UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

A team within the LGA is seeking a supplier to support its approach to team learning and knowledge management. The team has identified these as key issues to enable it to work together more effectively, increase cross-team working and maximise its resources. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

commission of a project to understand how a selection of different countries around the world organise their national and local government effort in responding to climate change. The purpose of this project is to understand, assess and present learning that might be drawn from other countries that would benefit the governance of climate action in England. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

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To support councillor training, the LGA has established a licensing leadership essentials course. This two-day course is aimed at chairs and vice-chairs of licensing committees and focuses on how good committees are run. During this training course, we undertake an exercise we call the 'licensing octopus'. The LGA has our next licensing leadership essentials course coming up Wednesday 1st November - Thursday 2nd November 2023 at Scarman House, Warwick Conferences, Coventry CV4 7SH. We would like to procure a designer to join us on Thursday 2nd November at Scarman House to observe the licensing octopus exercise and then subsequently produce a visual minute of the exercise. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

The Purchaser is issuing this Invitation to Tender to commission a Supplier to deliver a series of virtual round table panel events and action learning sets (or similar) during 2023/24 to encourage invited local government officials to describe, share and discuss each other’s approaches to performance management in their organisations. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

The LGA is seeking a supplier to design and deliver a package of training about digitalisation for council officers who manage a range of demanding council services. The services within the scope of this work are adult social services, children services, environmental services, planning services, and public health. The objective of the programme is to support these managers by developing their ability to integrate and deploy digital technologies and maximise the opportunities to improve service delivery for the benefit of local communities in an increasingly digital world. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

To build on LGA's current work we propose to commission a piece of work to examine how the transport system impacts people and places by limiting or enabling access to skills, training and the labour market. We would like to explore six to eight (coastal/rural/urban) places with different typologies to illustrate the impact of transport challenges and make a set of short-term and long-term policy recommendations. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

The LGA would like to commission a series of online public opinion polls. Analysis and reporting will be conducted in-house by the LGA, so will not be required as an output. We are seeking quotes to help us understand what the public's priorities are for their local area, using a short set of controlled questions. More specifically we are seeking three waves of polling, to allow us to capture regional variation. We are looking for a representative England only sample - advice would be appreciated on the sample size needed to generate regional results that are representation of that region (i.e. by combining multiple rounds), and that will allow a meaningful regional level analysis of statistical significance Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

In March 2023, the LGA launched five route maps as part of its Sustainability in Council Services hub, to provide councils with support to embed sustainable practices in everything they do. We are now looking to commission two further route maps - for culture services; and for leisure services

Building on our 2023 report Local action towards a smoke-free future | Local Government Association we're keen to capture more examples of councils using their powers to limit smoking in public places. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

6 case studies that reflect on progress and capture the work of the top performing local authorities in the delivery of the Healthcheck programme.

Health visitors lead on the delivery of the government's Healthy Child Programme for children aged 0 to five, working alongside other health and social care colleagues, including family nurse partnership teams, nursery nurses and other specialist health professionals. Health visitors are vital health assets in our communities and schools. They play a key role in identifying needs, promoting and improving health, preventing illness and reducing inequalities - helping babies and young children to thrive. Health visitors support children and families across the breadth of clinical, social and statutory need. We're looking to shine a light on health visiting through capturing six case studies, exploring the breadth of support health visitors provide to babies and families (for example, breastfeeding support, perinatal mental health, support for vulnerable families, young parents etc). This could also extend to newly developing models of support in Family Hubs as part of the Start for Life programme. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

In 2021 the Government published their ten-year drug strategy 'From Harm to Hope: A ten-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives1. The strategy has an ambition to reduce drug use to an overall 10-year low, and includes three core priorities, to: •Break the drug supply chain •Deliver a world class treatment and recovery system •Achieve a shift in the demand for recreational drugs Across the country multi-agency partnerships are working to deliver the outcomes of the From Harm to Hope Strategy. The forum partners work to address the causes, treatment and recovery needs and consequences of substance misuse for the population. We're keen to reflect on progress to date and capture key lessons from up to 10 local authorities. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

In December 2022, the LGA published a report on the state of strategic relationships between councils and their local VCS. This was accompanied, in April 2023, by a practical toolkit on partnership working with VCS. These publications identified the key challenges and opportunities in the council/VCS relationship, including some of changed context and learning that arose from the experience of the pandemic and set out practical steps and good practice on how to improve those relationships. This project is a companion or extension piece to the previous publications, aimed at examining and improving those relationships, and ensuring councils are working as closely as possible with infrastructure organisations to maximise the role of smaller VCSE organisations in both service delivery and community engagement. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

2024 will see elections take place in all areas of England, with local council, GLA and PCC elections scheduled for May, and a very high probability of a general election. As candidates or as key local campaigners for their party, local councillors will be undertaking canvassing activities at a heightened frequency as these elections approach. Given the heightened political tensions to be expected in 2024 given the point of the electoral cycle, the LGA wishes to provide advice and guidance to councillors on how to undertake canvassing in as safe a manner as possible. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

Proposal for delivering bid writing support and training for Local Government Association (LGA) employees Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

As part of the LGA's Pathways to Planning programme, the LGA wishes to receive bids from individuals, organisations or sole traders to provide assessment services relating to its recruitment and selection process for the scheme's first and second intakes (running from September 2023 until January 2025).

We are looking for a technical analysis which explores a future model of growth funding, drawing on lessons learned from recent and current growth funds including the Towns Fund, Community Renewal Fund, UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Levelling Up Fund. Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.