the
programme of learning aims and delivery format;
• ensure all learners are aware of that the S&LL funding for your projects originates from the
ESFA;
• demonstrate that high quality information, advice, and guidance (IAG) are available and
used to all learners for them to make the biggest gains regarding personal and employability
skills;
• include an overview of your processes for capturing learner destination and progression
information, whether processes need to be developed or how existing processes will be
developed further;
• achieve targets of 85% for retention, achievement, and timely success;
• ensure learners are safe and always have enjoyable learning experiences;
• ensure that policies and processes (including adherence to DBS legislation) are in place to
ensure the security and safety of learners are understood and agreed by the whole
organisation (be this through induction and/or training);
• ensure your programmes are accessible to all with appropriate arrangements in place for
those with access issues;
• demonstrate your venues are risk assessed for Health and Safety;
• align your applications to the needs of the local community and local employers;
• ensure that timely completion on programmes is predicted accurately and in consultation
with the learner and in line with the expectations of S&LL, ESFA minimum standards and
Ofsted.
Cheshire East Council is using the Light Touch Regime to source a number of providers to deliver a holiday activities scheme within easy access of families currently in receipt of Free School Meals in line with DfE (Department for Education), guidelines for this funding. The criteria of the DfE funding must be met by a suitable range of providers and the activities sessions must run for a minimum of 4 hours. Providers should provide a hot meal which could necessitate the use of sub-contracting.
The DfE initiative enables Councils to coordinate a programme that provides eligible young people between the ages of 4 - 16 and up to age 25 if SEND applies, to receive healthy food and enriching activities during the Easter, summer and winter school holidays.
The contract term will be for 15 months initially, with the option to extend by up to 12 months. All services will be operational from school holidays December 2022. The optional extension from 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025 will be at the sole discretion of the Council, it will also depend on availability of continued funding. This opportunity is suitable for SME and VCSFE organisation (i.e. small - medium and the voluntary - charity, faith section). For the avoidance of doubt, the Contracting Authority points out that no weight will be attached to whether or not an economic operator is an SME/VCSFE organisation when selecting economic operators to submit tenders or in assessing the most economically advantageous tender.
Cheshire East Council sought to appoint providers for the delivery of the Healthy Young
Minds (HYM) service. The service aims are to offer secure, sustainable support to all children
and young people who may need help or advice in order to achieve good emotional
wellbeing.
The service will bring together colleagues from early years, education, health and the
voluntary sector to support children, families and professionals, in Cheshire East, in their
efforts to improve mental health outcomes.