Young Carers - Promotion

Tender description

Young Carers - Promotion The Young Carers Promotion service will aim to reduce the inequalities faced by young carers that arise as a result of their caring responsibilities. The service will promote the identification and understanding of the needs of young carers by working across both Adult and Children Services and with key agencies such as schools, social care, early help, universal services. The provider will be expected to deliver a broad range of promotional and engagement activities in order to raise awareness and understanding about young carers amongst service providers and the wider community. Tenderers should note that, from 1 April 2018, provision of children's social care services is to be transferred from the Council to Sandwell Children's Social Care Trust ("The Trust"). It is anticipated that the Council will award the contract for this service on behalf of the trust and the contract will be entered into with Sandwell Children's Social Care Trust The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to PQQ or other related documents. In Order To View a On-Line Questionnaire (if applicable) or Submit a Tender, you will be required to` Opt-In`. Please be mindful that if you are cut and pasting your question responses onto the On-Line Questionnaire that you do so from a notepad document, this is due to the fact that some special characters are not accepted within the On-Line Questionnaire. For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810. Closing date: 6th February 2018 at 10:00hrs