UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

The Supply and Delivery of Groceries/Chilled Foods and Frozen Foods to authorities within Greater Manchester. Trafford Council would be the contract holder on behalf of a collaborative agreement supplying food ingredient products AGMA authorities. The following Authorities within Greater Manchester, being members, associate members or Manchester Partners of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) have agreed to use this Contract: Greater Manchester Fire Service Greater Manchester Police Oldham MBC Rochdale Council Salford Council Warrington Council Tenders may only be submitted via the Chest portal ( https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ ). The tender will be found under Current Opportunities for Trafford Council The estimated value of the contract is £60m - £80m over the full 6 year term. The contract duration is for 6 years, with a break point at the end of year 3. Current estimated annual value is approx. £7m, based on current proposed participating Authorities. However, this may increase should either additional Authorities choose to participate or inflationary pressures impact on expenditure levels during the life of the contract. The opportunity is available for other local authorities to join, subject to approval from both parties. Note: Governance has now been received for Rochdale's participation in the tender process.

The Supply and Delivery of Groceries/Chilled Foods and Frozen Foods to authorities within Greater Manchester. Trafford Council would be the contract holder on behalf of a collaborative agreement supplying food ingredient products AGMA authorities. The following Authorities within Greater Manchester, being members, associate members or Manchester Partners of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) have agreed to use this Contract: Greater Manchester Fire Service Greater Manchester Police Oldham MBC Rochdale Council Salford Council Warrington Council Note: At the time of advertising this opportunity, we are awaiting final governance approval from Rochdale for their participation in the tender. Should this not be granted, then the tender documents will be amended accordingly.

Re-opening of the Flexible Procurement System (FPS).Trafford Council and STAR Partner Authorities are looking to procure a Flexible Procurement System for Alternative Provision services. The FPS will run initially from 1st December 2020 to 31st December 2022 with an option to extend on annual basis until 31st December 2024. Below is a list of lots to be procured under this FPS. Lot 1 Tuition (Qualified Teacher Lot 2 Tuition(Non-qualified teacher) Lot 3 Teaching Assistant Support Lot 4 Alternative Provision/Vocational Opportunity Lot 5 Counselling/Mentoring Support Lot 6 Transport.

This is a Request For Quotation on behalf of Trafford Council for the following: Lot 1 for one Safer Ageing Support Worker post; and Lot 2 for one Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) post. Anticipated commencement date: 1st June 2023. Please see Request For Quotation documentation for details. Deadline for questions and/or requests for information/clarification: 12noon on the 25th April 2023. All questions and/or requests for information/clarification must be uploaded on The Chest portal. We will respond using the same method of communication. Deadline for submission of bids on The Chest portal: 12noon on the 4th May 2023.

To Extend an existing dining room facility and associated re-modelling work.

This FPS is for high-quality providers that have a track record in delivering person-centred and outcome-focused services which will support people with mental health needs. The Council are looking for a range of CQC registered and unregistered providers to apply and we would like to encourage both existing and new Providers to participate in this FPS to deliver good quality outcomes for Service Users.

This FPS is for high-quality providers that have a track record in delivering person-centred and outcome-focused services which will support people with mental health needs. The Council are looking for a range of CQC registered and unregistered providers to apply and we would like to encourage both existing and new Providers to participate in this FPS to deliver good quality outcomes for Service Users.

Framework for the supply of Bereavement Related Goods. The framework will be open to other public sector bodies within the North West of England including (but not exclusive to); Local Authorities, Educational Establishments, NHS and HSC Bodies (including Ambulance Services) and Central Government Departments and their Agencies. The following Greater Manchester Authorities (The Participants) are participating in the process; Oldham Council; Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council; Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council; Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council; Transport for Greater Manchester, Trafford Council; Wigan Council and Stockport Borough Housing. It will also be open to East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The products supplied will fall into the following Lots: Lot 1 New Cremation Memorials (Scattered Remains) Lot 2 New Cremation Memorials (Above Ground) Lot 3 New Statues, Benches & Planters Lot 4 Replacements Tablets/Renovation of Tablets Lot 5 Sundry Items Lot 6 Memorial Keepsakes Lot 7 Book of Remembrance Lot 8 Digital Music, Audio, Visual and Associated Services

Framework for the supply of Bereavement Related Goods. The framework will be open to other public sector bodies within the North West of England including (but not exclusive to); Local Authorities, Educational Establishments, NHS and HSC Bodies (including Ambulance Services) and Central Government Departments and their Agencies. The following Greater Manchester Authorities (The Participants) are participating in the process; Oldham Council; Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council; Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council; Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council; Transport for Greater Manchester, Trafford Council; Wigan Council and Stockport Borough Housing. It will also be open to East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The products supplied will fall into the following Lots: Lot 1 New Cremation Memorials (Scattered Remains) Lot 2 New Cremation Memorials (Above Ground) Lot 3 New Statues, Benches & Planters Lot 4 Replacements Tablets/Renovation of Tablets Lot 5 Sundry Items Lot 6 Memorial Keepsakes Lot 7 Book of Remembrance Lot 8 Digital Music, Audio, Visual and Associated Services

The Exchequer Services department of Trafford Council are responsible for the collection and the management of local taxes and revenues such as Council Tax, Business Rates, BID (Business Improvement District), Housing Benefit Overpayments and Adult Social Care charges. The department is also responsible for Adult Social Care financial assessments and the assessment and administration of Housing Benefit and various Local Welfare Assistance and Discretionary Schemes. These responsibilities involve the generation of a large volume of paper bills / notifications / letters (280,000 issued in 2022/23) that are printed, folded, enveloped and issued promptly to our customers. This includes daily batches of a variety of document types as well as the bulk issue of documents during our Annual Billing process in February / March each year. Bulk mailings may be required on an ad-hoc basis throughout the year and at short notice as often government announcements of new schemes have very short implementation dates. The department are seeking a supplier to fulfil a printing and mailing service that ensures all items are despatched promptly and efficiently in line with stated requirements

The department are seeking a supplier to fulfil a printing and mailing service that ensures all items are despatched promptly and efficiently in line with stated requirements. We require submitted tenders to provide quotes that include the below elements – The cost of printing, folding and enveloping documents based on the provided volumes and specifications for each job type. The supplier should provide a full breakdown of the calculations used to determine the costs quoted. Please note that the evaluation process will carefully examine the validity of these calculations and scores will be reduced if the information is not deemed credible. The supplier will be expected to maintain Microsoft Word-based templates – all costs for creating, updating and maintaining templates should be highlighted and included in the overall quote (see ‘Set-up Costs’ tab of the ‘Mailing jobs breakdown’ report) The supplier should also include and highlight details of all set-up costs incurred to fulfil the required service (see ‘Set-up Costs’ tab of the ‘Mailing jobs breakdown’ report). Postage costs are not required.

Trafford is looking to commission a targeted family support service which will form part of Trafford's Family Help approach alongside other commissioned services and the internal offer. The Family help approach aims to make sure that services support children, young people, and families are there when the need them. Further information can be obtained within the tendering documents.

Service Brief: Provision of fun, engaging activities in a group settings. Offering opportunities to young people with SEND to socialise. This contract will provide sessions in Trafford for young people with additional needs. As a minimum, the provision should include weekly evening sessions across the year. In additional to this, several weekend sessions throughout the year should also be available.

The provider will deliver a 1:1 intensive mentoring programme , ensuring support is available at appropriate and relevant times. Each mentee will receive a person centred, solution focused, personalised support package for up to 12 weeks. Each quality and dynamic support package will enable mentees to reduce risk factors and raise aspirations, whilst giving particular focus to anger management techniques and identifying positive role models.

Following F01: Prior information notice (prior information only) Notice reference: 2023/S 000-011267 Trafford Council is advertising an opportunity for commercial, charity or community groups interested in taking on a long term lease of Altrincham Town Hall. Lease so no Estimated Value

Prior information notice (prior information only) Notice reference: 2023/S 000-011267 Trafford Council is advertising an opportunity for commercial, charity or community groups interested in taking on a long term lease of Altrincham Town Hall. Lease - so no Estimated Value

The North West Local Authorities are developing a Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) to facilitate the commissioning of high quality Fostering Placements for Children and Young People. We are looking to knowledgeable and experienced providers to work with us to transform the lives of children, enabling them to break down barriers and turn challenging situations into positive ones. Through the FPS we are looking for sustainability, transformation and innovation with providers and Local Authorities and wider partners to work together to ensure each one of our children has the capacity, skills, independence and resilience they will need to meet the challenges of adult life in the 21st century.

Trafford Council and STAR Partner Authorities are looking to procure a Flexible Procurement System for Alternative Provision services. Below is a list of lots to be procured under this FPS. Lot 1 Tuition (Qualified Teacher Lot 2 Tuition(Non-qualified teacher) Lot 3 Teaching Assistant Support Lot 4 Alternative Provision/Vocational Opportunity Lot 5 Counselling/Mentoring Support Lot 6 Transport.

The council is running an open tender for the design, supply and installation of a new BMX pump track at Cross Lane Park, Partington.

Trafford is looking to commission a Sleep support service which will form part of, and work alongside, a range of commissioned offers for children and young people some of whom will have additional needs. Data obtained from recent monitoring reports, shows that over the past two years Sleep Tight Trafford has seen a significant increase in demand for sleep support and advice. The service averaged 106 new referrals across Term 1 and Term 2 of (2022/2023, a 67% increase compared to the same period the previous year. In addition to increasing referrals, the service has also seen an increase in the number of complex cases over the last 12 - 18 months.