Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

Tender description

The RAF require an independent RAF Families Federation to represent the collective concerns of RAF personnel, RAF Reserves, RAuxAF and their families and to enhance 2-way communication between the service and its families. The RAF require an independent RAF Families Federation to represent the collective concerns of RAF personnel, RAF Reserves, RAuxAF and their families and to enhance 2-way communication between the service and its families. The key objectives of this requirement, and hence those of the contractor, shall be to: (a) gather evidence from Serving personnel and their families regarding issues of concern to them, analyse the outcomes, and produce independent, evidence-based reports to inform Ministers, senior MOD and RAF officials, and interested external agencies; (b) provide an independent voice which enables the views of RAF personnel and their family members to be represented at all levels; (c) provide effective 2-way communication between RAF personnel and their families and RAF/MOD policy staffs; (d) liaise and, where appropriate, work with organisations both inside and outside the RAF to enhance awareness of the particular needs of RAF personnel and their families and shape future support services, be they provided by the Government/Devolved Administrations or via the charitable sector; (e) the authority would welcome alternative ways of working and solutions that maximise modern and efficient ways of working. Furthermore, the authority welcomes bids that demonstrates an awareness of the evolving future construct of the RAF and the implications for its service personnel and their families. The authority is open to novel ideas for developing the role that the RAF Families Federation would take in the future of the RAF; (f) provide/host an online information repository for RAF personnel and families, including and focussing on those serving overseas; (g) provide an SME to input and influence issues relating to the Armed Forces Covenant.