# GFRS Positive Action On-call Workshops - 2024

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Gloucestershire County Council](/buyers/gloucestershire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: JSA
- Award value: £11,250
- Tender value: £11,250
- Award date: 11 August 2024
- Published: 27 August 2024
- Contract start: 12 August 2024
- Contract end: 20 August 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 0c505edc-3201-4fc9-8ef7-3295aea8a9ed-780314
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-92fd03cf-7586-48fc-a94e-17496b5a8905

## Description

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service \(GFRS\) would like to explore and develop and understanding around the concept of Positive Action for rural communities and On-call stations\. We are seeking a sector specialist who have knowledge a Fire and Rescue Service especially with On-call Stations\. We are working towards a strict timeframe\. It is key that the delivery of workshops take place accordance to working patterns across all on-call watches\. • 18 Workshops • Locations: Gloucestershire County • Starting 12 August - 19 September 2024 \(Dates Confirmed\) • Drill Nights - 18\.00 -21\.00hrs \(2-hour duration\) \(start times vary\) The Positive Action will enable GFRS to achieve the aim of employing a workforce that is representative of the communities that we serve, it is important to recognise that we will need to encourage applications from under-represented for jobs within Gloucestershire fire and rescue services\. By using positive action initiatives and by providing a range of support mechanisms early in the firefighter recruitment process, we can help applicants to be more likely to succeed\. We are looking to develop a co facilitation model which delivers face to face workshops within a committed timeframe to build the capacity of understanding of positive action across the service\. These workshops will focus on Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue On-call Stations\. Areas of development to include: • How does Positive Action support the demographic of rural communities? • What is rural Positive Action within the context of - Response, Prevention, Protection & • Employment & what are we already doing? • What can I do to support Positive Action? • What can our On-call watch/station/team do? • What further support do I/we need? • What does great look like in terms of On-call Positive Action service delivery & employment? • Undertake evaluation of sessions/recommend next steps & produce report\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0c505edc-3201-4fc9-8ef7-3295aea8a9ed-780314)