Social work and related services

Tender description

Glasgow City Council intends to invite tender bids from parties who wish to form an Alliance with the Council. The Alliance members, including the Council will work together as strategic leaders by planning and delivering a large-scale transformational change agenda across the purchased service sector. The Alliance will re-design service delivery options and interventions to prevent homelessness; improve outcomes for those at risk of, or experiencing homelessness; and end rough sleeping for homeless Glasgow citizens. Within the Alliance there will be collective ownership of opportunities and responsibilities together with shared decision making creating a collaborative environment without the need for new organisational models. This is not a call for competition. Glasgow City Council will be tendering for provider partners to form an Alliance. Provider partners will be expected to come together themselves in a pre-formed group to make a joint bid, which will evidence their ability to work collaboratively to deliver the outcomes of the Alliance. The successful pre-formed group will then form an Alliance with the Council. Experience suggests that the optimum size of an effective Alliance would be between six to eight partners, including the commissioning partner.