Notice Information
Notice Title
Opportunity for Delivering Innovative Support for the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector in Adur & Worthing
Notice Description
Adur and Worthing Councils have concluded expressions of interest and engagement for innovative infrastructure support services for the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. The new contract, valued at PS180k over three years, will begin in July 2025, with a focus on transition, resilience, digital innovation, and inclusive collaboration. The opportunity will be released open to market on the 4th of February. Original details can be found attached to this notice. Please note that consultation has now closed and this notice is intended to advise of the upcoming opportunity.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-2491fce2-8d65-4bd2-946f-b4fded471403
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b8e0184-2f47-4ea3-907f-0ea0cc589645
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
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- CPV Codes
75200000 - Provision of services to the community
79952000 - Event services
85322000 - Community action programme
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 4 Feb 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WORTHING BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Robert Sullivan
- Contact Email
- procurement@adur-worthing.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01903221454
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WORTHING
- Postcode
- BN11 1HS
- Post Town
- Brighton
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ27 West Sussex (South West)
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Worthing
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Worthing West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b8e0184-2f47-4ea3-907f-0ea0cc589645
22nd January 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a9a80eb4-6109-4024-bd04-743c00748528
Describes the opportunity.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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