Mini Ageing Better Hubs: Role & Delivery in Ageing Better in Birmingham

• Context• Overview• Procurement

Context: Ageing Better ‘Hub Model’

• Ageing Better Hubs: responsible for promoting, developing and supporting Ageing Better Networks and related activity.

Ageing Better Networks

Groups of people working together

Hubsproviding advice

and guidance

Offer practical local support and / or new activities and

services

Funding available

Context: Ageing Better ‘Hub Model’

• Organisations will be commissioned through an open and transparent procurement process to provide this function and will fall into three categories:

1) City wide Hub

2) Four priority area Hubs: Older LGBT community, older carers, outer-city Tyburn, inner city Sparkbrook

3) 25 Mini Ageing Better Hubs

Overview: Mini Ageing Better Hubs

• Community based organisations – using existing networks within communities.

• Initial community engagement

• Getting the message about Ageing Better in Birmingham and the Ageing Better Network idea out to communities and finding out what people would like to see happening through networks.

• Act as promoters of Ageing Better in Birmingham and to generate interest amongst Local residents in Birmingham and within our priority areas.

Overview: Mini Ageing Better Hubs

• Feedback from our ‘experts’: Mini Hubs

Inclusive and accessible

Positive activities e.g. Crafts, parties

Strong networks

Finding out what people want

Visible and good knowledge of local community

Good atmosphere with a positive attitude

Overview: Mini Ageing Better Hubs

• We will use feedback from our ‘experts’ about what they would like to see.

• Telling us what you would like to do or could do to achieve our goals for Mini Hubs.

• Draw on the strengths and knowledge of organisations in communities.

Overview: Mini Ageing Better Hubs

• Looking to work with 25 Mini Ageing Better Hubs over the first year of the project .

• First phase of delivery to prepare for future delivery of City-Wide and Priority area Hubs.

• ‘Light Touch’ monitoring requirements

• Awarding contracts of £2,000 including VAT for each Mini Hub, including development, management and overheads.

Overview: Mini Ageing Better Hubs

Test and learn approach:

• Mini Ageing Better Hubs will be let in 3 tranches across the first year of delivery.

• Reflect and develop best practice.

• First tranche: Procurement of 10 Mini Ageing Better Hubs.

Procurement: Mini Ageing Better Hubs

• Provisional timetable: We will be issuing a Request for Quotation for the first tranche in late June/early July.

• This process will be managed via the in-tend system - suppler e-tendering portal. This is our online system for procurement.

• In order to access, your organisation will need to register on in-tend.

• https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bvsc/aspx/Home

Procurement: Mini Ageing Better Hubs

Procurement: Mini Ageing Better Hubs

Procurement: Mini Ageing Better Hubs

Procurement: Mini Ageing Better Hubs

• Organisations can download Request for Quotation document when available, for the first phase.

• Please read through the Request for Quotation document carefully, including the required response.

• Responses to the Request for Quotation are to be submitted through in-tend.

• Any questions in regards to this piece of work must communicated through the in-tend system and not BVSC members of staff when this process has started.

Procurement: Mini Ageing Better Hubs

Ageing Better in Birmingham

• Refreshment Break

Ageing Better in Birmingham: Mini Ageing Better Hubs

• Question and Answer Session

Summary

• Register on in-tend to access Request for Quotation document.

• If you have any technical issues about the site please contact in-tend directly.

• Today’s presentations and Q&A will be uploaded to our website.

• Contact details: ageingbetter@bvsc.org

Small Charities Week

• Afternoon session timetable: • 12:30 – 2:00: lunch and networking • Presentations:• Lloyds Bank Foundation, Peter Cunnison

1:00 – 1:20, Room 3• Big Lottery Fund, Greg Westwood

1:30 – 1:50, Room 3• Support and information sessions:• Option 1 Development in Social Enterprise, David Lane

2:00 – 2:30, Main Room• Option 2 BVSC: The 3 Rs of Bid writing, Joanne Lewis

2:00 – 2:30, Room 3