Small Steps Big Changes Family Mentor Service St Anns and Arboretum

Nottingham CityCare Partnership has been awarded Big Lottery Fund grant of £45 million over the next 10 years to lead the delivery of SSBC. The programme will target families in four of Nottingham’s most disadvantaged wards – Arboretum, Aspley, Bulwell, St. Ann’s.

It will work with pregnant women, mothers, families, health professionals and a wide range of partner agencies to position parenting at its heart as a primary public health issue. It will build on the intrinsic motivation of prospective parents to be the best parents they can be and capture this key ‘teachable moment’ to prepare and support parents to achieve the best outcomes for their children.

Family Mentors are at the core of SSBC – central to our values and our commitment to co-production with local communities. They will be a peer workforce of parents or grandparents who understand the needs, challenges and aspirations of families in the SSBC wards. They will walk alongside families in the target wards, working in partnership with existing statutory services, focusing on the A Better Start trilogy of child development outcomes. They will be supported and guided by professionals, taking SSBC activities into family homes and co-delivering group sessions and activities.

The successful provider organisation will recruit, employ, train and support Family Mentors to work with the SSBC Programme Team and alongside the existing workforce to contribute to the delivery our key outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity for the right organisation to play a major role in this nationally important ten year programme.

The indicative annual value for this contract (first full year of delivery – Year 2) is: £620,000.

In Year One (7 months - Sept 16 to end March 17) the estimated contract value is £517,000

This Invitation to Tender is for a contract to deliver the Family Mentor service in St Anns and Arboretum

This contract will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years

Additional information: How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' — Enter your correct business and user details —Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save' when complete — You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the user-name/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of on-line and off-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed on-line help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the on-line help, or contact the eTendering helpdesk. Nottingham CityCare Partnership is offering a 3 year contract with the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years