Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c0e-951b-7306-857e-a76fdd29e220/maternity-voices-partnership-birmingham-and-solihull-stp closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Maternity Voices Partnership - Birmingham and Solihull STP [Birmingham South Central CCG](https://tendernation.io/buyers/birmingham-south-central-ccg) Estimated value £35,000 Published 13 Nov 2017 Deadline Closed 1 Dec 2017 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender BUMP and Birmingham South Central Clinical Commissioning Group wishes to invite expressions of interest for the provision of Maternity Voices Partnership to work with maternity providers and the CCG's in Birmingham and Solihull. In Birmingham and Solihull we want to bring the ambitions of the national Maternity Review (Better Births) to life and ensure our maternity are safer, more personalized, kinder, professional and more family friendly. Having the views, experiences and voices of women represented at strategic level within the transformation process is essential. The main purpose of Maternity Voices Partnership is to ensure representation and engagement of women at strategic level to help shape the transformation of maternity services across Birmingham and Solihull. The Service Specification and outcomes have been developed in response to national guidance (NHSE - Maternity Toolkit) and the national maternity review, Better Births (National Maternity Review (2015) see Chapter 4 and Appendix B for MVPs). Key deliverables will include: • Recruit a pool of 15 - 20 MVP members who are representative of the diverse communities with Birmingham and Solihull • Administrate the Quarterly Bump MVP meeting and support four interim MVP meetings per annum • Support representation on the MPV from seldom heard groups present within the local population to make sure their voices are heard • Support the MVP to provide leadership to ensure that the service user voice co-produces both Local Maternity (LMS) System Transformation Plans a • Support the MVP to provide constructive challenge and engage in the decision-making process with emerging plans to ensure they reflect the needs of local women and their families. ### Essential Criteria We are looking to commission a voluntary sector organization with: • Strong track record in patient/ user led engagement and advocacy • Experience of developing and delivery successful patient/service user engagement ### Contract term and value Overall value of the contract £35,000. The Contract with the provider is will be initially for 15 months (1st January 2018 to 1st April 2019) and may have the option to extend following a full evaluation of the project at the end of first contract period. Read full description ## CPV classification Health and social work services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/5521dba8-4602-428f-859e-543e495e7335) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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