local government contracts

Dudley & Kent Commercial Services Limited T/A Connect2Dudley is a joint venture between Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (“Dudley Council” and Commercial Services Kent Ltd (“CSKL” (a wholly owned business of Kent County Council), newly formed for the purpose of delivering services back to Dudley Council and CSKL respectively, for the benefit of the communities that it serves. This opportunity will allow Connect2Dudley to offer a recruitment managed service approach to the temporary and interim recruitment needs of Dudley Council, with an option for managed services to Dudley Council maintained schools and Academy Trusts/Multi Academy Trusts within the borough of Dudley. Connect2Dudley are seeking temporary recruitment and interim worker agencies to join the DPS

Hull City Council is seeking suitably qualified providers to supply and deliver supported living services for the Authority's Adult Social Care and Children & Young People Family Services, by establishing a dynamic purchasing system (DPS). The length of of contracts will be governed by the persons individual needs. Service Providers can join the DPS at any point following its launch. The DPS will be established for a period of 8 years, with an option to extend for up to a further 2 x 1 year periods. Organisations accepted on to the DPS will be invited, via categories to further competitions to bid against individual, or block placements. Additional information: Lot Information (Adults) - Outreach. Lot 1 (Adults) - Enhanced Outreach. Lot 2 (Adults) - Accommodation Based Service. Lot 3 (Adults) - Enhanced Accommodation Based Service. Lot 4 To access the Adults Lots please enter reference 51584 on the YORTender portal (link above). (Children & Young People) - Emergency Assessment and Short Term Accommodation. Lot 1 (Children & Young People) - Supported Accommodation. Lot 2 (Children & Young People) - Group Living. Lot 3 (Children & Young People) - Solo Living. Lot 4 Access to Children's lots is to be confirmed as the Authority is in the transition period of systems. Updates shall be advertised in due course.

This Dynamic Purchasing System is for the provision of the following Road Surface Treatment Services: • Premium Surface Dressing • Micro Asphalting and Footway Surface Treatments • Carriageway Retexturing • Joint Sealing • Asphalt Preservation • In-Situ Road Recycling • Spray Injection Patching • Any works or services similar to those listed above The publishing of this Contract Notice is to communicate the extension of the above DPS which was originally established in March 2018 for a 4 year period. Dorset Council took the option of extending the DPS for a further four year period ending March 2026 and now wishes to extend the DPS for a further period up to 27th September 2028, as permitted in line with Cabinet Office guidance regarding dynamic purchasing systems procured under PCR2015. Dorset Council reserves the right to terminate the DPS prior to 27th September 2028. Applications to participate with this DPS can be made on the portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk - REF:DN318931 Any organisation already awarded onto the DPS will remain. Any new applications can continue to be made at the above mentioned address. The estimated value of £12 million provided on this notice is based on the estimated total value of requirements over the next 3 year period. The following Authorities will continue to have access to this DPS: Dorset Council Bournemouth Christchurch & Poole Council Devon County Council Plymouth City Council Swindon Borough Council The DPS value shown is estimated and dependant on access from other named authorities.

East Sussex County Council (ESCC) is seeking applications from suitably qualified providers in order to become Approved Providers of the Education Division Approved Provider List (EDAPL). The EDAPL will enable the procurement of services from external providers to support the Council's Education Division's objective of driving improvements in East Sussex schools, academies, colleges and other educational settings. The contract start date is 01 October 2024 and the contract end date is 30 September 2028. Applications are welcome at any time. The Contracts Finder notice template will not allow the submission date to be after the contract start date, hence why the dates above differ. Please go by the dates in this description. If Applicants will only be able to work virtually, please note that the Education Division would like someone to be able to work in a hybrid capacity. For those not based in the U.K. there is a concern that if individuals have not had experience in working in a school in the UK, they may not have the appropriate knowledge (of UK school governance structures, or UK school curriculum and assessment), or qualifications required for the roles, and therefore wouldn't be able to support the schools effectively. The Division is seeking consultants and providers who can deliver on any, or all, of the following areas: (i) Provide training and support to schools and settings to improve outcomes for all pupils, including support for: leadership, interim leadership support, governance, staff development, curriculum development, moderation and assessment, pedagogy, behaviour, and attendance. (ii) Undertake roles associated with the local authority's statutory powers of intervention as outlined in the Department for Education's Schools Causing Concern Guidance (as updated). (iii) Undertake reviews and provide challenge and support to leaders and managers in educational settings and across local partnerships. (iv) Independent chair roles, and interim governance roles, to support the development of a range of education partnerships. (iv) Provide support to identified schools and settings to ensure effective safeguarding arrangements. (v) Research and evaluation of effective practice and development of new models and approaches across the range of the Division's work and priorities. (vi) Support for the development and implementation of new strategies. (vii) Project and leadership support across the range of the Division's work and priorities. There will be no cap on the number of Approved Providers, who can apply at any time, and more than once, until they are successful. It is anticipated that the annual aggregate expenditure under the EDAPL will be up to £1,000,000. The EDAPL will be in place for four years, with an option to extend for up to two years. There is no minimum or maximum duration for call-off contracts, and they may expire after the expiry of the EDAPL. Additional information: The Closing Date is not 30 September 2024 but 30 September 2028 as applications can be submitted at any point whilst the Approved List is open, however the Contracts Finder template does not allow a Closing Date later than the Contract Start Date.

Energy Efficiency Dynamic Purchasing System (EEDPS) Plymouth City Council (PCC), as the lead Contracting Authority, in collaboration with Independence Brokerage Services CIC (trading as Independence CIC (INCIC)), is establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for use by public sector bodies. This procurement framework is designed to deliver energy efficiency measures, retrofitting installations, and associated works for social housing and private domestic properties. It will also extend to other property types owned or managed by local authorities and public sector organisations. Eligible organisations are outlined in the Additionally, this initiative aims to: https://www.incic.org.uk/eligibility-criteria-eedps/ • Stimulate procurement opportunities for customers / clients wanting to and or are willing to self-fund energy efficiency works. • Support training and back to work via entry into the construction industry through green skills development and retrofitting • Providing access to green accreditations via umbrella organisations and providing opportunities for new entries to sector • Promote the use of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), as detailed in the Lots below. * Details are clearly set out in this notice under Lots and Sub Lots and will be further detailed in specific calls for competition. For further details of Active Areas and Lots / Sub Lots can be found here https://www.incic.org.uk/about-plymouth-ee-dps/ Public sector bodies have a responsibility to advance energy efficiency initiatives through allocated funding and national or local grant schemes. These efforts aim to reduce carbon emissions, lower energy costs, and improve living conditions for residents. The EEDPS provides a structured, transparent, and flexible procurement framework to facilitate these goals. Objectives of the EEDPS The EEDPS is designed to enhance building energy performance, contributing to broader environmental, economic, and public health objectives, including: • Carbon Reduction: Addressing climate change through energy-efficient measures. • Economic Revitalisation: Investing in green skills and industries to stimulate local and national economies. • Public Health Improvements: Ensuring healthier living environments through energy-efficient upgrades. The DPS will be open for Contractor / Supplier (Providers) to apply to join from 18th February 2025. Further details of how to Join can be found at: https://www.incic.org.uk/about-plymouth-ee-dps/

Worcestershire County Council is putting in place a DPS for Skills and Investment Grant Funding. The Council's Investment in Skills Team aims to help people into employment and to work towards improving skills in the county. The scope of the projects delivered by the Investment in Skills Team can vary in context, value and duration but, collectively, and over time they support the goals of the Team which is funded by various grant providers such as the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, the Department for Education, etc . The Team commissions the knowledge and skills of externally qualified, licensed and experienced providers to work on a variety of training projects as and when required to meet requirements. There are 5 Categories: Category 1 Employability and Skills, Category 2 Education, Category 3 Digital, Category 4 Consultancy and Category 5 Health and Wellbeing.

Housing Related Support Services are non-statutory services that support people experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless to live independently in the community. It is designed to complement the Council's offer to alleviate and prevent homelessness. The Council's aim is to implement a single pathway of support for adults who struggle to live independently and maintain a stable housing situation, where resource can be quickly accessed to meet needs, especially around complexity and where service capacity can be better utilised. The Council is seeking applications from providers with the capability and capacity to deliver Housing Related Support services in Rotherham. Applicants can read the Cabinet Paper dated 17 October 2022 (including the Equality Impact Assessment - part A and part B) titled Housing Related Support Pathway - proposal for future commissioning which sought the approval for the procurement process to establish this FPS and procure a range of Housing Related Support services. The FPS will be established on the basis of an initial 5-year period; the system may continue beyond this date subject to further Cabinet approval. The FPS will comprise of a number of separate Lots. Each Lot will specify a Housing Related Support service as follows:- Lot 1 - Floating Support (Non-Accommodation Based) Lot 2 - Accommodation with Support Lot X - Miscellaneous/Future Housing Related Support RMBC is acting as the lead authority to appoint providers for the provision of the services detailed in the application documentation. Applicants should also be aware that Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, City of Doncaster Council and Sheffield City Council are named as a Permitted Purchaser and may choose to access the Flexible Purchasing System and may create additional lots within the scope of Housing Related Support FPS, without creating any obligation on behalf of them to do so. The Permitted Purchaser will be independently responsible for the award of their own contract, which may incorporate the individual authorities Terms and Conditions. RMBC shall have no responsibility for and shall not be liable whatsoever in relation to the conduct of the named authorities and have no liability related to the performance or non-performance of those contracts between the providers and the Permitted Purchaser. Please note the IMPORTANT INFORMATION section of this notice and particularly the closing date for the 1st round of applications to join this FPS. Additional information: Duration Value TUPE IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Housing Related Support Services are non-statutory services that support people experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless to live independently in the community. It is designed to complement the Council’s offer to alleviate and prevent homelessness. . The Council’s aim is to implement a single pathway of support for adults who struggle to live independently and maintain a stable housing situation, where resource can be quickly accessed to meet needs, especially around complexity and where service capacity can be better utilised. .

This Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) provides a compliant procurement route for public bodies needing any range or mix of support to deliver their fixed term fixed price (FTFP) procurement aspirations. The DPS is divided into two Lots. Lot 1 Facilitate the arrangement of FTFP contracts using mini competitions. The purpose of this Lot 1, is to provide a DPS of Suppliers able to supply electricity & natural gas to a variety of organisations. The Contracting Authority is seeking solutions which focus on providing excellent service, a desire to improve and developing working partnerships with the Contracting and Participating Authority. Lot 2 Facilitate the arrangement of FTFP contracts using matrix pricing (via price books). The purpose of this Lot 2 is to provide a DPS of Suppliers who are able to offer Participating Authorities access to matrix or 'price book' pricing for fixed term fixed priced contracts.

This Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) provides a compliant procurement route for public bodies needing any range or mix of support to deliver their fixed term fixed price (FTFP) procurement aspirations. The DPS is divided into two Lots. Lot 1 Facilitate the arrangement of FTFP contracts using mini competitions. The purpose of this Lot 1, is to provide a DPS of Suppliers able to supply electricity & natural gas to a variety of organisations. The Contracting Authority is seeking solutions which focus on providing excellent service, a desire to improve and developing working partnerships with the Contracting and Participating Authority. Lot 2 Facilitate the arrangement of FTFP contracts using matrix pricing (via price books). The purpose of this Lot 2 is to provide a DPS of Suppliers who are able to offer Participating Authorities access to matrix or ‘price book’ pricing for fixed term fixed priced contracts.

The Council is seeking applications from providers who may wish to join the Supported Living: Flexible Purchasing System (FPS). The intention is to appoint a range of providers with the capability and capacity to deliver Care and Support in a supported living setting. Organisations can apply to join the FPS by registering at https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER and searching for project 59848.

Norfolk County Council has established a multi supplier framework agreement for the provision of supported living accommodation and support. This application is for LOT 3 – Mental Health and is for providers to support people with complex and enduring mental health. Successful Providers for Lot 3 will provide supported living care and support packages for individuals to enable them to live in the community with support. Norfolk County Council envisages developing different types of housing-based provision for adults with mental health problems. In some schemes the nature of support will be oversight, practical and emotional support. Other schemes may require the provision of personal care and for such sche

A dynamic purchasing system for the provision of Education, Social Care and Related Passenger Transport.

Essex County Council invite suppliers to apply to join the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Passenger Transport Services for Essex County Council and Thurrock Council. This Dynamic Purchasing System has been split into the Categories listed below : Category 1 - SEND Education Transport: Transport of Passengers with SEND requirements to education, care provision or other locations as required. Category - Mainstream Education Transport: Transport to Mainstream primary, secondary, or further education locations. Category 3 - Adult Social Care Transport: Transport of adults with eligible needs to day care/day centre/education provision or other locations as required. Category 4 - Local Bus & Demand Responsive Transport: Provision of Local Bus and DRT services within Essex. Category 5 - Ad-Hoc Requirements: Provision of impromptu or unprecedented transport for Adult Social Care, SEND, Mainstream or Children’s Social Care Passengers. In addition, the new DPS Agreement will aim to bring continuous improvement measures to ECC's continuing service offer in line with commitments, plans and strategies for the future of Essex, including Everyone's Essex: our plan for levelling up the county. Any measures for Thurrock Council shall be listed within their mini-competition documents. This Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will operate for a period of five years with the option to extend for 24 months in single or multiple periods. Service Agreements procured via call-off and awarded under the DPS shall be for the period specified in the Order Requirements. Service Agreements procured via call-off under the DPS agreement may continue beyond the Expiry date of the DPS Agreement. The Estimated Total Value of the Passenger Transport DPS Agreement is £355,000,000 for the initial 5 year period with the Estimated Total Value breakdown for each Council for the initial 5 year period as follows; Essex County Council Estimated Total Value: £320,000,000 Thurrock Council Estimated Total Value: £35,000,000 The Estimated Total Value for the additional extension period of the Passenger Transport DPS up to 24 months is £142,000,000. Essex County Council Estimated Extension Total Value: £128,000,000 Thurrock Council Estimated Extension Total Value: £14,000,000

Hackney & Kent Commercial Services LLP T/A Connect2Hackney (HACKNEY & KENT COMMERCIAL SERVICES LLP) is a joint venture between Hackney Borough Council and Commercial Services Kent Ltd (CSKL) (a wholly owned business of Kent County Council), newly formed for the purpose of delivering services back to HACKNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL and CSKL respectively for the benefit of the communities that it serves. This opportunity will allow HACKNEY & KENT COMMERCIAL SERVICES LLP to offer a recruitment managed service approach to the temporary and interim recruitment needs of HACKNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL, with an option for managed services to either and/or HACKNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL maintained Schools and Academies within the borough of Hackney.

Hackney & Kent Commercial Services LLP T/A Connect2Hackney (HACKNEY & KENT COMMERCIAL SERVICES LLP) is a joint venture between Hackney Borough Council and Commercial Services Kent Ltd (CSKL) (a wholly owned business of Kent County Council), newly formed for the purpose of delivering services back to HACKNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL and CSKL respectively for the benefit of the communities that it serves. This opportunity will allow HACKNEY & KENT COMMERCIAL SERVICES LLP to offer a recruitment managed service approach to the temporary and interim recruitment needs of HACKNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL, with an option for managed services to either and/or HACKNEY BOROUGH COUNCIL maintained Schools and Academies within the borough of Hackney.

The primary purpose of this notice is to publicise that the period of validity of this Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is being extended to 23 February 2029. The Council wishes to work with Providers who can demonstrate and deliver a progressive model of Supported Living (SL) which achieves and maintains value for money and which can meet individuals' outcomes and support needs. The DPS follows the guidance of PCR2015 Part 2, Chapter 2, Section 4 Reg 34, but it should be noted that the procurement falls under the Light Touch Regime. For further information please see the specification within the procurement documents. Note, originally published and tendered using http://demand.sproc.net/ by Adam HTT Limited and transitioned to run on Eastmids Tenders. The original OJEU notice can be accessed via the link below: https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:504840-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML&src=0.

Leicestershire County Council manages the commissioning and contracting arrangements for individual packages of residential care for individual people, eligible for social care support, who are residents of Leicestershire. This Provider List is for residential care for adults who have been assessed as eligible under the Care Act 2014 or under the NHS Continuing Health Care (CHC) Framework and who require a residential or nursing care home placement to meet their care needs in Leicestershire. The service specification outlines the exact requirements of the Council. Please note that this process will award Providers and this will include all eligible locations under each Provider. Please note that this procurement falls under the Light Touch Regime.

Care Home provision in Sheffield forms an integral part of the Health and Social Care vision for the city. The focus remains on delivering, and continuing to improve, services that keep people well in the place they call home, help reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and reduce the time people must stay in hospital when they are deemed well enough to leave. We believe Care Homes are there to recognise and support individuality, culture, and difference, to allow people choice and control over their life, support people to have a purpose and be able to contribute and support the person to continue with their network of contacts and embrace their position as part of a local geographical or community of interest. We will ensure the care and support that people receive in care homes is personalised, promotes independence, wellbeing, and quality of life. Our vision for care homes is aligned with the Vision for Adult Social Care