# Bfriends Community Based Test and Learn Project

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Essex County Council](/buyers/essex-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Hamelin Trust
- Award value: £193,036
- Tender value: £210,000
- Award date: 5 July 2022
- Published: 5 July 2022
- Contract start: 1 September 2022
- Contract end: 31 August 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 9709db9d-13ff-429b-8dd2-e0be002a0714-552145
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2515f6a4-efb1-4aed-a30d-43bd6f685094

## Description

Essex County Council is inviting tenders for a two year community based test and learn project to secure a befriending, mentoring and peer-led activities service to be conducted in the Braintree and Chelmsford district areas of Essex\. The overarching aim of this project is to provide opportunities for adults with a Learning Disability and / or Autism \(LD&A\) to participate in local community activities that meet individual goals and aspirations\. Community volunteers will support, where appropriate, in the provision of befriending and mentoring activities and the establishment of peer-led groups; the aim should be that peer-led groups should be fully led by LD&A adults\. The views of adults, families and carers will be key to ensuring that support is appropriate and responsive to changing patterns of need, and individuals are expected to play a key role in the co-production, design, and delivery of services\. It is the intention of the Council to commission the Service, from September 2022\. The contract will be for 24 months with a value of £210,000\. Bids in excess of a net price of £210,000 will result in exclusion from the tender process\. This procurement will be evaluated based on 30% Price, and 70 % Quality of which 10% is reserved for Social Value\. To submit a bid on this opportunity you will need to register with ProContract at the following link and search for this tender: https://procontract\.due-north\.com/SupplierRegistration/Register

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9709db9d-13ff-429b-8dd2-e0be002a0714-552145)