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Contract Timeline
- Publication Date
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18th December 2024 14:28:51 PM
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Contract Summary
Essex County Council ("the Council") conducted a procurement to commission a new Voluntary and Community Support service as part of a wider offer to strengthen and champion a thriving and influential voluntary and community sector within the administrative boundaries of Essex (excluding the unitary authorities areas of Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea). In addition, this service will also be open to the following classification of users: NHS Healthcare (Integrated Care Systems) both within the administrative boundaries of Essex and cross-boundary organisations. This procurement encompassed the following lots: Lot One: Universal Standard Support Offer Lot Two: Community Participation The commencement date for both lots is 1st December 2024 until 31st March 2031 with a break clause at 31st March 2028. Please note that the maximum duration amounts to 75 months and 30 days. However, due to the constraints with the fields in this notice, this position has been rounded up to the nearest month. The stated budget for this service is based on £75,000 for the initial four (4) months per lot and £75,000 p.a. for each subsequent year of the contracts per lot. In addition, the Council understands that there may be scope for additional funding of up to 15% although this remains subject to confirmation during the post-tender phase of the project. In addition, please note that the total value of the procurement in section II.1.7 of this notice reflects the cumulative value of the contract award for both lots excluding any additional funding.
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Contract Details
- Open Contracting ID
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ocds-h6vhtk-04565f
- Publication Source
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Find a Tender Service
- Procurement Stage
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Award, Contract
- Procurement Method
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Open
- Procurement Method Details
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Open Procedure
- Procurement Category
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Services
- Tender Suitability
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- Framework / DPS
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Contract Classification
- CPV Code(s)
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85000000
- CPV Division(s)
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85 - Health and social work services
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Awarding Authority
- Buyer Name
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Ms Rachel Horne
- Buyer Email
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rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk
- Buyer Phone
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+44 3330322307
- Buyer Address
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County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
United Kingdom
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Awarded Supplier(s)
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Contract Timeline
- Publication Date
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26th July 2024 11:23:36 AM
- Tender Deadline
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6th September 2024 11:00:00 AM Expired
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Contract Summary
Essex County Council (“the Council”) is seeking to commission a new Voluntary and Community Sector support service as part of a wider offer to strengthen and champion a thriving and influential voluntary and community sector within the administrative boundaries of Essex (excluding the unitary authority areas of Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea). In addition, this service will also be open to the following classification of users: NHS Healthcare (including Integrated Care Systems) both within the administrative boundaries of Essex and cross-boundary organisations. This procurement will incorporate the following lots: Lot 1: Universal Standard Support Offer (USSO) Lot 2: Community Participation An overview of the Council's requirements for this service is outlined within the lot specific sections of this notice. However, prospective bidders are advised that the full details regarding the Council’s requirements for each of these lots can be found within the relevant service specification which will be published on the Council’s e-tendering portal, ProContract and can be accessed via: https://procontract.due-north.com/ Please register for a user account to gain access to the procurement documentation for this opportunity. The Council envisages that this procurement will be published on the aforementioned e-sourcing portal on Friday 26th July 2024. The proposed contract commencement date for both lots is 1st December 2024 until 31st March 2031 with a break clause at 31st March 2028. Please note that the maximum duration amounts to 75 months and 30 days. However, due to the constraints with the fields in this notice, this position has been rounded up to the nearest month. The stated budget for this service is based on £75,000 for the initial four (4) months per lot and £75,000 p.a. for each subsequent year of the contracts per lot. In addition, the Council understands that there may be scope for additional funding of up to 15%, although this matter remains subject to confirmation during the post-tender phase of the project.
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Contract Details
- Open Contracting ID
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ocds-h6vhtk-04565f
- Publication Source
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Find a Tender Service
- Procurement Stage
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Tender
- Procurement Method
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Open
- Procurement Method Details
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Open Procedure
- Procurement Category
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Services
- Tender Suitability
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- Framework / DPS
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Contract Classification
- CPV Code(s)
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85000000
- CPV Division(s)
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85 - Health and social work services
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Awarding Authority
- Buyer Name
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Ms Rachel Horne
- Buyer Email
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rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk
- Buyer Phone
- Buyer Address
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County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
United Kingdom
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Contract Timeline
- Publication Date
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1st May 2024 09:06:25 AM
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Contract Summary
The Council is seeking to commission provider(s) to develop and maintain a Universal Standard Support Offer to the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) in Essex. The Council is also seeking to commission provider(s) to deliver an approach to support System Volunteering. 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 Wednesday 15th May 2024 between 14:00 to 15:30. 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.
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Contract Details
- Open Contracting ID
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ocds-h6vhtk-04565f
- Publication Source
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Find a Tender Service
- Procurement Stage
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Planning
- Procurement Method
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N/A
- Procurement Method Details
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N/A
- Procurement Category
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Services
- Tender Suitability
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- Framework / DPS
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Contract Classification
- CPV Code(s)
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85000000
- CPV Division(s)
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85 - Health and social work services
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Awarding Authority
- Buyer Name
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Ms Rachel Horne
- Buyer Email
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rachel.horne@essex.gov.uk
- Buyer Phone
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+44 3330322307
- Buyer Address
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County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
United Kingdom