Tender Opportunities
- Look at the WEFO website for guidance on how to apply for European Funding.
- Understand how your project idea ‘fits’ with the relevant strategic frameworks, which describe the activites that will best deliver the European funding programme priorities.
- Check the project ideas section (PIFs) of the WEFO website and discuss your project proposals with other organisations, stakeholders, potential partners and match-funders who may have an interest in them.
- Speak to your local authority European Officer about project activity in your area, and the 3-SET European Co-ordinator about national and regional project activity, and guidance on how to apply for funding.
Please find below a list of tendering opportunities:
Chwarae Teg’s Agile Nation Project
The tender for a quote for the design and production of development programmes for Chwarae Teg’s Agile Nation Project has now been posted on the Sell2Wales website .
Provision of a Peer Mentoring Scheme
The Welsh Assembly Government, through its (sponsoring) Community Safety Division, would like to commission expressions of interest from organisations interested in the Provision of a Peer Mentoring Scheme, designed to help individuals with Substance Misuse problems achieve economic independence through accessing Employment, Education and Training opportunities. More information is available on the Sell2Wales website.
Standardisation of Service Quality
Deadline date: 22nd January 2010
Remploy Ltd’s ‘Wellbeing Through Work’ initiative is developing a range of employment retention services that will involve joint working between a variety of health and employment professionals within the bio-psychological-social model in both health and workplace settings. It is intended that these services will be delivered by appropriately accredited and regulated professional staff.
The summary of requirements is:
- The competencies and skill set of this workforce will need to be defined taking into account the service requirements to be delivered
- A training programme/curriculum to develop the skill set of the above workforce
- Development of a standard that will lead to accreditation
- The Vocational Rehabilitation Association will provide professional advice and host the register of professionals.
For more information go to the Sell2Wales website.
Celtic Wave Web Site
Deadline date: 22nd January 2010
Description of the contract
To develop & host a distinct modern and fully accessible Web Site including copywriting the content, for the ‘Celtic Wave’ initiative, that will provide the basis for further development and growth of the cruise ship industry in the Irish Sea region. The specification will be based on six ports working in partnership, these being, Anglesey, Cork, Dublin, Milford Haven, Swansea and Waterford. This will be created under the new domain www.celticwave.co.uk, www.celticwave.eu, www.celticwave.net and www.celticwave.org. The details they can be found on the website.
The DWP Financial Inclusion Champions are seeking proposals from Third Sector not for profit organisations to support small-scale financial inclusion initiatives.
Deadline: 29th January 2010
The Financial Inclusion Champions Initiative is designed to help tackle Financial Exclusion by working with partners and delivery organisations. This includes the raising of awareness of financially excluded people so that they are able to use the services available to help them to manage their money better, including how to set up basic bank accounts, access financial services including low cost loans, start saving, and where they can get financial and debt advice. The details they can be found on the website.
Please also be aware that the Financial Inclusion Champions Team in Wales is willing to discuss any ideas or proposals that organisations may have before they submit. Whilst the team is not able to endorse or write individual proposals on the behalf of organisations they are able to talk over planned activity and offer suggestions for your consideration prior to submission.This opportunity is being offered to all third sector organisations across the UK and funds are limited, so it is important that any proposals made are clear in how they will demonstrate a positive and long term impact.
Any of the three Welsh Financial Inclusion Champions can be contacted on; Katija Dew – 02920 556156 or 07771 821676, Ryan Jones – 01443 742143 or 07900 167904, Rhian Hughes – 01492 641641 or 07747824063
Engagement Gateway
WCVA will be re opening the Engagement Gateway PQQ round on the 6th November 2009. PQQ briefings will be held to follow this re release of the PQQ. Please find the schedule for the PQQ briefings attached in English and Welsh. The deadline for the submission of PQQs will be at 1pm on 29 January 2010 . To book onto the event email gatewaypqq@wcva.org.uk
Social Enterprise Support Organisational Development
Deadline date: 15th February 2010 at 2.00pm
The Wales Co-operative Centre requires the services of organisations to provide specialist Organisational Development Support Services to both emerging and established social enterprises. The Centre requires Organisations to provide the following:
- Specialist organisational development advice and guidance – provided by an Adviser
- Workshops and Master Classes – provided by a Trainer/Facilitator.
Prospective tenderers can request the ITT SES Organisational Development 0110 (ITT SES 0110) tender document up until Monday 15th February 2010 by e-mailing a request to Christine Heath at organisationaldevelopment@walescoop.com. Completed tender documents must be submitted by 2.00pm, Monday 22nd February 2010. For more information go to the Sell2Wales website.
ITT Circuit Riders 0110
Deadline date: 22nd February 2010 at 2.00pm
The Communities 2.0 Consortium, consisting of The Wales Co-operative Centre, the University of Glamorgan, Carmarthenshire County Council, Novas Scarman and the Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services (PAVS), were successful in winning the contract to deliver the Welsh Assembly Government’s Communities 2.0 Programme. Communities 2.0 aims to tackle digital exclusion in the Convergence areas of Wales. A key objective of the Programme is to assist community groups and voluntary sector organisations and social enterprises to adopt and exploit ICT (Information and Communication Technologies). This will be delivered through the Communities 2.0 Circuit Rider network. Circuit Riders are mobile ICT professionals who provide an integrated package of ICT technical support and development to voluntary and community groups in their region to allow them to maximise their use of ICT, both operationally and strategically. Circuit Riders also research, pilot and document appropriate new technologies and share knowledge with the Communities 2.0 network. Tender documentation can be obtained from Zoe Jackson at zoe.jackson@walescoop.com. The last day for requesting this information in Monday 15th February 2010. For more information go to the Sell2Wales website.
Content Management and Website Development
Deadline date: 17th March 2010
The GwirVol initiative in inviting tenders for the ongoing content management and development of the GwirVol website. Further information, guidance and an application form can be found at the Gwirvol website or the Sell2Wales website. Any questions asked by applicants with regards to the tender must be submitted in writing to the above address or by email to gwirvol@wcva.org.uk by Thursday 17th March 2010. All responses to questions will be published on the tender webpage of the above websites for all applicants to see as they are submitted.
