Basic Information

Reference Number

0000281588

Issuing Organization

Northumberland Community Legal Centre

Owner Organization

Northumberland Community Legal Centre

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

Title

Eastern Ontario Legal Clinics - Depth of Poverty

Source ID

PP.OTH.Ont..1248533.C2924576

Agreement Type

Broader Public Sector (BPS)

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario, Muskoka-Kawarthas

Delivery Point

301-1005 Elgin Street West
Cobourg, Ontario
Canada K9A 5J4

Purchase Type

One Time Only- Delivery Date:2025/03/31

Description

The ECOCLC wishes to retain an independent person or group to research and provide the data necessary for the ECOCLC members to understand the demographics of the populations on their catchment areas, and specifically, to gather and present verifiable data about the depth and breadth of poverty within the communities they are to serve. The proponent will:
Identify demographic and socio-economic variables relevant to the ECOCLC client base.

Identify data sources for community profiles.
Prepare comprehensive community profiles for the 12 community legal clinics participating in the ECOCLC, with a separate report for each clinic/catchment area in written and electronic form that:

Provides a narrative report of data analysis that presents the data with citations, tables, graphs, in English for 8 clinics, and in both English and French for 4 clinics.
compares current Stats Can census to the prior Stats Can census
includes interactive mapping of the low-income population to the participating clinics, with overlays that give a visual of the poverty by client characteristics. See for example: https://thehelpandlegalcentre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Families_with_Children_NCLC.jpg)

Provides a data set (with citations) for each clinic that includes:
- Current census data from Stats Can, on indicators such as
  - age,
  - employment,
  - income level,
  - income source,
  - family status
  - language,
  - ethnicity,
  - Indigenous,
  - gender diversity
  - race
  - language spoken (French)
  - dwelling type
  - age of dwelling
  - rurality
- Additional verifiable data from reliable sources local to each catchment area (eg. United Way, health units, homeless shelters, women’s shelters, social services, municipal governments, employment agencies, settlement agencies, migrant worker agencies, addictions services, John Howard/E Fry, food banks (eg. https://feedontario.ca/hunger-in-my-riding/results/), Ontario Health Team reports (eg. Northumberland 2022-2026 report), Living Wage by area, CMHC) that shows demographic factors that influence the depth and breadth of poverty in an individual/family, such as:
  - Housing types
  - Average rents
  - Market basket (food costs)
  - Vacancy rates
  - Housing costs (utilities,
  - Income source – Ontario Works, Ontario Disability Support
  - Disability
  - Number without doctors/health practitioners
  - Workplace injury rates
  - Literacy levels
  - Education levels
  - Graduation rates
  - Employment types and availability
  - Family status
  - Immigration status
  - Public Transportation availability
  - Percentage of income used for housing
  - Criminal record
  - Addictions rate
  - Mental health rate
  - Availability of local support services
  - Internet availability and reliability
  - Rate of intimate partner, gender-based and domestic violence
  - number of homeless (eg. time and count measures, or other sources such as local roundtables)
  - number of encampments
  - number of migrant workers (agricultural and temporary foreign workers)
  - number of international students
  - number of undocumented workers

Submit a draft report to the ECOCLC for review.

Submit a final report to the ECOCLC Oversight Committee for approval

The chosen provider will report to the ECOCLC and will work closely with the each legal clinic member of the ECOCLC in the development of methodology and the carrying out of the assessments.

Dates

Publication

2024/11/06 09:47:16 AM EST

Question Acceptance Deadline

2024/11/11 12:00:00 AM EST

Closing Date

2024/11/29 12:00:00 AM EST

Contact Information

Lois Cromarty

(905) 373-4464

lois.cromarty@nclc.clcj.ca

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic or Physical Bid Submission

Pricing

Lump sum

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Bid Documents	Documents defining the proposal	No	No
No entries

Additional Bidding Instructions

- Work commences: December 16, 2024.
- Work completed by March 1, 2025.
- Draft reports due: 14 March, 2025.
- Final Reports due: 31 March, 2025.
- Final Invoice due 31 March, 2025.

All work must be completed and invoiced by March 31, 2025.
Any questions concerning the contents of this RFP should be directed to Lois Cromarty at lois.cromarty@nclc.clcj.ca. The deadline for questions is November 11, 2024.

The proposal submission should provide:

Company name, key contact name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address;
A description of how the work will be carried out;
Identify the individual(s) who will be conducting the work with relevant qualifications,
A written proposal with deliverables, work plan and timeline;
A proposed budget identifying fees and itemizing expenses;
One example of similar work and report on same
References for the proponent that reflect relevant experience for similar type projects.

Two copies of the proposal should be submitted – one hard copy, one electronic.

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