Notice Information
Notice Title
Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure Services
Notice Description
Market Engagement Event - Friday 10th January 2025 between 10:00 - 11:30 Suffolk County Council is committed to supporting a thriving Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector in the county to enable it to continue providing key services for the people of Suffolk. The Council intends to procure an infrastructure support service for the VCFSE sector starting on 1st October 2025 for up to 6 years. The service will cover: Advice, support & training: Prioritising programmes addressing specific needs such as funding, business governance and safeguarding Digital adoption: Supporting organisations with tools for fundraising, marketing and AI integration. Volunteer management: Promotion and support through 'Volunteer Suffolk'. Resource and funding: Sector-wide audits and alignment with health outcomes Joint training and workshops: Collaborative learning opportunities between VCSFE and commissioners, with an emphasis on coproduction Monitoring and evaluation: Support to improve the sector's impact and service delivery. Annual State of the sector survey and report Market Engagement Virtual Event: 10th January 2025 10:00 - 11:30 If you would like to attend the virtual market engagement event on 10th January 2025 at 10:00 please email: admin.publichealthsuffolk@suffolk.gov.uk Prospective bidders are advised that the Council will finalise the scope of the procurement opportunity following the market engagement stage. The Council reserves the right to amend the scope of services based on this process. For clarification, any dates provided for the proposed procurement are indicative only, and the Council reserves the right to amend this information following confirmation of the procurement timetable. Full details, including the procurement structure and associated timetable, will be provided in the corresponding Contract Notice. This request does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services. This procurement and the subsequent contract will fall under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Lot Information
Lot 1
Market Engagement Event - Friday 10th January 2025 between 10:00 - 11:30 Suffolk County Council is committed to supporting a thriving Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector in the county to enable it to continue providing key services for the people of Suffolk. The Council intends to procure an infrastructure support service for the VCFSE sector starting on 1st October 2025 for up to 6 years. The service will cover: Advice, support & training: Prioritising programmes addressing specific needs such as funding, business governance and safeguarding Digital adoption: Supporting organisations with tools for fundraising, marketing and AI integration. Volunteer management: Promotion and support through 'Volunteer Suffolk'. Resource and funding: Sector-wide audits and alignment with health outcomes Joint training and workshops: Collaborative learning opportunities between VCSFE and commissioners, with an emphasis on coproduction Monitoring and evaluation: Support to improve the sector's impact and service delivery. Annual State of the sector survey and report Market Engagement Virtual Event: 10th January 2025 10:00 - 11:30 If you would like to attend the virtual market engagement event on 10th January 2025 at 10:00 please email: admin.publichealthsuffolk@suffolk.gov.uk Prospective bidders are advised that the Council will finalise the scope of the procurement opportunity following the market engagement stage. The Council reserves the right to amend the scope of services based on this process. For clarification, any dates provided for the proposed procurement are indicative only, and the Council reserves the right to amend this information following confirmation of the procurement timetable. Full details, including the procurement structure and associated timetable, will be provided in the corresponding Contract Notice. This request does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services. This procurement and the subsequent contract will fall under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04c935
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040802-2024
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
75100000 - Administration services
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
80500000 - Training services
98133100 - Civic betterment and community facility support services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,848,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Dec 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 5 Feb 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Andrew Cuthbertson
- Contact Email
- andrew.cuthbertson@suffolk.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- IPSWICH
- Postcode
- IP1 2BX
- Post Town
- Ipswich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH6 Suffolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH62 Ipswich
- Delivery Location
- TLH East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Ipswich
- Electoral Ward
- Gipping
- Westminster Constituency
- Ipswich
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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