West Lancashire Borough Council - Community grants - Infrastructure

Background

Following a review of its support to voluntary organisations, the Council is supporting the provision of infrastructure support for voluntary, community and faith sector organisations (VCFS) 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

Infrastructure support has been identified as an area of critical need in order to help secure the future capacity of the sector to deliver services in the Borough. The Council's investment is expected to help to deliver the following outcomes:- • The resilience of the VCFS in the Borough is improved • VCFS organisations in the Borough working together to deliver services and share costs and resources • Volunteer recruitment, placement and retention • To engage with and promote the West Lancashire employability, health and wellbeing programmes.

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