Provision of Anti-Racism Consultancy Services

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NHS Blood and Transplant wishes to engage with the market to gain insight into appointing an expert supplier to partner with us on Project 3 of our Forward Together Programme. Therefore, we are looking to hold a market engagement event on Friday 17th November starting at 10 am. If this is something you would be interested in, please complete this form https://forms.office.com/e/StfKbQG6JG<br/><br/>Project 3 aims to drive cultural change through organisation development interventions. We need a supplier who can identify our deeper needs, design, and deliver a comprehensive organisation-wide learning and development solution, and provide strategies and tools to practice and embed intentionally inclusive and anti-racist behaviours across our organisation.<br/>The solution needs to include topics such as anti-racism, racial equity, social justice, civility, cultural intelligence, and active bystander and inclusion as a minimum. However, we are open to exploring what else should be on this topic list to ensure we can deliver the programme outcomes outlined below.<br/>Our Vision for NHSBT is an organisation that is intentionally inclusive and anti-racist, placing its people at the heart of all activities.<br/>We will know we have succeeded when:<br/>• Our people have a greater understanding of race equity, and the ability to practically apply these understandings at individual, team, and directorate levels.<br/>• All our people have equitable access to career opportunities: through intentionally inclusive recruitment progression and development.<br/>• Colleagues are not disadvantaged by their characteristics.<br/>• We provide fair, compassionate, and equitable treatment for all our people when things do not go right.<br/>• We have the mechanisms in place to learn and exceed the minimum to be compliant with the Equality Act. Lot 1: NHS Blood and Transplant wishes to engage with the market to gain insight into appointing an expert supplier to partner with us on Project 3 of our Forward Together Programme. Therefore, we are looking to hold a market engagement event on Friday 17th November starting at 10 am. If this is something you would be interested in, please complete this form https://forms.office.com/e/StfKbQG6JG<br/><br/>We also have a draft specification, which we would like to share with the market. In order to recieve a copy please email the above email address. <br/><br/>Project 3 aims to drive cultural change through organisation development interventions. We need a supplier who can identify our deeper needs, design, and deliver a comprehensive organisation-wide learning and development solution, and provide strategies and tools to practice and embed intentionally inclusive and anti-racist behaviours across our organisation.<br/>The solution needs to include topics such as anti-racism, racial equity, social justice, civility, cultural intelligence, and active bystander and inclusion as a minimum. However, we are open to exploring what else should be on this topic list to ensure we can deliver the programme outcomes outlined below.<br/>Our Vision for NHSBT is an organisation that is intentionally inclusive and anti-racist, placing its people at the heart of all activities.<br/>We will know we have succeeded when:<br/>• Our people have a greater understanding of race equity, and the ability to practically apply these understandings at individual, team, and directorate levels.<br/>• All our people have equitable access to career opportunities: through intentionally inclusive recruitment progression and development.<br/>• Colleagues are not disadvantaged by their characteristics.<br/>• We provide fair, compassionate, and equitable treatment for all our people when things do not go right.<br/>• We have the mechanisms in place to learn and exceed the minimum to be compliant with the Equality Act.