Provision of Voluntary Sector Project Management, Engagement and Consultancy Services in Central London (Westminster) and West London (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)

Description

North West London Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract to Kensington & Chelsea Social Council to deliver high quality and professional project management, engagement and consultancy support, in relation to the voluntary and community sector in Central London (Westminster) and West London (RBKC).<br/>The services commenced on 27th January 2025 for a period of 25 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months. The value including any extension options is £394,036.00 Lot 1: North West London Integrated Care Board has appointed a high quality, professional and experienced provider of project management, engagement and consultancy support, in relation to the voluntary and community sector in the Bi Borough - Central London (Westminster) and West London (RBKC).<br/><br/>Kensington & Chelsea Social Council will coordinate and maximise the community assets for Vibrant and Healthy Communities programme. They will work directly with, and as part of, the voluntary sector in Westminster and RBKC, building on their existing relationships, knowledge and credibility with these organisations, in order to:<br/><br/>- Mobilise and oversee the community solutions project from start to finish, with successful VCS grant partners;<br/>- Develop and deliver a co-production and community engagement implementation plan;<br/>- Develop a community intelligence model with partners across sectors;<br/>- Work with 3ST and NWL evaluation groups to design and mobilise a model locally that enables VCS to demonstrate impact;<br/>- Run a range of engagement events, and other relevant programmes.<br/><br/>Kensington & Chelsea Social Council will manage multiple programmes of work. They have have strong, detailed knowledge of the local voluntary sector stakeholders and the populations they support, and will<br/>work closely with NHS and Local Authority partners,<br/>as part of the Bi-Borough Place Based Partnership.<br/><br/>Kensington & Chelsea Social Council:<br/><br/>(a) are a Third Sector Organisation based in and operating within RBKC and Westminster boroughs.<br/>(b) demonstrated a proven track record of working on programmes of this type, scale and complexity, in partnership within NHS, Local Authority and Voluntary Sector settings; <br/>(c) Have strong, established relationships with a wide variety of 3rd sector organisations in WCC and RBKC. This includes organisations that work with children and families as well as adults, and a breadth of organisations that represent the wide range of communities living in Westminster and RBKC; and<br/>(d) are in a position to mobilise quickly and begin delivery immediately after contract award. Additional information: As a public sector body, we are regulated by public procurement law when purchasing contracts for goods, works and services. We are managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The services to which this procurement relates fall within Chapter 3, Section 7: Particular Procurement Regimes to the Public Contract Regulations 2015.<br/><br/>We are running this procurement competition using a bespoke competitive procurement process; this means the Contracting Authority are following a process under the light touch regime as specified in the Invitation to Tender documentation. <br/><br/>North West London Procurement Services (NWLPS) is a Collaborative Procurement Organisation. The Contracting Authority have instructed NWLPS to act as their procurement representative, therefore any communications during the tender process by NWLPS, are on behalf of the Contracting Authority.<br/><br/>NWLPS is an agent on behalf of the Contracting<br/>Authority acting on its behalf solely to carry out the<br/>Procurement. All decisions regarding the Contract<br/>will be made by the Contracting Authority.