Other community, social and personal services

Tender description

The new Westminster Volunteering Strategy 2014-2019 will provide a host of new services which will contribute to the delivery of the core Better City, Better Lives commitment to increase the number of people who volunteer in the city. As part of this Strategy, Westminster City Council requires the provision of Flagship Volunteering service across Westminster. This will comprise Team Westminster Ambassadors (formerly City Guides) and Team Active Westminster (formerly Sports Volunteers) and a new programme: Team Westminster Community Action. Westminster Ambassadors will provide people with the opportunity to volunteer at high profile events and in busy tourist destinations within Westminster. Volunteers will be an on-street presence, performing a variety of roles as agreed with event organisers and space managers. Active Westminster Volunteers will be embedded in sports and physical activity providers across the City. Volunteers will perform a variety of different roles and where appropriate will be supported to gain recognised coaching qualifications. Westminster Community Action will provide people with a series of targeted, community based volunteering events. This will require the Provider to organise an annual programme of events and create a pool of enthusiastic local volunteers to get involved. The service will compliment other services within the Team Westminster Volunteering Strategy 2014-2019 including those directly commissioned by the City Council; such as Volunteer Brokerage Service and Westminster Time Credits. The Provider will work with other organisations who have been commissioned to provide these services to ensure that there is no duplication. Aims: The aim of the Flagship Volunteering Service is to provide a core package of specialist volunteering services which support major events, support sustainable sports clubs and widen participation and social action in Westminster. This will contribute to the Better City, Better Lives ambition of making Westminster a more connected city where everyone feels more involved in their local community. Core requirements: The Council believes that the Provider is best placed to understand what works to help encourage residents to volunteer. To this end, we wish to give the successful Bidder(s) the freedom to deliver the Services in the most efficient and innovative way possible. There are 3 distinct components to this service: Westminster Ambassadors, Active Westminster and Westminster Social Action.