Provision of services to the community

Tender description

Longford Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) invite tenders for provision in services in support of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme 2018- 2022 (SICAP), which is the successor programme to the previous iteration of SICAP 2015-2017. The contract is being awarded in 1 Lot: Longford County 9-1. This programme is being run on a national basis by each individual local Authority on behalf of their LCDC. A total of 51 individual contracts are being awarded across the 31 local authority areas/33 LCDCs. Tenderers can submit tenders for all lots, and indeed lots as being awarded across all LCDCs. Please note that a maximum number of lots any economic operator can win is 5 overall. Longford Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) invite tenders for provision in services in support of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme 2018- 2022 (SICAP), which is the successor programme to the previous iteration of SICAP 2015-2017. Longford LCDC is the Contracting Authority for this Tender and will oversee the implementation of SICAP,supported by the Department of Housing, Planning Community & Local Government (DHPCLG) and Pobal. SICAP has 2 Programme Goals: Goal 1 (Community Development) & Goal 2 (Individual Supports). A common approach across both goals is that each contains activities which are focused on the most disadvantaged groups and individuals and are underpinned by community development principles and approaches. Tenderers will be reminded of their obligations to ensure sufficient regard to communities of interest and to collaborate with national organisations and any local networks also funded by SICAP, or other Government Funds. SICAP will have a close synergies with other national, regional and local strategies for community development and activation and will link programme participants into relevant programmes and services. The contract is being awarded in 1 Lot: Longford County 9-1. This programme is being run on a national basis by each individual local Authority on behalf of their LCDC. A total of 51 individual contracts are being awarded across the 31 local authority areas/33 LCDCs. Tenderers can submit tenders for all lots, and indeed lots as being awarded across all LCDCs. Please note that a maximum number of lots any economic operator can win is 5.