UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

Brokerage Service to manage and oversee access to the Short Breaks Individual Payments service and participation into universal services Overview A single provider will be commissioned to deliver two complementary services to increase access, inclusion, choice, and flexibility for children and young people with SEND and their families to access activities in the community. A) Practical Support and Inclusion: will provide time limited, targeted support to enable children and young people with SEND to access, participate in, and sustain involvement in universal and mainstream community activities. The service will reduce barriers to participation and build confidence, skills, and independence through practical, emotional, and social support before, during, and after activities. Providers will also work with universal services to support reasonable adjustments and promote inclusive practice, including embedding the Department for Education's Creating Inclusive Provision toolkit. Target Group • Children and young people with SEND aged 0-18 • Resident in Cheshire West and Chester • Families requiring individualised support to access activities participation Service delivery Preparation and planning • Meet with the family ahead of the activity to understand individual needs, interests, triggers, and preferred support strategies • Liaise with activity providers to share relevant information and agree reasonable adjustments to support inclusion • Support the child or young person to understand what to expect from the activity, including routines, environments, and social expectations Activity delivery • Deliver time limited, targeted practical support to enable children and young people with SEND to access, participate in, and sustain involvement in universal and mainstream community activities. • Support children and young people before activities to prepare them for participation, including building understanding, confidence, and readiness. • Provide in activity support to reduce barriers to participation, promote inclusion, and enable meaningful engagement in a safe and supportive way. • Offer post activity support to reflect on experiences, reinforce learning, and build confidence for future participation. • Use practical, emotional, and social support strategies tailored to individual needs, interests, and abilities. • Promote the development of independence, confidence, and life skills, with support gradually reduced where appropriate. • Ensure support is person centred and outcomes focused, enabling children and young people to build sustainable participation in community activities. In-activity support • Provide hands-on support during activities to help the child or young person settle, engage, and participate alongside peers • Use strategies such as modelling, prompting, reassurance, and graded encouragement to support social interaction, communication, and emotional regulation • Act as a bridge between the child or young person and the activity provider to support positive engagement and inclusion • Liaise with activity providers to share relevant information and agree reasonable adjustments to support inclusion

Cumberland Council is procuring a Residential Short Breaks For Adults With Learning Disabilities And/or Autism Carlisle service to commence on 01st September 2026. Residential Short Breaks complement the range of services currently available to adults with a learning disability and / or who are autistic and forms part of the range of options available to meet people's assessed needs. Short breaks can have a significant positive impact on someone's independence and choice by enabling them to continue living in their own home by providing support they can access when their regular care giver needs to take a break from their caring responsibilities. For full details, refer to the Invitation to Tender and its appendices, including the Service Specification. The council proposes to enter into the contract for a term of 12 months with the successful tenderer. The contract will run for 12 months, and it will end on 31st August 2027. The maximum contract value for the term is £344,138.69 excluding VAT. If the services to be provided are VAT exempt then VAT cannot be charged by the successful supplier. For further details and to access the tender documents use the council's online procurement portal, The Chest https://www.the-chest.org.uk You must be registered on The Chest to be able to view the opportunity and submit a tender. Registration is simple and free on the above link. Ensure you read and understand the Invitation to Tender (ITT) and all of its appendices before completing the tender documents. Any clarification questions must be sent to the council via messaging on The Chest by the deadline stated in the ITT. All bids must be received electronically via The Chest by the deadline stated in the ITT.

NoWcard is a transport smart card pass, most commonly for the elderly or disabled, available for use in Cumberland, Westmorland & Furness, Lancashire County Council (LCC), Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool administrative areas. It is administered by LCC on behalf of all NoWcard members with the smart card recording journey details and verifies eligibility for the concessionary travel. LCC wish to engage a managed service provider to supply and maintain an ITSO (Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation) compliant NoWcard system, which is composed of the following components; 1. Asset Management System - Host Operator Processing System (AMS - HOPS) 2. ITSO Secure Application Module (ISAM) management 3. Cardholder and Card Management System (CMS) - English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) and Commercial Schemes 4. On-line application (web portal) - integration of ENCTS and existing commercial CMS 5. Print and Dispatch

Warrington Borough Council requires a service provider to supply and deliver various licensing materials for hackney carriage and private hire vehicles, drivers, and operators within the borough. The materials include license plates, consumables, document display systems, mounting brackets, internal signage, laser-printable labels, ID cards, card holders, and blank cards for printing. The provider must offer a 48-hour turnaround delivery service and collect used plates for recycling regularly. An efficient and secure ordering portal should be provided, with delivery status notifications and the option to include additional items with plate deliveries.

The hire, delivery & collection, storage & refurbishment of festive lights and the manufacture, supply and delivery of pea lights (to go onto Christmas trees) for the Town Centre (excluding Merseyway Shopping Centre and Stockport Exchange) District Centres, Local Centres and Key Gateway Sites within the Borough of Stockport.

Torus is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified provider to deliver an employer-funded Health Cash Plan inclusive of a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and Online GP service for approximately 1,800 employees. The contract will provide employees with access to preventative healthcare benefits, wellbeing support, confidential counselling services, and digital health services via a user-friendly online and mobile platform. The successful provider will be required to deliver a comprehensive, accessible, and value-for-money solution, including claims administration, employee engagement support, management information reporting, and ongoing account management services. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-St-Helens:-Health-insurance-services./W5C25992M5 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/W5C25992M5

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust seeks to award contract(s) to suitably qualified and experienced providers for the delivery of Taxi Services supporting Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and Burnley General Hospital. The required services include, but are not limited to: • Patient transport (non emergency) • Staff transport • Ad hoc pick ups and drop offs • Transport of clinical items such as samples and case notes Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks to award a contract to a suitably qualified provider for the provision of Taxi Services for Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Services required include: • Patient transport (non emergency) • Staff transport • Ad hoc pick ups and drop offs • Transport of clinical items such as samples and case notes

This closed framework agreement, let under the Procurement Act 2023 Regulations, allows central government and wider public sector organisations to lease passenger cars and light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles. Includes fleet management and salary sacrifice car schemes in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). This framework agreement replaces the previous GCA agreement Vehicle Lease, Fleet Management and Salary Sacrifice Car Schemes (RM6268).

United Utilities Laboratory Services require a courier service for the transportation of samples from sites across the Company to the central Laboratory at Lingley Mere (Warrington) on a daily basis. It is a requirement of OFWAT (The Water Services Regulation Authority) that the Company constantly undertakes analysis of water/waste water samples from various sample points throughout the North-West Region. Water Quality Officers, Network Owners, Wastewater Operatives, Trade Effluent Officers, Agricultural Advisors and Project Staff obtain the samples requiring analysis. Samples are left at drop off points for collection by the dedicated courier in a refrigerated van. Samples need to be transported under refrigerated conditions to ensure that they are maintained at a temperature of between 2 and 7 degrees centigrade. It is a requirement to maintain evidence that this has been achieved to enable United Utilities to adhere to regulatory requirements with respect to the transportation of accredited samples under the Environment Agency's Monitoring Certification Scheme (MCERTs), Drinking Water Test Specifications (DWTS) and ISO 17025. On collection, the courier takes the samples to a Sample Registration Centre (SRC) or directly to Lingley Mere Laboratories Sample Reception. An additional dedicated courier service is then required to operate between the SRC's and the Laboratories at Lingley Mere, where required. Consignment Notes or Delivery Notes detailing the sample load carried and all other required information to the Laboratory at Lingley Mere are part of the hand-over procedure at the SRCs and the Laboratory. These are currently in paper form, the Company would like to move this to an electronic format, where reports should consist of (minimum requirement): • Sample bottle barcode number • crate barcode number • vehicle registration • collection date and time • collection location • time samples dropped off • location of sample drop off Route optimisation will also be a requirement of the tender, with bidders expected to demonstrate how routes will be optimised to ensure efficiency, reliability, and timely delivery of samples while maintaining required temperature controls. Detailed dates and milestones will be share in the tender documentation.

To provide catering services at Bellerive FCJ Catholic College based in Liverpool.

To provide catering services at Bellerive FCJ Catholic College based in Liverpool. To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA17831. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA17831 as the reason for registration. Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 020 3920 8054.

The service provider shall be required to have the skills, knowledge, experience and qualifications necessary to deliver a first-class office cleaning provision in two of our main offices with the potential to add satellite workplaces in Tameside to the contract in the future. Cavendish 249, Cavendish Street, Ashton-u-Lyne OL6 7AT Globe Lane Depot, Outram Road, Globe Lane Industrial Estate, Dukinfield SK16 4XP Jigsaw Homes Group are looking for one service provider to deliver this contract. The successful service provider will be expected to mobilise to our timescale and be operational by the 1st September 2026, please refer to Section 1.11 the Tender Process Summary below for more details. The contract period is for four years on a 2, +1, +1 basis. An annual review will be conducted every year. As long as good performance is maintained in line with the agreed KPI’s, the contract will continue into the next year for a total of four years. Price 60%/Quality 40% to include 10% Interview.

Removal of temporary car park and reinstatement of grassed playing field. Works consist of the excavation and transportation of the existing stone surface and solar lighting columns, collection, transportation and spreading of stored topsoil and reinstatement works to a bituminous footpath. SITE ADDRESS: Rakehead Recreation Ground, Hind Street, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 1EQ. PROPOSED START DATE: July 2027 PROPOSED COMPLETION DATE: September 2027

Seeking appropriately skilled and experienced organisations to deliver refurbishment works of town centre public toilet facilities and to provide options for operational delivery and management

The installation of new compliant fire alarm system for the Sandbach Town Hall Building Complex (includes the Market Hall and Public Toilets). Removal of existing and making good of all actions.

Halton Housing is seeking bids from experienced service providers for the provision of waste management and recycling services, primarily within the Borough of Halton. The service will support our in house maintenance teams, which operate eight caged vehicles requiring regular disposal of void waste, green waste and fly tipping materials. The tender will result in a single contract with one service provider. The contract will run for an initial three year term, with the option to extend for up to two further periods of 12 months (maximum five year duration), subject to Halton Housing requirements and satisfactory performance.

Pendle Borough Council is seeking a supplier to provide double depth concrete vaults at its cemeteries located at Walton Lane and Halifax Road in Nelson and Ghyll Lane Barnoldswick. The Council currently uses concrete vaults for Muslim burials. The Council would prefer to continue using concrete as the core material. The vaults will need to be externally protected from water ingress to the head, foot, base and sides. Vaults must be constructed with sectional lids for ease of handling during the closing and opening. The Council will require new vaults to be set in the ground at designated locations within each cemetery. Installation will include reinstatement of ground around the burial plot and the removal and safe disposal or re-use of excavated soil.

The work shall comprise of the service and maintenance of fire alarm systems, emergency lighting systems, fire-fighting equipment and automatic smoke ventilation systems within the housing stock of First Choice Homes Oldham. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Oldham:-Repair-and-maintenance-services-of-firefighting-equipment./49A8A9BTD3 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/49A8A9BTD3

Procurement of CC Bespoke Road Lighting Materials Framework, required for purchasing road lighting materials over 3 lots (Lot 1: Columns, Lot 2: Luminaires, Lot 3: Electrical Materials).

Reside With Progress (RWP) are seeking an experienced Contractor to complete refurbishment works on two of their properties. RWP intend to source a compliant Contractor to take on the adaptation and refurbishment works to the existing domestic property. The Contractor will need to be fully compliant with all Health and Safety regulations and any other industry requirements. This will be divided into two lots, bidders are permitted to bid for one or both lots: Lot 1 - 6 Boundary Way, Poringland, NR14 7JD - approx. 18 weeks Lot 2 - Candlewick, Forncett Road, Tharston, NR15 2YB - approx. 24 weeks Full Specification details are located within the tender documents. All contractors MUST visit site prior to submitting a tender. Please register your interest to visit by emailing [email protected]. An opening date will be posted on the portal in due course. Only this date and time will be made available for internal inspection. It will be an open house site visit. Failure to visit site and report in with RWP will result in your tender being invalid.