Services relating to advertising creative including: • Brand narrative, strategy and planning • Brand positioning and architecture • Advertising creative • Advertising production (TV and radio) • Digital content and video production • Social media advertising • Behaviour change We are looking to appoint a lead creative advertising partner to act as the creative custodian of our existing 'Keep Life Flowing' campaign, protecting its established visual identity, tone of voice, brand principles, campaign purpose and existing creative equity, while evolving the platform to support Affinity Water's future water saving and behaviour change objectives. The focus will be on evolution rather than reinvention, ensuring Keep Life Flowing remains recognisable while becoming more flexible and responsive to changing weather and water resource conditions. The successful supplier will be expected to evolve, protect and activate the existing Keep Life Flowing platform, helping us deliver stretching water reduction targets through high quality, responsive creative.
The council seeks to procure two (2) contractors to deliver specialist adaptations including installations and repairs for residents with vulnerabilities and disabilities. These new contracts will be for a period of up to forty-eight (48) months (four (4) years). The council is a landlord to around 35,000 council tenants living in homes located across the borough. Within these homes, council tenants or household members may have disabilities that require their home to have adaptions carried out to enable and maintain independent living or allow carers to provide caring duties within the home. In addition, specialist adaptations and repairs are carried out to existing installations where required. The Occupational Therapy Team within the Health and Social Care Directorate assess residents’ needs and make recommendations for any adaptations following referrals to their team. These recommendations are then submitted to the Adaptations Team within the Repairs service, who will attend the property to survey how the recommended adaptations can be implemented. Following the survey a specialist scale drawing is made of the adaptations required and is allocated to the contractor to carry out the works.
Purpose of this engagement: Cefas is undertaking market engagement to inform a future procurement for delivery of statutory microbiological monitoring services on behalf of Food Standards Scotland (FSS). This notice is not a call for competition or a commitment to procure. Its purpose is to help potential suppliers understand the anticipated requirement, test the deliverability of the proposed service model and provide an opportunity to raise technical, logistical, commercial and implementation questions before any formal procurement is launched. Background: FSS operates an official control programme to monitor faecal contamination in live bivalve molluscs and support the classification of shellfish harvesting areas, for which Cefas coordinates aspects of programme delivery. The anticipated contract will principally cover existing classified production areas and new areas seeking classification in Shetland and Orkney. Current planning assumptions indicate approximately 52 shellfish samples per month, or 624 per year, but volumes and locations may change in response to regulatory requirements, classification decisions, incidents, seasonal activity or changes in the monitoring plan. The geographical scope of the work may be expanded to other Scottish areas. Market feedback sought: Cefas will hold two online market-engagement sessions for potential applicants. During each session, Cefas will provide an overview of the service, including the logistics, sample-management, analytical and reporting requirements, and will respond to comments and questions raised by suppliers. The sessions are intended to help suppliers understand the proposed requirement and identify any practical issues, risks or points requiring clarification before a formal procurement is launched. The sessions will also provide Cefas with an opportunity to review any potential changes required to the scope of the work or intended contractual details. The sessions will take place on 15/10/26 at 15:00 and 19/10/26 at 10:00 via MS Teams. Interested organisations should register on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cefas-market-engagement-statutory-shellfish-ecoli-monitoring-service-tickets-2002621752571 no later than 2 days prior to the events. Organisations may submit questions in advance to [email protected] Participation in either session will not confer any advantage in a subsequent procurement, and non-participation will not prevent an organisation from taking part in any future competition. A summary of the questions and responses will be made available as part of the procurement process. Details of service required: The requirement is for an integrated end-to-end service including laboratory analysis, as well as coordinating the logistics needed to move samples from remote island locations to its laboratory in a condition and timeframe suitable for official control testing. Sample collection itself will be undertaken under separate arrangements, but the supplier must work closely with sampling contractors and any FSS-approved industry collectors. • Logistics and sample management: establish reliable delivery arrangements from Shetland and Orkney; pay transport costs; provide and replenish approved packing and transport equipment; coordinate with sample collectors; monitor weekly schedules; support correct packaging and documentation; receive samples Monday to Friday, including early or late deliveries where necessary; and maintain contingency arrangements for disruption. Samples must reach the laboratory in time for analysis to begin within 48 hours of collection and sample temperature must remain within 1-10°C before start of analysis. • Laboratory analysis: receive, identify, assess and log samples; check submission information and resolve discrepancies; reject unsuitable samples in accordance with agreed criteria; analyse all programme samples using one approved UK National Reference Laboratory method for enumeration of Escherichia coli in biv…
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**This Planned Procurement Notice is issued for information only, to update the market on anticipated procurement timescales. It does not invite requests to participate or the submission of tenders.** Provision of in-country and overseas Escorting, including related services, to transport detained individuals to and from various locations including but not limited to Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs), air and sea ports, Holding Rooms, Residential Short Term Holding Facilities, and overseas to other countries. Background: The Home Office is responsible for detaining and enforcing the removal of people from the UK who have no legal basis to remain here. The Escorting Services contract is fundamental to delivering this through the movement of people within the UK, which supports the functioning of the immigration detention / removal estate; the removal of people from the UK, which is predominately via air travel and a mix of escorted (to destination) and unescorted (not escorted to destination). The contract also includes the operation, management and maintenance of Residential Short-Term Holding Facilities and the operation and management of Non-Residential Short-Term Holding Facilities at air/seaports and Immigration Enforcement reporting centres (STHFs). STHFs support the wider immigration detention / removal estate, enforcement activity within the community and protection of the UK border. Requirement (please note not exhaustive and subject to change): Management Services – includes operational control centre, performance monitoring and reporting, audit arrangement, and complaint procedures. Core Services – includes welfare, care of children, risk assessments, use of force, medical support, staffing & personnel and training. In-Country Escorting – 24/7 escorting between locations within the UK. Includes prisons, police stations, hospitals (inc bed watches), STHFs, Immigration Removal Centres. Also includes escort to aircraft for purpose of removal (unescorted) and provision of medical escorts. Overseas Escorting – 24/7 escorting from place of detention within the UK to designated overseas destination, primarily via air travel with a mix between scheduled and charter flights. Also includes provision of medical escorts and interfacing with the authorities travel service provider. Non-Residential STHF - the operation and management of designated holding rooms across all parts of the UK. There are currently 28 of these facilities which operate up to 24/7 and can hold people up to 24 hours and beyond in certain circumstances. Residential STHF – the operation, management and maintenance of RSTHF across all parts of the UK. There are currently 3 of these facilities which operate 24/7 and can hold people up to 7 days in certain circumstances. Juxtaposed Controls (Northern France) 24/7 escorting services with the UK control zones (Calais, Coquelles, and Dunkerque) and operation and management of 5 (currently) holding rooms at these French ports.
The supply and delivery of asphalt, SMA and HRA into the supply areas (identified by Council boundaries), and the collection from the suppliers' production site. All materials sourced under this contract are to assist Via East Midlands in the delivery of a variety of highway construction and maintenance projects across the county. Typical works include carriageway and footway reconstruction/resurfacing. Estimated annual spend for asphalt, SMA and HRA is £1.8m comprising approximately 1,000 orders per year for delivery and collections. The typical range of orders for the delivery of asphalt will be between 10 and 50 tonnes. Typical asphalt collections will range between 0.5 and 10 tonnes and will be required throughout the working day. Tenderers should note that this is a framework arrangement and that the above values and volumes of business and those in the pricing schedules are estimates only. The actual values and volumes of business shall be as ordered during the period of the framework. Allocation of business within the framework will be based on lowest product cost and ability to meet service requirements.
Scottish Ministers seek a Service Provider for the Management of a Level of Service Case Management Inventory (LSCMI) IT Application. This application includes a Level of Risk and Serious harm of re-offending Assessment and Management tool, along with hosting the Caledonian module and MF2C module. Both modules are used to record and assess those within these two rehabilitation programmes. The LSCMI Application is used by all 32 Scottish Local Authorities, and 17 Scottish Prison Establishments.
The requirement is for a Concessionaire to maintain, manage, operate and exploit advertising space at stations within the scope of the concession contract. The scope of the concession opportunity is described in this tender notice and the associated tender documents. It is intended to include advertising space at stations operated by Network Rail and participating Department for Transport Operator (DFTO) train operating companies, recognising that these organisations are expected to transition into Great British Railways (GBR) or a successor structure. Some advertising space will be included from concession contract commencement, with additional advertising space expected to be incorporated during the contract term. The exact timing, volume and sequencing of all additional advertising opportunities is not yet known. The concession contract will therefore include mechanisms to allow further advertising space, including at Network Rail, participating DFTO train operated stations and/or assets that transfer into GBR or any successor organisation, to be incorporated during the life of the contract where appropriate. Network Rail Infrastructure Limited is the Contracting Authority for this Procurement and is conducting the Procurement on its own behalf, Department for Transport Operator Limited (DFTO) Train Operating Companies (TOCS) and on behalf of future DFTO train operating companies (TOCS) to be transferred. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to novate, transfer, amend or otherwise manage the resulting contract to reflect future rail industry reform, including the establishment of Great British Railways (GBR), the transfer of relevant Network Rail and DFTO TOC functions or assets into GBR, or any successor organisation. The estimated value of this concession is based on forecast advertising revenues over the contract term. Due to factors including advertising demand, occupancy levels, future asset onboarding and market conditions, actual revenues may vary. Network Rail estimates that the total concession value is likely to fall within the range of £1.9 billion to £2.2 billion over the contract term.
The Council is seeking a London Based Provider to recruit and match volunteer Independent Visitors from the community to befriend children and young people placed both inside and outside of Hackney.This procurement will be limited by geographical location to providers whose main economic activity is delivered within London.
Hertsmere Borough Council are currently seeking tenders for the provision of the refurbishment and extension of the Skatepark at Aberford Park in Borehamwood. The skatepark is not suitable for beginners so lower and achievable ramps with a mix of bigger and challenging elements is required as well as changes in elevation and smooth surfaces. Improvements could include a variety of routes within the skatepark tailored to different abilities. The tender will not be split into lots. The tender documents can be accessed from the Current Tenders area of the Supply Hertfordshire website (https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/home) and selecting the "View Details" button of this project. Please note the deadline for returns and allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted. Any questions relating to this tender should be made via correspondence on the website and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.
Transport for Wales (TfW) is undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to the procurement of an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) System. The solution will support a modern, integrated approach to identifying, recording, assessing and managing risks, opportunities, issues, controls and actions across strategic, operational, portfolio, programme and project levels. The system is expected to include capabilities such as configurable workflows, risk escalation, reporting and dashboards, Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and analytics, Quantified Risk Analysis (QRA), AI-enabled insights and automation, alerts and notifications, document management, application programming interfaces (APIs), Microsoft 365 and other system integrations, robust security and hosting arrangements, and an intuitive user experience. This engagement will help TfW understand current market capabilities, emerging technologies, implementation approaches, support models, commercial arrangements and indicative implementation timescales. Engagement will be undertaken initially through a supplier questionnaire, with potential follow-up discussions with selected suppliers if required. Any such discussions will be at TfW's discretion and participation in this engagement does not imply selection for, or progression to, any subsequent stage of a procurement process.
Bracknell Forest Council is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Open Framework for the provision of Capital Works, Planned Maintenance, Refurbishment, Lifecycle Replacement and Associated Construction Works across the Council's operational and corporate property portfolio. The Framework will provide the Council with a flexible route to commission a range of construction-related works of varying size, complexity, value and risk profile across its estate. The Framework is intended to commence on 1 April 2027 and may operate for a maximum period of up to eight (8) years, in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 provisions relating to Open Frameworks. The Council intends to appoint up to eight (8) suitably qualified and experienced contractors to the Framework.
Invitation to tender documnets can be accessed at the following link- https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/7987765301A0F7302D0B Suppliers not already registered on the Department for Transport's e-sourcing portal Jaggaer here- dft.app.jaggaer.com The Department for Transport (DfT) is procuring a shared research, evaluation and analysis call-off contract to provide flexible access to timely, high-quality research, monitoring, evaluation, economic analysis and related analytical support across a range of transport policy areas. The proposed contract is expected to support analytical requirements across four divisions, which cover a broad range of transport policy areas: Accessible and inclusive transport (particular focus on those with physical and mental health conditions and/or groups with different protected characteristics) Active travel (cycling, wheeling and walking) Buses, planning and housing Devolution of responsibility for transport in England, including devolution deals, place-based policy, and strategy for integrated transport Local highways maintenance Local Authority capability and capacity Passenger transport (light rail, taxis, private hire vehicles, community transport) Road Freight (including: roadworthiness and vehicle regulation; international freight; HGV driver skills, hours and working conditions; traffic commissioners and operator licencing) Multimodal Freight (including: modal shift; freight innovation funding; work to improve connectivity of data and insights across the freight network) Dangerous Goods Future Borders (including policies to improve traffic management in Kent) Borders Resilience and Response (managing disruption at borders and along the strategic road network) Road safety (including supporting road users, safer vehicles, post collision care, safer infrastructure, and enforcement) Motoring Agencies (DVSA, DVLA and VCA – including MOT and driver licensing) International Vehicle Standards Connected and Autonomous vehicles AI, data, and other emerging transport technologies Vehicle Infrastructure (e.g. charging) Strategic Roads (Strategic Road Network managed by National Highways) Traffic and Technology (including traffic management, parking, street works etc.) Micro-mobility, such as e-scooters, and other forms of transport innovation (e.g. pavement robots) Lower Thames Crossing These divisions are home to more than 80 analysts with expertise in social research, evaluation, behavioural science, economics, operational research, statistics, and transport modelling; any of whom could commission work through the contract during its lifetime. The proposed contract would replace and expand the remit of an existing call-off contract that commenced in March 2023. The requirement is for a call-off contract under which up to three suppliers may be appointed and individual commissions would be agreed as requirements arise. The maximum budget is £7,500,000 excluding VAT, if three Suppliers are appointed, this will result in 3x contracts of equal £2,500,000 value. The proposed contract term is 4 years. Commissions agreed before the contract end date may continue, provided each commission is completed within seven years of its start date. The proposed contract will cover a broad range of research, evaluation, economic analysis and related analytical services. This may include, but is not limited to: evidence reviews and synthesis; qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods primary research; secondary analysis of existing datasets; advanced quantitative analysis, modelling and forecasting; behavioural, user-centred and accessibility-focused research; monitoring and evaluation, including process, impact, outcome and value for money evaluation; cost-benefit analysis, economic appraisal and economic evaluation; and analytical quality assurance. Suppliers would be expected to demonstrate broad analytical capability and be able to design, deliver, peer review, quality assure and clearly communicate high-quality, pol…
This tender is for the provision of inspection, testing, maintenance, monitoring, reactive response, asset verification, certification and reporting of Fire Alarm and Life Safety Systems across the Council estate. Your proposal MUST be submitted within the eTendersNI portal, via this CfT. NO OTHER METHOD OF SUBMISSION WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Supply and installation of Fire Compartmentation works to communal areas of multi-storey high rise residential building located within the Poole General Hospital campus
The closure of the Villiers Road Waste Transfer Station to enable redevelopment of the site will require Kingston to put in place interim arrangements for the management of residual waste. To ensure continuity of service, Kingston will need to procure an interim residual waste contract.
NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB) is exploring the market ahead of seeking to commission an ICB-wide High Intensity User (HIU) Outcomes Partnership. The provider must have proven experience in delivering preventative health Social Outcomes Partnerships, be willing to undertake co-design with NEL ICB at risk, and have access to at least £1.0m of approved social investment risk capital available for drawdown upon contract award. Health and care systems face a growing, structural challenge: a small number of people experiencing the deepest deprivation and complexity account for a disproportionate share of urgent and emergency care demand. This is not a marginal issue; it is a material driver of pressure, cost and inequality across the NHS. High Intensity Use is predictable, persistent, and concentrated. It is driven by unmet social need, trauma, poor access to community-based support and fragmented systems. Left unaddressed, it results in repeated crisis presentations, poor outcomes for individuals and escalating system cost. High Intensity Use of urgent and emergency care represents a significant and growing challenge across UK health systems. National evaluation evidence shows that fewer than one per cent of people account for approximately: • 16% of A&E attendances. • 29% of ambulance arrivals. • 26% of emergency admissions. This activity is estimated to cost the NHS at least £2.5 billion per year. Individuals with repeated attendances are highly likely to continue using emergency care unless targeted intervention occurs. By a person's eighth emergency attendance within a year, there is a greater than 50% likelihood that they will continue to attend frequently for at least two years, rising to over 80% by the fifteenth attendance. This creates a clearly identifiable cohort for targeted preventative intervention. There are proven delivery models addressing these challenges, with a track record of reducing secondary care usage for high intensity users. However, despite the potential to improve outcomes for these individuals and reduce demand on the system, funding for these interventions has traditionally been both small compared to the need, and short-term. An outcomes approach offers a potential solution to this. Outcomes partnerships are services where 100% of the funding is linked to evidenced outcomes achieved by individuals on the Programme. They add value in issue areas which require a change in policy focus (i.e., from sickness to prevention) through creating an environment to test ideas, build and develop new services, or continue to improve existing ones. The work is proposed to consist of two phases: 1. A Co-design phase working with NEL to develop the delivery model and outcomes framework, and; 2. the delivery of the intervention. The co-design phase will include analysis of existing services, gaps in provisions, and local priorities to identify the target cohort, geography, and total contract value for the service. This would be followed by co-design of the delivery model, facilitating input from all key stakeholders (including Hospital MDT leads and patients), and joint development of an outcomes framework. A key feature of an outcomes partnership is the flexibility of the delivery model, which can be improved over time as the Programme learns what works. The typical duration of support is expected to be between 9 to 12 weeks, but this will vary depending on the cohort to ensure sustained improvement and positive health outcomes. The outcomes the service would be targeting include: • Improved wellbeing and patient activation. • Improvement in wider social determinants of health including housing, financial situation, and loneliness. • Reduce use of secondary care services including; A&E attendances, Emergency admissions, and Ambulance conveyances.
The contract is expected to initially be delivered for NHS-funded care in England and Wales, and publicly funded care in Jersey for a period of three years, at a maximum total budget of up to £933,979.20 GBP including VAT and £778,316.00 GBP excluding VAT. Bids exceeding this limit will be rejected. There is potential to extend the contract for up to two additional years as well as the option to include other Devolved Nations and/or Crown Dependencies, aspirational measures and discretionary inflationary uplifts (all of which will be defined in the service specification). The maximum budget ‘core’ value of £933,979.20 GBP including VAT and £778,316.00 GBP excluding VAT, excludes the potential two-year extension and aspirational intent as included in section 14.4 of Annex A - Service Specification The contract may be extended for up to 24 months at a pro rata value of the core three- year funding, estimated at up to £518,877 excluding VAT. This proposed extension value may also include pro rata funding of any additional aspirational measures invoked in the first three years of the contract. For example: If an aspirational annual requirement costing £500,000 per year is invoked in year three, then the extension funding (if the aspirational measure is continued) will be the above figures plus the additional £500,000 per year. Further to this funding, the specification contains a list of aspirational measures which will be expected to be modified into the contract should the need and funding become available. The aspirational intent value, including the potential two- year extension and core 3 year value means an overall ceiling value for this contract of up to £6,417,788 excluding VAT and £7,701,346 including VAT. This aspirational intent has the potential to be invoked fully, partially, or not at all, and the Authority cannot guarantee that the successful supplier will be required to do any of the aspirational measures listed in section 14.4 of Annex A - Service Specification The role of a national clinical audit is to stimulate healthcare quality improvement through the provision of high-quality information on the organisation, delivery and outcomes of healthcare, together with tools and support to enable healthcare providers and other audiences to make best use of this information. Outcomes are benchmarked against available national guidance and standards e.g. quality standards from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and those from other established professional and patient sources. Successful national audits are those where the individuals who are engaging with and using the audit results are also in a position to improve the system, and where there is a shared understanding of what good care looks like. National clinical audits are expected to: a.Develop a robust, high-quality audit designed around key quality metrics likely to best support local and national healthcare quality improvement. b.Detect, describe and help reduce unwarranted clinical variation by systematically benchmarking performance, identifying outliers, and supporting services to understand variation in outcomes, processes and experience. c.Achieve, articulate and maintain close alignment with relevant NICE national guidance and quality standards throughout the audit, as appropriate. d.Enable healthcare quality improvement through the provision of timely, high-quality data that compares providers of healthcare, and comprises an integrated mixture of named Trust or Health board, Integrated Care System (ICS), commissioner, multidisciplinary team (MDT), possibly consultant or clinical team level and other levels of reporting. e.Engage patients, carers and the public in a meaningful way, achieving a strong patient voice which informs and contributes to the design, functioning, outputs and direction of the audit. f.Consider the value and feasibility of linking data at an individual patient level to other relevant national datasets eithe…
1. The purpose of this notice is to inform the market that the market engagement described in Prior Information Notice (PIN) 2024/S 000-028748 relating to the procurement of a replacement Cefas research vessel has concluded, and that the procurement approach contemplated in connection with that notice will not be progressed. 2. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), acting through its executive agency, the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) issued PIN 2024/S 000-028748 in September 2024 in relation to the procurement of ‘Cefas Research Vessel Infrastructure to Support Future Delivery at Sea’. Since that time, the Government has published further policy and guidance on the protection of national security through public procurement. 3. In June 2026, the Cabinet Office published Procurement Policy Note 025, Protecting the UK's National Security through Public Procurement. Having consulted the National Shipbuilding Office, Defra has determined that, in the interests of national security, and the availability of the sovereign UK shipbuilding capability required to design, build and support vessels carrying out such functions in times of need, the contract for the replacement Cefas research vessel should not be subject to the Procurement Act 2023. The contract is accordingly an exempted contract under paragraph 25 of Schedule 2 to that Act. 4. Defra therefore intends to conduct a competitive procurement designed to protect the national security interests identified above. Participation will be limited to shipyards satisfying the UK eligibility requirements to be specified in the procurement documents. 5. This notice is published voluntarily for transparency and market-notification purposes, to inform organisations that expressed an interest in, or may otherwise have been interested in, the opportunity described in PIN 2024/S 000-028748 of the conclusion of that market engagement and of Defra's revised procurement approach. 6. We request that all future communications are sent to [email protected]
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