UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

Integrated case management system is essential for ensuring we meet our statutory requirements as well as providing us with a rich source of intelligence which enables us to assess and evaluate how we are meeting needs of our children, young people and families at an individual, neighbourhood and Wigan place level. It also supports integration of our data with key partners such as the NHS and Police to support development of strategic intelligence at a partnership level. The provider has been selected from the YPO Framework Lot 12 Health and Social Care Systems. The use of frameworks is compliant with the Regulations.

Leigh Sports Village are looking to appoint a single Supplier to provide Growlighting Rigs and variable light spectrum bulbs for their stadium pitch, used for both Rugby and Football. The requirement is for new equipment only, previously used equipment will not be considered.

The former Wigan Civic Centre is an existing four story 1970s building, measuring c. 55,000 sqft. The proposed development will transform the building into Grade A workspace. Once complete, the development will be BREEAM excellent, have an EPC A rating and will deliver market leading amenities including:  - On-site café bar  - Gym studio  - Mini-cine  - Roof terrace  - Shared meeting rooms and call booths  - Electric vehicle charging, secure internal cycle storage and changing facilities The development is currently designed to deliver 30 individual office suites, ranging from 469 sqft - 2,414 sqft. An accommodation schedule is included in Appendix A. All suites will be fitted out to a CAT A+ standard to provide a turnkey solution for tenants, including:  - All services and associated fittings  - Ceiling and floor finishes  - Fitted kitchen  - WCs  - Office Furniture

Wigan Council are looking for a Supported Lodgings Ofsted Registered provider, or a provider who can clearly evidence that they are in the process of registering with Ofsted. The provider will be expected to recruit, vet, train, support and retain 10 households, matching the young people carefully to the hosting arrangement and profile of both young person and household. 1.1 All young people are likely to need support during their transition to adulthood. It is our priority to make sure young people benefit from a safe and stable experience during this transition. We aim to continue to improve the current offer for young people transitioning and to provide appropriate support as they move into adulthood. As part of our offer to young people we are looking for a supported lodgings service to ensure we are expanding the options for care leavers, young people presenting as homeless and separated young people (unaccompanied asylum-seeking children). 1.2. Supported Lodgings are defined as: “Domestic or private lodgings where there is both an adult (usually called a host or carer) living on site and a requirement, and/or expectation and/or agreement that some level of support is provided.” (Regulation 2(1), para (d)) of the 2023 Supported Accommodation Regulations and Guidance states that Supported Lodgings is: - Provided by private individuals who offer a room in their family home. - Provision is typically co-ordinated by a supported lodgings scheme (the registered provider), which recruits and supports a network of supported lodgings ‘hosts’.

Wigan Council has responsibility for various types of equipment which are required to be compliant with legislative standards including, but not limited to, the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) and the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) under the provisions of the Health & Safety at Work Act. You are invited to tender for the provision of Statutory Engineering Inspections and associated record keeping and certification of lifts, lifting equipment, disability equipment, play equipment, pressure vessels, fume cupboards, local exhaust ventilation (LEV), roller shutters and other equipment as detailed in the Engineering Inspection Performance Specification and tender documentation.

The Healthy Child Programme offers every family an evidence-base programme of interventions, including screening tests, immunisations, developmental reviews, and information and guidance to support parenting and healthy choices. It also outlines all services that children and families need to receive if they are to achieve their optimum health and wellbeing. The Healthy Child Programme remains universal in reach continuing to set out a range of public health interventions to build healthy communities for families and children, reducing inequalities and vulnerabilities. Within the 0 -19 service, the 0 to 5 years component provides universal health visiting services and the 5 to 19 years school nursing service. In addition to this mandatory delivery, the specification also includes the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) and infant feeding requirements of the Healthy Child Programme.

Wigan Council wishes to establish a contract for the provision of welfare benefit, information and debt advice services across the borough. The contract will be for a period of 3 years with two separate 12-month contract extensions. Therefore, potentially a 5-year contract term (if extension clause exercised). The service will commence on 1st April 2024 and the successful bidder will be required to provide advice and support to residents aimed at maximising income and reducing debt and homelessness. The services should be easily accessible across the borough and deliver positive outcomes including increased income for the council and a reduction in demand for public services. The service is required to support our Deal 2030 priorities and address issues linked to the cost-of-living crisis and any future economic challenges. It should provide independent and impartial advice that is efficient and effective in preventing and reducing the problems faced by residents in relation to, but not limited to: • benefits • debt • employment • health and social care • housing • immigration

Wigan Council is seeking proposals for the design, supply, and installation of a new play area at Abram Park, Abram. The project budget is £70,000 (excluding VAT), covering all aspects of decommissioning the existing play area and constructing a new provision adjacent to the toddler play area, including all associated groundworks, safety surfacing, and landscaping as required.

To fulfil our statutory obligation, we are looking for dynamic partners to provide tutoring to Wigan children and young people who may otherwise not have a suitable education offer. We are looking for providers who are primarily able to offer face to face tutoring with the flexibility to offer online tutoring when this is in the best interests of the child. In a small number of cases Wigan children may need an out of borough education offer and we welcome providers who can offer this level of flexibility.

TTA have been contracted to deliver approved Adult Learning, with agreed qualification aims to residents across the full Wigan borough for a number of years now. The contract is to provide Adult Learning courses to Wigan residents are issued on a year-by-year basis. Aim: The principle purpose of the ASF funding is to engage adults and provide them with the skills needed to support residents to enter and sustain work, and/or progression to an apprenticeship / traineeship, or other further/higher learning. In the Wigan Borough, this means high quality provision that leads to demonstrable improvements in opportunities, positive outcomes for individuals and clear progression pathways for our residents, with a clear line of sight into the local labour market and future economic development opportunities.

TMP have been contracted to deliver approved Adult Learning, with agreed qualification aims to residents across the full Wigan borough for a number of years now. The contract is to provide Adult Learning courses to Wigan residents are issued on a year-by-year basis. Aim: The principle purpose of the ASF funding is to engage adults and provide them with the skills needed to support residents to enter and sustain work, and/or progression to an apprenticeship / traineeship, or other further/higher learning. In the Wigan Borough, this means high quality provision that leads to demonstrable improvements in opportunities, positive outcomes for individuals and clear progression pathways for our residents, with a clear line of sight into the local labour market and future economic development opportunities.

This commission is undertaken by Leigh Sports Village, a Council owned company. It is for stewarding on match days to enable the rugby league and football games to be hosted in the borough by staffing the match day experience in a safe and responsive manner. Qualified and trained stewards to maintain stadium safety and regulatory compliance.

Wigan Council has been successful with a Round 2 National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) grant application for the restoration of Haigh Woodland Park. The Council is seeking to commission an appropriate contractor to undertake the restoration of the bothy cottages and potting sheds combined with a contemporary new-build range of glasshouses. The project will bring an under-used part of the site back into beneficial use and provide a focus for visitor experience combined with facilities for training, volunteering, events, and education. Wigan Council are seeking to procure a main contractor suitably experienced, resourced and with capacity to lead on this combination of both restoration and new-build, appointing specialist sub-contractors as required to deliver the specification of work. The programme of works targets the delivery of the specified works between October 2025 and January 2027. Wigan Council have appointed a design team which will be assisting the Authority to carry out the procurement and management of the contract. Details of the design team is available in the Invitation to Tender documentation.

Wigan Council intends to procure a single Contractor to carry out lift servicing, entrapments, out of hour callouts, repairs because of servicing, repairs because of a breakdown, repairs following insurance inspections and supplementary (SAFed) tests. The contract will cover servicing and maintenance on goods, passenger, platform lifts and through the floor lifts in Council and domestic premises.

Wigan Council is seeking a supplier to haul and treat road sweepings and gully waste originating within the Wigan conurbation and is collected via large sweepers, small footpath sweepers and gully emptying vehicles. The service will require the collection and treatment of around 3,000 per annum, the equivalent of 3 to four loads per week. The provider will be expected to treat the waste at their own facility that will need to meet high environmental standards and achieve a high rate of recycling and recovery. It is envisaged that the initial contract will start 1st November 2023 for a period of three years with an option to extend for one further period of two years. The service will include: a) Part A - Collection and Haulage b) Part B - Treatment requirements c) Part C - Waste Acceptance Criteria d) Part D - Recycling and End Markets e) Part E - Contract Management and Quality Assurance f) Part F - Business Continuity and Transitional Arrangements g) Part G - Social Value

The introduction of the Domestic Abuse bill in 2021 brought with it new duties upon local authorities, mainly in relation to the delivery of safe accommodation provision for victims of domestic abuse and their children. The Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation service seeks to deliver flexibility in our accommodation offer, to ensure that we go further in meeting the needs of people fleeing domestic abuse. We want to increase the numbers of units we have available for individuals and ensure we have different types of accommodation to suit people’s varying needs. The specific areas of domestic abuse accommodation have been divided into the following Lots: Lot 1 – Domestic Abuse Refuge Accommodation. The Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Refuge Service will deliver safe accommodation to people who are fleeing current or recent domestic abuse. Wigan Council are seeking at least 15 units of self-contained accommodation of which, a number should be capable of accommodating families. The accommodation should be accessible 24/7 and should have the ability to flex quickly to meet varying needs and family sizes, thus not preventing any barriers to rapid accessibility. Communal areas should also exist within the service and should be designed in consultation with people who will be using them. They should be fully accessible to people accommodated on site without restrictions, and should offer a variety of uses, including group sessions, opportunities for quiet reflection, and peer to peer support. Lot 2 – Domestic Abuse Additional Safe Accommodation. The Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation service seeks to deliver flexibility in our accommodation offer to ensure that we go further in meeting the needs of people fleeing domestic abuse. We not only want to increase the numbers of units we have available for individuals but wish to ensure we have different types of accommodation to suit people’s varying needs. Wigan Council are therefore seeking a minimum of 16 units of additional accommodation, a significant element of which should be dispersed accommodation, with aligned specialist support. At least 10 units should be suitable for families, and should not be restrictive to age, gender or any other common factors associated with traditional domestic abuse accommodation models. The delivery of this offer should be closely aligned to our refuge provision and should integrate into the borough wide Domestic Abuse Service. A significant portion of the stock needs to be non-shared, offering individuals exclusive use of their own unit of accommodation, with their own front door and exclusive facilities. The accommodation should be accessible 24/7 and should have the ability to flex quickly to meet varying needs and family sizes, thus not preventing any barriers to rapid accessibility. Support should be aligned to each unit of accommodation and should focus on the needs of the individuals accommodated at that time.

Due to the high numbers of statutory assessments required of the Educational Psychology Service, it was necessary to work with an agency to gain the experienced Educational Psychologists needed to carry out the face-to-face assessments. There is a national shortage of Educational Psychologists impacting upon recruitment.

Wigan Council invites the submission of quotations for the Provision of Taxi / Safety Marshals and the management of Safe Haven in Wigan Town Centre. The provision on occasions may operate in other key locations within Wigan Borough (as required).

Children and young people supported by the Virtual School experience disproportionately high levels of trauma, emotional dysregulation and emotionally based school avoidance, impacting attendance, attainment and placement stability. This 12-month pilot enables timely access to trauma-informed psychological consultation, direct therapeutic intervention and workforce development, complementing existing services and addressing an identified gap in specialist provision for children looked after and previously looked after.