Award

Grant Management Services

ACCESS - THE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL INVESTMENT

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

30 Jan 2026 at 07:52

Award Notice
TenderAmendment

27 Nov 2025 at 12:54

Tender Notice
TenderAmendment

28 Oct 2025 at 12:49

Tender Notice
Tender

28 Oct 2025 at 12:34

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Access - The Foundation for Social Investment has successfully awarded a contract for Grant Management Services under an open procedure valued at £9,000,000. The contract, awarded to Social Investment Business, will commence from 1st April 2026 until 31st March 2030. The procurement relates specifically to administration services in support of Access's pre and post-investment activities within England, United Kingdom. The award stage was completed as of 30th January 2026 following a tender process that concluded on 2nd December 2025.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses experienced in grant management, particularly those capable of providing administration services. Companies with expertise in blended finance and market development could leverage this opportunity for growth, as Access's funding themes align with such capabilities. Enterprises that are SMEs or VCSEs may find themselves particularly well-suited to engage with the work required in managing pre-existing programmes like the Reach Fund, with potential scope or duration extensions dependent on future requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Grant Management Services

Notice Description

Access - the Foundation for Social Investment (Access) is seeking a partner to deliver grant management services for its pre and post investment support activity. Access has four main funding themes of blended finance, pre and post investment support, enterprise grants and market development. For clarity, this ITT relates specifically to grants management services required to deliver the pre and post investment support strand of Access's work. At this point Access only requires grants management services for one pre-existing programme which sits within that strand of work, the Reach Fund, for the period April 2026 to March 2030. This will be the focus throughout this ITT. However, when appointing a prospective service provider we will reserve the right to extend the scope and/or the duration of pre and post investment support activity and associated grant management services required, if a mutual agreement can be reached between Access and the service provider. To respond to this ITT, please provide a proposal of how you would deliver the required specification for grants management services as outlined in the tender notice attachment. Within the proposal, please ensure: - it is no more than 20 pages (with a minimum font size 11, page limit excludes any CVs or similar relevant appendices) - each element of the specification is addressed, using the corresponding A - F section references. - A price for services based on the overall working budget for the programme detailed in Section 4.1, with a supporting breakdown of costs, highlighting those which are fixed and variable. The breakdown of costs should include a list of staff to be involved, with extent of involvement and indicative day rate to be provided for each. Responses should be submitted to info@access-si.org.uk , with a subject header of 'ITT Response: Grants management services', by 1pm on Tuesday 2nd December 2025.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-451eebea-008b-4287-a764-3384e40505cb
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3697eeaf-c4b8-47a4-933e-4764844c3fc4
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75100000 - Administration services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£9,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£9,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jan 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
2 Dec 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jan 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ACCESS - THE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL INVESTMENT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC1Y 8RN
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Bunhill
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SOCIAL INVESTMENT BUSINESS

Further Information

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