Award

Westminster City Council commissioned a VCS Core Infrastructure Support and Volunteer Development

WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

02 Nov 2022 at 11:27

Planning

16 Dec 2021 at 22:45

Summary of the contracting process

The Westminster City Council has recently awarded a contract for VCS Core Infrastructure Support and Volunteer Development services. The procurement process was completed on 2nd November 2022. The services fall under the 'Other community, social and personal services' category. The contract value for VCS Core Infrastructure Support Services is £949,440, and for VCS Volunteer Outreach Development is £847,000. The buying organisation, Westminster City Council, located in London, initiated this tender through an open procedure.

This procurement presents opportunities for businesses interested in providing community support and volunteering services. Businesses specialising in VCS support and volunteer development would be well-suited to compete in this tender process. The procurement stage has reached the award phase, with contract values specified for both services. Interested businesses should note the significant emphasis on quality criteria, with 80% weighted towards quality and 20% towards price in the award decision process.

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Notice Title

Westminster City Council commissioned a VCS Core Infrastructure Support and Volunteer Development

Notice Description

Westminster City Council have re-procured their VCS Core Infrastructure and Support Services and the Volunteer Outreach Development Programme

Lot Information

Lot 2

This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) issued by Westminster City Council (WCC) who is a public local authority and a Contracting Authority for the purposed of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The PIN has been issued for operators to be aware of WCC's planned intention to procure the provision of a provider to deliver (i) a local Core Infrastructure Support Service and (ii) a Volunteer Outreach and Development (VOD) Services ("the Services"). The Contracting Authority will be recommissioning the Services for Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations to commence from July 2022. The proposed contract period for both will be for a term of three (3) years with the option for the Contracting Authority to extend for a further two (2) years for a contract period of up to five (5) years. The estimated contract value for service is estimated to be PS360,000 per annum across both service Lots. It is the intention of WCC to publish the Invitation to Tender in January 2022, for contract commencement July 2022. In August 2021 the council published a Prior Information Notice which can be accessed via PIN Notice Number: 2021/S 000-017572 https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017572-2021

VCS Core Infrastructure and Support

The service aims to deliver strong leadership and support across Voluntary, Community Sector (VCS) organisations in the borough of Westminster. Core infrastructure helps builds capacity and systemic change, collaboration, facilitates and delivers learning prospects and creates opportunities to share ideas and resources to promote innovation and good practice. Our local networks and forums work towards fostering community connections in a positive consortium space.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-030296
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030932-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

85000000 - Health and social work services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

98100000 - Membership organisation services

98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services

98300000 - Miscellaneous services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,800,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,796,440 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
10 Jan 2022Expired
Award Date
30 Jun 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled, Planned
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tenders@westminster.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1E 6QP
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ONE WESTMINSTER

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