UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

Cheshire East Council's and NHS Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group are committed to supporting the most vulnerable residents of Cheshire East, whilst enabling others to support themselves. A core ambition is to continue to empower individuals and communities to thrive independently in a supportive environment, working together with partners, with the voluntary sector, with businesses, and most importantly, with residents themselves. This specification focuses on early intervention and prevention, supporting the development of innovative solutions to best meet the needs of Carers living in Cheshire East, aiming to improve the health and wellbeing of Carers and their families. The Commissioners require a Provider for the management, co-ordination and provision of an Integrated Carers Service for Adult Carers and Young Carers and their families. It is anticipated that the service will be managed by one single Provider, partnership or consortia who will deliver the service through a series of sub-contracts or partnership arrangements. The Provider[s] will engage, collaborate, and work with other organisations to deliver a broad range of interventions and support options that meet the needs of carers and their families. The service will support the legal obligations, under the Care Act, this will include the undertaking of Carers Assessments, Care and Support planning in line with statutory guidance. The Commissioners are flexible in their approach to service delivery, always seeking solutions that will offer quality services and support and value for money The service aligns with the vision, aims and priorities set out in the soon to be published Cheshire East All Age Carers Strategy 2021 - 2025 The overarching aims of the Integrated Carers Service are to: • Increase the identification of Carers (Adults and Young Carers). Page 5 to 8 • Improve carers' quality of life and opportunities. • Improve carers' physical and emotional wellbeing. • Increase carers' choice, control and independence. • Build on carers' assets at an individual and community level. • Improve carers' ability to manage their caring role. • Prevent and delay carers from needing health and social care intervention. • Provide personalised, integrated and holistic support. • Build safer, stronger, more resilient carer friendly communities. • Provide support for working carers, or those who want to return to work. • Provide support and guidance to carers in the event of crisis. • Increase the economic prosperity of Cheshire East. The Provider[s] will implement and operate the Service, which will be a single, point of contact for carers, unlocking the access to information, advice and support. The Provider[s] will be responsible for managing and co-ordinating the service, ensuring through telephone, email, website, social media or face to face, Carers can gain access to information, intervention and support quickly and easily. Additional information: This is a contract with an initial term of 3 years from 01/01/23 - 31/12/25 with 2 x 12 months optional extensions

Cheshire East Borough Borough Council intends to create a consultants Framework for the provision of construction related professional services. This Framework is to deliver construction related professional services to all internal departments and any organisation that Cheshire East Borough Council is associated with, to include its wholly owned companies, schools, academies, parish/town councils. The overall objective of the framework is to support the Council to deliver their revenue and capital programmes by; • Providing professional expertise on construction related projects, • Providing capacity and skills that allows flexibility where necessary to support existing Council services • Providing cost certainty • Standardise and streamline processes with continuous feedback and performance improvements with regards to external resource • Realise efficiencies through knowledge sharing and monitoring & management of performance in terms of cost and quality Estimated Value range: Min 1,930,000 to anticipated max 2,910,000, exceptional max 3,500,000 GBP. The anticipated minimum/maximum values are the value ranges that are expected to be achieved through the framework. For Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR's) threshold purposes the maximum value noted will be the "Exceptional Maximum". This value has been included to cover unforeseen works but it is not the expected maximum value. Suppliers can bid for one or more of the above Lots. The Council has awarded to the top scoring 3 tenders from each Lot (of the ITT responses) a position on the framework. The majority of the works will be new build construction, extension, refurbishment and remodelling projects.

The Contract is to provide Cheshire East Council with Direct Supply and Delivery of Specialist Cleaning and Janitorial Supplies and Catering Disposables, including those suitable for the catering industry and use in kitchen environments. If you have any technical problems with The Contract and Tender Management System please contact the help-desk on: ProcontractSuppliers@proactis.com or 0330 005 0352. In order to participate, providers must register, complete and upload completed documentation and submit this via the Chest at the link provided in this notice. The project reference on The Chest is DN612637. The values given in this notice are only estimations - the Council gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative values.

Pre-Construction Services Order of the NWCH343 Lot No. 1, Design and Construct for the New 1FE Primary School at Kingsley Fields, Nantwich CW5 6XF with the option for a further 1FE Primary School at Basford East, Crewe. Additional information: Award notice for NWCH343 - New 1FE Primary School at Kingsley Fields, Nantwich

NWCH343 Lot No. 1, Design and Construct for the New 1FE Primary School at Kingsley Fields, Nantwich CW5 6XF with the option for a further 1FE Primary School at Basford East, Crewe. Additional information: Award notice for NWCH343 - New 1FE Primary School at Kingsley Fields, Nantwich

The Council intends to appoint a single Provider to deliver a fully managed Translation, Interpretation and Transcription Service. The service shall include provisions for: - • Face to Face Interpretation Services (Verbal) • Face to Face Interpretation Services (Non-Verbal) • Telephone Interpretation Services Scheduled • Telephone Interpretation Services on Demand • Video Interpretation Services (Verbal) • Video Interpretation Services (Non-Verbal) • Document translation, including Braille, Large Print, Easy Read and Audio Transcriptions. Interpretation and translation services are required by a varied cross section of the Council but predominantly Children's Services. The services are commissioned from all Council office locations across Cheshire East and can take place in a variety of locations, including but not limited to schools, courts, children's centres, clients homes and hospitals across the borough. The successful bidder will be able to provide translation and Interpretation services to a range of languages. The current Top 2 languages that the Council has requirements for are Polish and Slovak. Additional information: The initial contract term will be 2 years with 2 options to extend: 1 x 24 months and 1 x 12 months extension options to be exercised at the discretion of the Council. Tender documents can be accessed via The Chest at https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ reference number DN630261

Cheshire East Council is seeking 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 session 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 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. If the Council is unable to allocate all of the available budget as part of the initial evaluations it may be necessary to re-advertise this procurement during 2023. Additional information: All procurement documentation is available free of charge via the Chest system, contact Proactis if you have any issues with registering on the Chest

Cheshire East Council are looking for a supplier to provide Domestic Heating services for LOTS 1 and 2 below - the period of the contract will be 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2024 (with 2 x 12 month options to extend), please see below for the requirement of both lots. LOT 1 - A supplier who has secured ECO funding (including ECO Flex) from energy suppliers to install gas boilers / first time central heating systems / electric storage heaters - the supplier must also be capable of installing the qualifying insulation measures required to secure the ECO / ECO Flex funding as ECO4 is a fabric first approach and therefore boilers cannot be replaced without upgrading all insulation first. Works will be funded primarily by ECO / ECO Flex, with any shortfall being arranged by the Council. LOT 2 - A supplier to service / repair / install gas boilers, LPG boilers, Oil boilers, Electric Storage Heaters, Water heaters etc for people who are not eligible for ECO funding. Works will primarily be funded by the Council, with any shortfall being arranged by the Council from third party sources including homeowner contributions. This procurement exercise will be conducted on Cheshire East Borough Council electronic Contract and Tender Management System at the www.the-chest.org.uk Organisations will be invited to bid and will need to provide the additional required information through the Contract and Tender Management System. If you have any technical problems with The Contract and Tender Management System please contact the help-desk on: ProcontractSuppliers@proactis.com or 0330 005 0352. In order to participate, providers must register, complete and upload completed documentation and submit this via the Chest at the link provided in this notice. The project reference on The Chest is DN633110. The values given in this notice are only estimations and are for both LOTS combined and take into account the options to extend - the Council gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative values.

Cheshire East Council aims to provide a Supported Lodging Accommodation Service, which will be available to 16-17 year old cared for children and care leavers as defined by The Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000. The service could also be utilised by former relevant care leavers until the age of 25yrs with agreement from permanence and throughcare team's service manager. Care Leavers move towards independence at a pace that is right for them. Care Leavers develop the skills and the confidence they need to maximise their chances of successful maturity to adulthood. They receive the right level of practical, emotional and financial support until they are at least 21, and, where necessary, until they are 25. Care Leavers have accommodation that best meets their needs and helps them to develop their independent skills safely. Providers of accommodation and support services should therefore submit applications that will meet the service needs and provide short and longer term accommodation and support for young people within this age bracket and suitable to support a wide range of young people to include those with learning and or physical disability, those with emotional and behavioural problems, care leavers, asylum seekers and young people who are identified by the council who are at risk of homelessness. The supported lodgings service provides accommodation and bespoke support for young people who reside within the 'host' own residence, with the 'host' being regarded as a role model and mentor to the young person/s. The service is delivered in the Host's own homes and will need to have packages individually tailored to the young person. The supplier will recruit 10 hosts for the entirety of the 5-year contract that are all able to accommodate a range of needs that fall within a three tier model; • Tier One- Basic support • Tier Two - Complex Independent • Tier Three - Complex Dependent Additional information: This opportunity will be published on The Chest at https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ Providers will need to be registered on the Chest to access this opportunity, The Chest reference is DN636732

Design and construction of the remodelling / extension of classrooms at Buglawton Primary School, Buxton Old Road, Congleton Cheshire CW12 2EL

Cheshire East Borough Council Invitation to provide a Mini Tender for Competition under the Low Value Construction Services Framework 2021 - 2024 Design and Construction of the Remodelling / Extension of Classrooms at Buglawton Primary School, Buxton Old Road, Congleton, Cheshire CW12 2EL

An opportunity has arisen where through developer funding Cheshire East Council can issue a tender to support a new bus service. The bus service will operate between Handforth Dean and Wilmslow Monday to Saturday. The contract will be for 12 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months. This procurement exercise will be conducted on Cheshire East Borough Council's electronic Contract and Tender Management System at the www.the-chest.org.uk Organisations will be invited to bid and will need to provide the additional required information through the Contract and Tender Management System. If you have any technical problems with, the Contract and Tender Management System please contact the helpdesk on: ProcontractSuppliers@proactis.com or 0330 005 0352. In order to participate, providers must register, complete and upload completed documentation and submit this via the Chest at the link provided in this notice. The project reference on The Chest is DN643318. The values given in this notice are only estimations and account for the option to extend - the Council gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative values.

Expansion for two classroom extension, MUGA. internal and car park modifications at The Dingle Primary School, Haslington, Crewe Additional information: Award notice for The Dingle Primary School - Expansion

Expansion for two classroom extension, MUGA. internal and car park modifications at The Dingle Primary School, Haslington, Crewe. Additional information: Award notice for The Dingle Primary School - Expansion

The Council has been appointed as the agent for the householder at the address to be approved. In our role as agent, we (the Council) are designing and specifying the work, appointing a Contractor to carry out the work, and making payments for the work. This contract is for disability adaptation works to be carried out at the householder's address.

The Cheshire East Community and Discharge Support Team (CDST) are looking to procure community sector support for Patients leaving Macclesfield and Leighton hospitals as well as people known to Cheshire East's Adult Social Care teams (ASC). People will require 7 day wrap around support on discharge from hospital or referral from ASC with a view to enabling them to be independent at home, this is likely to include:\r \r o Transport home from hospital\r o Emergency food parcels\r o Hot meal delivery\r o Medication collection and drop off\r o Shopping\r o Wellbeing checks\r o Heating\r o Lighting\r o Initial light cleaning.\r o Signposting to other relevant services for example food banks or befriending for on-going support\r o Obvious home safety issues which require attention\r o Transport to medical appointments\r o Advocacy\r \r The provider will work with Cheshire East Council's Community Support Connectors and its partners, undertaking your own needs assessment to manage the need or refer to your partners as appropriate to achieve the outputs and outcomes required. \r \r The contract is split into 2 LOTS:\r LOT 1 - NORTH\r LOT 2 - SOUTH\r \r Additional information: Suppliers need to be registered on the Chest at https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ Reference Number DN658763

This contract is for the provision of taxi licensing vehicle tests for vehicles which operate within the borough of Cheshire East Council. The contract will be for 48 months with no option to extend.

A Pre-construction Services for the Design and Construct for the Proposed Technology & Digital Innovation Campus (TADIC), Municipal Buildings, Crewe. Additional information: Award notice for NWCH L355 TADIC - Conversion of Existing Office Premises

The Design and Construct for the Proposed Technology & Digital Innovation Campus (TADIC), Municipal Buildings, Crewe. Additional information: Award notice for NWCH L355 TADIC - Conversion of Existing Office Premises

Cheshire East Council are looking for a supplier to provide catering to the area of Brereton Local Nature Reserve. Please see further detail within the tender documentation on our e-tendering portal, The Chest.