23-097C Lot 1 Network & Communities - Scotland

Tender description

Money and Pensions Service are intending to run a procurement to identify a supplier who will lead the Money Guiders Programme (MGP) Network & Communities Workstream in Scotland for 18 months starting from April 2024. The purpose of this notice is to establish market interest and appetite to deliver this contract. The proposed contract will be for the ongoing management of the Money Guiders Scotland Network in its current form. Information about the current Scotland Network can be found here https://www.improvementservice.org.uk/products-and-services/consultancy-and-support/money-guiders-network The objective of the proposed contract is to maintain and strengthen: • A network of money guidance practitioners across the UK, with a community supported in Scotland, where learning and sharing about good practice is at the heart of the conversation • A community that celebrates the valuable role and work that money guidance practitioners and organisations deliver • Connected communities across the UK that feel part of a movement • A network that delivers tangible benefits for its members and their service users in turn Communities of practice can: 1. Create support networks and so build confidence, 2. Create opportunities for learning & development (social and experiential), 3. Enable knowledge sharing and reduce duplication, 4. Allow scaling and amplification through adopting a common approach (decentralizing assurance / creating common standards), 5. Members collaborate on common issues and challenges to create better practices - experimentation in a safe space. Supplier Specific Criteria: 1. Understanding of the Scotland money guidance landscape, context, challenges and opportunities, 2. Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering engaging and effective online and in person learning events and content, 3. Understanding of the key factors in successful Communities of Practice, 4. Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering learning and support networks, 5. Capability to create, deliver, store and share accessible content through multi-channel platforms including face-to-face and digital, 6. Ability to work collaboratively with MaPS and other organisations in designing and producing content for the Scotland Network programme of events and online spaces, responding in 'real-time' to emerging feedback, 7. Able to provide energetic and upbeat leadership and communication, to a diverse range of organisations and people, with different needs and capabilities, 8. Agile: able to start delivery quickly, adapt to environmental changes and respond accordingly. Anticipated value for this contract is £114,000 + VAT for 18 months. If you would be interested in this opportunity please indicate by sending an email to the commercial inbox commercial@maps.org.uk. We will hold a virtual market engagement event with interested parties on a date to be agreed.