Torbay Adult Social Care Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Alliance

Torbay Council has a strong commitment to supporting Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector groups to ensure local people are at the heart of our approach. We have also been seeking to encourage further development of our partnership by involving the VCSE sector in how we allocate funds to ensure monies are well used for the benefit local people. We are planning to set up an Alliance of VCSE groups to meet these aspirations. This will involve asking this Alliance to engage as widely as possible with the community to help us capture new and innovative ideas and be involved in the procurement process to allocate these funds. To ensure a fair and transparent process and the credibility of the Alliance the Seleciton of VCSE Partners us being undertaken in accordance with Torbay Council's Contract Procedures. Due to the nature of the Alliance, in line with Procurement Policy Note 11/20 Reserving Below Threshold Contracts, participation in this tender process is reserved for Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE)sector organisations whose Location is within the non-metropolitan area of Torbay. Please refer to Part 1 Information and Specification for definitions of VCSE and Location.