West Lancashire Borough Council - Community Grants - Advice Services

Background

Following a review of its support to voluntary organisations, the Council is supporting services for the provision of Information/Advice/Money/Debt services within the Borough through the provision of a Grant. The Grant will commence from 1 April 2020 for a maximum 3 year period, subject to annual budget processes and satisfactory progress in meeting the outcomes and the indicative measures by the successful Bidder.

Outcomes

Information/Advice/Money/Debt services have been identified as areas of critical need. The Council's investment is expected to help to deliver the following outcomes:-

Support independent living by empowering residents to self-manage (social impact/financial impact)

To reduce potential demand for crisis services by early intervention and prevention

Improve health & wellbeing of residents

Increase the digital skills of residents

Support networking/partnership arrangements between local/national organisations with particular emphasis on local service providers

Tender documents are available via 'The Chest' https://www.the-chest.org.uk Bidders should visit the 'Current opportunities' page and then click on the drop down menu for 'West Lancashire Borough Council' to access the tender opportunity.

Tenders must be submitted by 9/12/2019 2.00pm via https://the-chest.org.uk.

Clarifications in relation to this requirement must be submitted via the messaging system within 'The Chest' https://www.the-chest.org.uk by 03/12/19 2.00pm.

Additional information: Our Vision - To be a council which is ambitious for West Lancashire - our Economy, Environment and for Health and Wellbeing

We are ambitious for our economy, and for inclusive growth in West Lancashire, retaining and growing good quality jobs, increasing skills levels and encouraging business and wealth generation.

This is matched by our ambitions for a good quality, clean, built and physical environment, and for ensuring the conditions are in place for people in West Lancashire to live healthy and fulfilling lives. These ambitions are reflected in the priorities and key projects that have been identified.

Our Values

Collaborative - working in partnership to benefit West Lancashire, being open and involving in the way decisions are made, and adopting a co-ordinated 'one Council' approach Empowering - valuing and developing communities and employees to take responsibility for solutions, and to make the most of our local assets

Enterprising - being innovative and creative, delivering lasting improvements and ongoing efficiencies to bring the Council to a sustainable position

Equality - promoting equality and seeking to reduce inequality

Focussed - being strategic and prioritising the things that make the biggest difference to our communities

Proud - of West Lancashire as a place to live, work, visit, and invest

Our Priorities

Deliver tangible and visible improvements in the borough, by:

Completing the current review of the Local Plan

Developing new and improving leisure facilities as health and leisure hubs

Delivering retail, housing and public realm improvements with a focus on Skelmersdale Town Centre Establishing a Development Company

Creating the Moor Street Gateway

Implementing the Route Optimisation Round Review and associated projects

Implementing the Clean and Green Service structure and deliver the new service standards

Engage and empower our local communities, by:

Delivering the Master Plan for Tawd Valley park, subject to resources

Seeking the asset transfer of existing leisure facilities in North Meols

Delivering digital inclusion initiatives

Implementing the Health and Wellbeing Strategy including involvement with the Integrated Community Partnership

Actively promote the borough as a great place to live, work, visit and invest, by:

Promoting the Council's role and West Lancashire's achievements including through digital communications Engaging businesses and communities to enhance and promote Ormskirk and the wider West Lancashire visitor economy Engaging with Liverpool City Region, Lancashire authorities and key decision makers

Enhancing and promoting Skelmersdale and the wider West Lancashire business economy

Delivering our priorities

West Lancashire Borough Council is ambitious for West Lancashire. We are committed to important projects that will benefit the borough and everyone who lives and works here. For information about the key projects that will deliver our priorities please view the Council Plan. Details about how we manage performance can be found on our Performance Management pages.

Stay connected with future tender opportunities by visiting:

The Chest www.the-chest.org.uk

Contracts Finder www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk Tenders Electronic Daily https://ted.europa.eu