Provision of Marketing and Commercialisation Support and Implementation for E-FRAIT

A key pathway to achieving impact is through the commercialisation of intellectual property (IP) in the results of our research projects. One such project is the FRAIT (Family Resilience Assessment Instrument & Tool) which can be found at www.frait.wales. FRAIT was developed through a rigorous process of research and testing in simulation and practice within the NHS.FRAIT is used by all health visitors in Wales to assess all families with children 0-5 years as part of the Welsh Government (WG) Healthy Child Wales Programme (2016). Health visitors have made over 1.8 million family contacts in the period 2017-2022 (see www.frait.wales). It was established in September 2022 that FRAIT assessment at birth predicts school readiness. This is ground-breaking and will be of interest to UK and international practitioners, managers and policymakers.Health visitors use FRAIT to identify concerns about individual family resilience, and which interventions are needed to address those concerns. In its original format, FRAIT was a strengths-based paper tool that generated a score indicating family resilience at a given time. The paper based FRAIT is free to use only in Wales. In September 2022, a new web-based E-FRAIT was developed and tested by health visitors. We have received commercial enquiries about E-FRAIT from within the UK (England, Scotland and Northern Ireland) and internationally.The E-FRAIT team want to appoint an external company to review our current approach and provide support for marketing, commercialisation and implementation. Expected deliverables will include an active commercial organization including initial business and marketing strategy with key marketing messages and a roadmap for growth.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=128703.The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

The following timetable is critical to the successful delivery of the project:MilestoneIssue invitation to tender via Sell2Wales - 1st February 2023Deadline closing date - 28th February 2023Tender Evaluation Panel meeting - 7th March 2023Appoint successful Contractor - 10th March 2023Start date of the contract - 24th March 2023Kick-off meeting - To be agreed1st stage outputs - To be agreed2nd stage outputs - To be agreedFinal written report/presentation - 26th June 2023Contract close - 26th July 2023Your tender submission will be evaluated in line with the criteria and weightings.All queries are to take place within the portal via the Q & A function attached to this notice. The deadline for queries is Midday, Tuesday 21st February 2023.Your tender submission must be uploaded to the Sell2Wales portal Postbox.Your submission must be received by the closing time and date of midday, Tuesday 28th February 2023.You should allow adequate time for the loading of your documents so as to ensure receipt as the Postbox will electronically close at the deadline time and no further submissions will be accepted.Please see the guidance document for details of how to use the Postbox function.(WA Ref:128703)