Notice Information
Notice Title
VCFSE Infrastructure Services
Notice Description
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. The contract period will be for 3 years (1st October 2025 - 30th September 2028) with the option to extend for up to a further 3 years. The maximum total contract value (including the extension period) is PS1,848,000 excluding VAT. The submission deadline is 10th March 2025 at 12noon.Please note this procurement and the subsequent contract will fall under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Lot Information
Lot 1
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. The contract period will be for 3 years (1st October 2025 - 30th September 2028) with the option to extend for up to a further 3 years. The maximum total contract value (including the extension period) is PS1,848,000 excluding VAT. The service will cover:- Advice, support and 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 reportThe submission deadline is 10th March 2025 at 12noon.Please note this procurement and the subsequent contract will fall under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dc2a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083399-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
98133100 - Civic betterment and community facility support services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,848,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,848,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,848,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Michelle Youngs
- Contact Email
- michelle.youngs@suffolk.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1473265789
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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