Contract Timeline

Publication Date

20th December 2024 10:08:23 AM

Planning Deadline

20th January 2025 23:59:59 PM   Expired

Contract Summary

Further to the previous FTS PIN (ref. no: 2024/S 000-037463), which was published on 20th November 2024 regarding this forthcoming procurement opportunity, Essex County Council ("the Council") would like to invite prospective providers to engage in a soft market test as part of the market engagement for this project. The soft market test has been designed to establish the potential level of interest from organisations to deliver a Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) - Resource and Funding Maximisation service and to invite feedback on the proposed structure of this service to inform the Council's commissioning intentions. Pending a review of the market feedback for this soft market test, the Council intends to commission a VCS Resource and Funding Maximisation Service offer which will work collaboratively with: • A VCS Universal Standard Support Offer, providing digital business, compliance and learning resources. • A VCS Community Participation partner, working strategically to develop a culture of participation across Essex and: • Geographically based resources offering targeted and bespoke support across a range of outcomes. The primary scope of the VCS Resource and Funding Maximisation service is predicated upon investing in a partner to enable a more strategic approach to maximising the funding and resources for the VCS. This partner will leverage financial and non-financial resources, strengthen the VCS capacity to secure funding, and support a strategic approach to distributing funding and non-financial resources. For the avoidance of any further doubt, please note that the Council will finalise the scope of this procurement opportunity following the conclusion of the market engagement phase of this project. Therefore, the inclusion of any proposed scope of this procurement alongside any dates and budgetary information for the forthcoming procurement is provided for indicative purposes only. The Council reserves the right to amend this information following confirmation of the procurement timetable for this project. Full details of the structure of this procurement and associated timetable will be detailed within the corresponding Contract Notice in due course. Further details of the Council's current commissioning intentions for this service and a copy of the online soft market test questionnaire can be accessed via the Council's e-tendering portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/ Please note that you will need to complete the registration process to secure a user account to access the soft market test questionnaire on ProContract. However, please be advised that the registration process is free of charge and provides access to all the current and forthcoming procurement opportunities for Essex County Council alongside several other public sector organisations. Please note that the deadline for the soft market test responses will be Monday 20th January 2025 at 12:00 and all responses must be submitted via ProContract. Additional information: For the avoidance of any further doubt, please note that the stated closing date in Section 1: Summary Information within this notice, relates to the submission deadline for interested parties to respond to the soft market test. The Council will confirm the relevant tender submission deadline for the forthcoming procurement in the respective contract notice in due course.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-b5fd17-e3318e98-2d94-4db0-aed8-027022e06097

Publication Source

Contracts Finder

Procurement Stage

Planning

Procurement Method

N/A

Procurement Method Details

N/A

Procurement Category

N/A

Tender Suitability

SME VCSE

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

73000000
79400000
98133100

CPV Division(s)

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
98 - Other community, social and personal services

Awarding Authority

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

Buyer Name

Rachel Horne

Buyer Email

rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

+44 3330322307

Buyer Address

County Hall, Market Road

Chelmsford

CM1 1QH

England

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

20th November 2024 10:06:52 AM

Planning Deadline

20th February 2025 23:59:59 PM   Expired

Contract Summary

Essex County Council (ECC) are committed to investing in a quality holistic support offer for a thriving Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS), which is imperative to achieving the ambitions we have for Essex residents. This VCS support programme will build capacity and resilience to enable the sector to continue to deliver key services for residents as a valued system partner. As part of the wider VCS support programme, ECC are seeking to procure a VCS Resource and Funding Maximisation offer which will work collaboratively with: • A VCS Universal Standard Support Offer, providing digital business, compliance and learning resources. • A VCS Community Participation partner, working strategically to develop a culture of participation across Essex and: • Geographically based resources offering targeted and bespoke support across a range of outcomes. The primary scope of the VCS Resource and Funding Maximisation service is predicated upon investing in a partner to enable a more strategic approach to maximising the funding and resources for the VCS. This partner will leverage financial and non-financial resources, strengthen the VCS capacity to secure funding, and support a strategic approach to distributing funding and non-financial resources. As part of the Council's preparatory work to inform the commissioning intentions for this project, we are holding an online Market Engagement event on Monday 2nd December 2024 between 15:00 to 16:30. If you wish to attend, please book a maximum of two places per organisation by emailing strengthening.communities@essex.gov.uk. Prospective bidders are advised that the Council will finalise the scope of the forthcoming procurement opportunity following the conclusion of the market engagement stage and reserves the right to amend the scope of this service accordingly. For the avoidance of any further doubt, please be advised that any dates for the proposed procurement opportunity are provided for indicative purposes only and the Council reserves the right to amend this information following confirmation of the procurement timetable for this project. Full details of the structure of this procurement and associated timetable will be detailed within the corresponding Contract Notice in due course Additional information: Prospective bidders are advised that the Council will finalise the scope of the forthcoming procurement opportunity following the conclusion of the market engagement stage and reserves the right to amend the scope of this service accordingly. For the avoidance of any further doubt, please be advised that the inclusion of any budgetary information and dates for the proposed procurement opportunity are provided for indicative purposes only and the Council reserves the right to amend this information following the conclusion of the respective internal governance and confirmation of the procurement timetable for this project. Full details of the structure of this procurement, the associated timetable and agreed budget will be specified in the corresponding Contract Notice in due course.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-b5fd17-e3318e98-2d94-4db0-aed8-027022e06097

Publication Source

Contracts Finder

Procurement Stage

Planning

Procurement Method

N/A

Procurement Method Details

N/A

Procurement Category

N/A

Tender Suitability

SME VCSE

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

79400000
98133100

CPV Division(s)

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
98 - Other community, social and personal services

Awarding Authority

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

Buyer Name

Rachel Horne

Buyer Email

rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

+44 3330322307

Buyer Address

County Hall, Market Road

Chelmsford

CM1 1QH

United Kingdom