ESCW(AHWB)4867 Learning Disabilities Creative Social Enterprise & Music Community

Contract Title:

ESCW (AHWB) 4867 Learning Disabilities - Creative Social Enterprise & Music Community

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) is seeking expressions of interest from interested organisations for the above services and / or goods.

Description:

LBTH invites expressions of interest from a provider with at least two years of experience to deliver a Creative Social Enterprise Music Project for adult service users with learning disabilities. The aim of the project is to support service users with a specialist skills based learning package around a business enterprise within the entertainment and music industries. The project will support service users to access training and work placement opportunities via an individualised pathway and support sessions covering (but not exclusively) networking, events planning, budgeting, marketing, promotion customer care and creative fundraising experience.

Along with the training, a fundamental element of this contract is for the provider to organise and facilitate a number of social events and fundraise monies to aid and develop the social enterprise with the aim to generate an income to further develop the business element. The focus is to improve employment opportunities for adults with learning disabilities in the events, social enterprise and entertainment industry.

The anticipated contract start date is: Monday, 02 March 2015

The estimated value of the contract is:

160k Total Cost

For a period of: Two years

Organisations

wishing to express their interest are requested to register on the London Tenders Portal

(

www.londontenders.org) where the tender documentation will be available for download. You may be required to complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).

Organisations must ensure that access to the system is available to their representatives dealing with the contract. The council will not be liable for the lack of delegated access within the organisation and will not send any documentation regarding the contract, which shall be exclusively available through the portal.

Tenderers are responsible for allowing sufficient time to submit their ITT/PQQ. The Council accepts no liability whatsoever for ITT/PQQs that are not submitted due tointernet connectivity issues, transmission delays or errors.

Deadline for expression of interest and / or return of quotation is:

Friday, 19 December 2014& ;nbs p; ; at 12noon

LBTH is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a supporter of Ethical Governance, our protocol can be found here along with Or via: http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/

LBTH does not undertake to invite all applicants or bind itself to accept the lowest or any Tender. LBTH will not be liable for any costs incurred in tendering for this contract.

If you require any further information please contact:

Jay Bains

at: procurement@towerhamlets.gov.uk