664_25 Consultancy Services

Description

ESPO on behalf of ESPO and YPO are seeking to establish a framework agreement with a number of service providers for the provision of consultancy services to the Public Sector. These services will be provided on a national basis across the UK. The key aim of the framework will be to create efficiencies and promote cost savings by providing customers with access to pre-approved service providers whom they may appoint using a simple and streamlined procurement process. To tender: (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '664_25' (via "View Opportunities" from the 'EastMidsTenders' Portal); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender documents (from the ProContract Activity summary screen, once an Expression of interest has been completed). Lot 1a: Lot 1a - Business Services Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Alternative delivery models - Business continuity and resilience - Business transformation - Change management - Commercialisation - Corporate social responsibility - Disaster recovery systems and testing - Crisis and emergency preparedness, contingency planning, and response - Funding research, applications and bids - Improvement programmes - Innovation - Legislation compliance - Net zero (design, procurement, and finance) - Marketing services and management - Organisational design and policy - Process mapping - Programme and project management - Project management - Quality management - Risk management and mitigation - Service improvement - Staff recruitment and retention - Strategy development - Supply chain management - Whole-Life carbon, cost and risk, management & planning - Workforce planning and transformation Lot 1b: Lot 1b - Procurement and Contract Management Services Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Category management - Contract management - Corporate Social Responsibility - E-sourcing - Efficiencies and savings - European and global sourcing - Implementation support - Post procurement support - Process mapping and optimisation - Procurement strategy development and implementation - Procurement support - Social Value - Supplier integration - Supplier relationship management - Supply chain resilience Lot 1c: Lot 1c - Education Services Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Apprenticeships and vocational learning - Academy conversions (including applications, funding, preopening tasks, etc) - Adult education - Behavioural improvement programmes - Curriculum development - Early years development - Education strategies and transformation - Employability skills and professional development - Governance Policy & Regulations - Healthy school programmes - Learning - Legislation Compliance - OFSTED support services - Quality and Internal Verification - Recruitment and retention - Research and data analysis - Safeguarding - School admission processes and systems - School policies and initiatives - School improvement plans - School remodelling programmes - SEND Learning - Student journey - Student recruitment and support services Lot 2a: Lot 2a - Audit Consultancy Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Audit assessments - Audit consultancy - Audit services - Audit strategies and methodologies - Benchmarking and quality assurance - External audits - Financial audits - Governance, risk and internal control - Internal audits Lot 2b: Lot 2b - Internal Audit Services Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Benchmarking and quality assurance - Compliance reviewing - Corporate governance - Fraud investigation - Internal control reviewing - Internal audits - Operational reviewing - Risk management - Specified purpose audits Lot 2c: Lot 2c - External Audit Services Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Benchmarking and quality assurance - Compliance reviewing - Corporate governance - External assurance services - External audits - Financial audit - Fraud investigation - Risk management - Specified purpose audits - Statutory audits Lot 2d: Lot 2d - General Finance Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Actuary, investments and pensions - Banking - Business Cases - External funding - Financial analysis and reporting - Financial modelling and model reviews - Financial options - Financial reviews, evaluations and feasibility studies - Financial policies and strategies - Financial procedures and processes - Funding applications and grants - PFI advisory services - Taskforce Carbon Finance Disclosure TCFD) Lot 2e: Lot 2e - Revenues and Benefits Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Efficiency reviews - Government returns - Heath check programmes - Model adoptions - Payment arrears Lot 2f: Lot 2f - Tax Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Compliance and advisory - Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) - Corporation tax - Customs Duties - Efficiency schemes - Employment tax - Land tax - Living and national minimum wage - Nation Insurance Contributions (NICs) - PAYE and IR35 - Policy development - Stamp duty - Tax accounting services - Tax planning - Tax technologies - Value Added Tax (VAT) Lot 2g: Lot 2g - Treasury Management Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Accounting treatment - Credit ratings - Codes of practice - Debt management - External loan portfolios - Investment reviews and strategies - Legislation - Market conditions - Prudential indicators - Treasury management risks Lot 3: Lot 3 - Food and Catering Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Commercial feasibility and technical reviews - Equipment and facilities - Food and drink menus - Food hygiene - Healthy eating programmes - Legislation compliance - Nutrition - Options appraisals - Soft and Hard Facilities Management - Accident statistics - Assurance reports and model documentation - COSHH and HACCP - H&S legislation - H&S policies and management - Inspections and audits - Notices and corrective action plans - Risk assessments and controls - Safe working procedures Lot 4a: Lot 4a - Health Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Behavioural science - Biostatistics - Care toolkits - Clinical evaluations - Collaborative working arrangements - Commissioning models - Departmental and service reviews - Demand management - Developing and implementing of public health schemes - Environmental health - Epidemiology - Health education - Health services administration - Healthy and happy workplace schemes - Mental health reviews - New service business cases - Personalisation - Pandemic contingency - Public health programmes and promotions - Service efficiency plans and improvements - Service Transformation - Service user pathways - Technology Developments Lot 4b: Lot 4b - Social Care (Adults and Childrens) Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Care toolkits - Clinical evaluations - Collaborative working arrangements - Commissioning models - Departmental and service reviews - Demand management - Health and social care integration - Outreach programmes - New service business cases - Personalisation - Safeguarding - Service efficiency plans and improvements - Service user pathways - Technology developments - Vulnerable adults and children's protection Lot 5: Lot 5 - Highways, Traffic and Transport Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Active travel - Business cases - Cycle route planning or improvements - Demand management - Funding and funding applications - Highway Design - Highway Development Management - Impact assessments - Intelligent transport systems - Junction planning or improvements - Management strategies of highway structures and assets - Pedestrian route planning or improvements - Public transport route planning or improvements - Road/Route safety - Spatial planning and health initiatives - Strategic transport planning - Street and traffic management - Transport and transport links - Travel initiatives - Travel plans and planning - Transport planning and modelling - Vehicle parking, charges and EV charging Lot 6a: Lot 6a - Operational IT Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Artificial Intelligence technology - Cloud Solutions - Server solutions - Software assurance - Systems development and analysis - Telecommunications - Wireless solutions - Cyber security solutions Lot 6b: Lot 6b - Strategic IT Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Artificial Intelligence - Capability assessment, review and development - Cost analysis and projection - Data Protection and cyber security - Digital Strategy Development - Digital services and transformation - Disaster recovery - Forecast, planning and strategy - IT project and programme management - Intelligent Automation - Policy development, maintenance and review - Process mapping and optimisation - Risk assessment and risk management (specific to IT) Lot 7: Lot 7 - Sport Leisure, Culture and Tourism Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Art and cultural services studies - Child protection - Commercial and efficiency reviews - Customer insight information - Funding and funding applications - Health and Safety - Historic site, building, and monument studies - Increasing public use of services - Leisure facilities and activities - Library service studies - Management improvement programmes - Museum service studies - Outsourcing of services - Physical activity and Wellbeing - Service strategy design - Sport service studies - Technical reviews - Trusts and joint ventures Lot 8a: Lot 8a - Asset Management and Delivery Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Acquisitions - Evaluations and reviews - Liability - Maintenance - Management and Delivery - Management of historic sites, buildings, and monuments - Mapping - Property surveys - Rationalisation - Remodelling - Sale and disposal Lot 8b: Lot 8b - Environment and Sustainability Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Assessments and appraisals - Alternative energy - Archaeology studies - Biodiversity - Carbon foot-printing and reduction - Carbon reduction and climate change adaptation - Climate change adaptation and mitigation - Eco-towns - Environmental audits - Environmental initiatives - Environmental legislation - Energy efficiency and targets - Flood defences, alleviation and drainage - Green technologies - Heat networks - Landscape management - Mapping - Modelling - Pollution - Resource efficiency behaviour change programmes - Smart cities - Sustainability - Water management - Waste auditing Lot 8c: Lot 8c - Facilities Management Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Delivery Models - Fire risk - Hard FM consultancy - Outsourcing of FM services - Premises, caretaking and cleaning - Property security - Reorganisation of FM services - Soft FM consultancy Lot 8d: Lot 8d - Health and Safety Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Accident Statistics - Assurance reports and model documentation - Building surveys and risk assessments - COSHH and REACH - H&S legislation - H&S policies and management - Inspections and audits - Notices and corrective action plans - Risk assessments and controls - Safe working procedures Lot 8e: Lot 8e - Housing and Housing Support Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Asset Management - Benchmarking - Development project management - Governance - Homelessness - Housing needs and assessments - Investment programmes - Living standards, stock condition surveys and risk assessments - Management and support - Quality assurance - Process mapping - Regeneration project management - Revenue optimisation and funding - Risk and internal control - Service improvement and performance - Supported housing - Tenant participation schemes - Tenant scrutiny - Transfers and de-commissioning Lot 8f: Lot 8f - Planning, Valuation and Infrastructure Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Agricultural and retail planning - Employment land reviews - Local economic assessments - Planning applications and appeals - Planning legislation - Planning taxes and levies - Spatial planning - Specialist planning Lot 8g: Lot 8g - Regeneration and Regional Development Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Business case development - Employment land reviews - Government policy and awareness - Historic site, building and monument assessments. - Income generation schemes - Local business development - Local economic assessments - Regeneration and economic development - Supply chain development - Sustainable community strategies - Sustainable economic growth plans Lot 8h: Lot 8h - Waste and Recycling Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Auditing services - Alternative waste treatment - Business cases - Campaigns - Carbon assessments - Commercial waste - Domestic waste - Illegal waste tipping - Legislation - Management investment programmes - New waste sites - Options appraisals - Permits and accreditations - Policies and strategies - Service reviews - Street cleansing support service Lot 9a: Lot 9a - Research and Engagement Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Academic research - Communication - Community research and strategies - Customer insight information - Demand management - Feedback facilitation - Public dialogue, engagement and consultation - Soft market testing - Staff Surveys - Stakeholder engagement Lot 9b: Lot 9b - Marketing, Communications and PR Including, but not limited to, advice around: - Branding - Creative communications - Communication and marketing materials - Crisis management - Digital communications - Events management - Market research - Marketing campaigns, plans and strategies - Media relations - Training for reporting to Government, Parliament and Public Enquiries - Public relations - Social media - Targeting strategies - Website design Lot 10: Lot 10 - Strategic Programmes and Projects Consultancy advice across a wide range of disciplines in relation to high value and/or complex strategic programmes and projects.