Welcome to All - Displaced People Service

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Welcome to All We would like to invite you to a market engagement event on Thursday 30th January to discuss the Somerset Displaced Communities Review and Somerset Lived Experience Review. An in depth review of six Welcome Hubs across Somerset was undertaken in 2024, this included partner organisations providing bespoke support through the hubs. The primary aim of both reviews was to gain a detailed understanding of the impact of support from the voluntary and community sector. The reviews involved extensive consultations with a diverse range of stakeholders from VCFSEs, statutory sector and those with lived experience. The reports have demonstrated good practice, highlighted gaps in provision and identified opportunities for development. Based on the recommendations of the reports, a model for future provision will be shared at the market engagement event on 30th January. We hope to use this model to develop new ways of working together, encouraging partnerships and alliances across the sector in support of all displaced people, ensuring an inclusive welcome to all, prioritising integration, independence and a collaborative system-wide response to newcomers in Somerset. We would like to invite you to a engagement event before we publish the Welcome to All tender to give you an opportunity to ask questions and give us feedback. Lot 1: Market Engagement Event Our market engagement event is planned for 30th January 2025, 10am -1.30pm. Somerset Council is interested to hear from providers that might be interested in delivering these services either individually or in partnership with others. The event will be an opportunity to inform and shape future options. Somerset Council are keen to hear feedback from a range of providers as part of the wider consultation for this service. Organisations that take part will not be advantaged or disadvantaged in any way in any potential future formal procurement. Commercial confidentiality will be respected. This notice does not represent a formal commitment by Somerset Council to undertake a procurement procedure. Details of Market Engagement event: • Date: Monday 30th January 2025 • Time: 10.00am to 1.30pm • Venue: Meadway Hall, Compton Dundon, Ham Lane, Somerton, TA11 6PQ (in the event of bad weather the meeting will be moved to online) Expression of interest in attending: If you would like to attend this event, please let us know by emailing max.white@somerset.gov.uk giving the names and email addresses of those people who would attend. Please ensure that those attending from your organisation are the most appropriate to feed into the discussions. If you are unable to attend the event, the presentation, notes and associated documentation will be available through the e-tender system https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com Please respond by the deadline of 12:00 noon on 28th January 2025 if you wish to attend. Thank you. Somerset Council reserves the right to cancel or re-arrange these events at its own discretion. Thank you.