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Together for Families - Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Small Grants Scheme

CORNWALL COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

17 May 2017 at 13:18

Tender

21 Nov 2016 at 15:34

Summary of the contracting process

The Cornwall Council is seeking to award a contract for the "Together for Families - Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Small Grants Scheme," aimed at supporting services for complex family needs within the South West. This tender falls under the health and social work services category, with a total value of £300,000. The procurement has been conducted through an open procedure, and the tendering process was active until 23 December 2016, with a subsequent contract period from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2020. Interested parties were provided access to the procurement documents via the South West Supplier Portal.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and VCSE organisations looking to contribute to community welfare in Cornwall. Successful bidders will manage and allocate small grants, ranging from £500 to £7,000, to other VCSE organisations delivering valuable services. Businesses with experience in grant administration, programme delivery, and community engagement would be well-placed to compete for this contract, potentially enabling them to expand their networks and services within the region.

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Notice Title

Together for Families - Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Small Grants Scheme

Notice Description

The tender advert for this opportunity is contained on the South West Supplier Portal where the procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ The Council wishes to commission the management and delivery of a VCSE grants programme, as part of its Together for Families programme. The purpose of this is to target resources at VCSE organisations that are already delivering services in the community to the hardest to reach families. This is to be delivered through the commissioning of an Umbrella Organisation to manage the Together for Families VCSE grants programme and allocate the financial resources to the VCSE. The Troubled Families Programme (named Together for Families in Cornwall) is a cross-government agenda which is led by the Department of Communities and Local Government. The aim of the Service is to assist the Council in delivering the Together for Families programme to improve outcomes for families with complex needs in Cornwall, through achieving the following core objectives; * Get adults into work or progress onto a work programme * Increase school attendance and reduce exclusion rates * Reduce crime and anti-social behaviour * Improve health and wellbeing * Reduce costs to the public purse over time The Service Provider will assist in achieving these aims through the following service objectives: * Lead, manage and administer a small grants scheme consisting of an annual value of 100K per year which includes the administration and management of the fund by the Service Provider as set out at Schedule 4 of this Invitation to Tender. * Award and allocation of grants between PS500 and PS7,000 to VCSE organisations to contribute to the aims and objectives of this specification to include, but not limited to: * Design and delivery of a robust small grants programme * Design of relevant application and monitoring paperwork for submission by grant recipients * Design of a swift, transparent and robust application and decision making process which includes an evaluation panel * Promotion of the programme to ensure take up and delivery of the small grants * Monitoring of the small grant projects on at least a quarterly basis Maintenance Notification - 18:30 26th December 2016 - 18:30 29th December 2016 Please be aware that from 6:30pm 26th December 2016 - 6:30pm 29th December 2016 the Due North system will be undergoing essential maintenance. During this period a maintenance page will be in place. Once these essential works have been completed the maintenance page and this message will be removed, at which point you can continue using the Due North system. Additional information: The tender advert for this opportunity is contained on the South West Supplier Portal where the procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-fee01b07-b8c8-4382-9cd2-f2ec7255725c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1b99306-3289-4f51-a400-eda93cf3f3b0
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
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 May 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Dec 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Feb 20179 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2020 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CORNWALL COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TRURO
Postcode
TR1 3AY
Post Town
Truro
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Truro Boscawen & Redannick
Westminster Constituency
Truro and Falmouth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CORNWALL RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Further Information

Notice Documents

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