23 108 Growing Our Communities

Tender description

Cheshire East Council are wanting to seize the opportunity presented by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to facilitate the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise sector and Local Councils (VCFSE & LC) to meet the new and emerging needs of vulnerable residents. We want to use the opportunity through this commission for the provider to support, shape, coordinate and sustain the VCFSE & LC to deliver essential services in a targeted way. \r Commission Objectives: Market shaping the VCFSE & Local Council (LC) sector to meet existing and emerging needs.\r To create ways, forums and communication channels for strategic and thematic discussions to allow for clear ways for information to be gathered and disseminated amongst the VCFSE & LC.\r To act as leader to identify opportunities for the VCFSE sector and sustainable investments by identifying VCFSE & LC to act as an advocate or professional lead in key existing forums.\r