Consultancy services for WMCA's Inclusive Communities Strategy

The Commonwealth Games Legacy Enhancement Fund (CWGLEF) has been divided into four 'pillars' (i.e., funding areas) of which one is an Inclusive Communities Pillar. This pillar focuses on areas ranging from equality, inclusive economy, health & wellbeing, creating connected communities and affordable housing etc. Various programmes have already been launched under this pillar since 2022 such as The Homelessness Taskforce, The Race Equalities Taskforce and Community Engagement. These programmes help build a shared understanding of inclusive communities between stakeholders and foster greater community confidence in the WMCA, by strengthening our approaches to power and participation, capacity building and investment into communities.

One of the key delivery strands for the Inclusive Communities pillar is the development of an Inclusive Communities Strategy focused on social mobility, social infrastructure, social capital, and social inclusion (the four overlapping Inclusive Community concepts). The Strategy should:

The WMCA is seeking to appoint a Consultant / Delivery Partner to work with us to better understand the four social concepts to support the growth of our Inclusive Communities framework. The key phases (deliverables) required by the successful consultant for this contract are-