Notice Information
Notice Title
Volunteer and Social Impact Platform, and Managed Service
Notice Description
The Authority requires a single Supplier to provide a Volunteering and Social Impact (VASI) platform, and managed service to deliver a comprehensive digital solution. The purpose of the VASI platform and associated managed service is to enable a significant increase in large-scale volunteering across the Organisation, and will be used to transform the sourcing, promotion, management, co-ordination and tracking of volunteer activities by the Authorities staff. Prior Published Notices Under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 a PIN was published and a Pre-Market Engagement exercise was carried out, the links to these are below. Contracts Finder https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3dd00e0-27ec-4d92-afe0-865a0c35fe5c https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17f3c29f-2737-423b-b7ef-01f1ceb1e7f1 Find a Tender Service https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027357-2024 https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029141-2024
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: 3 x up to 12 month extension options
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05101c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052525-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72224000 - Project management consultancy services
72260000 - Software-related services
75200000 - Provision of services to the community
85000000 - Health and social work services
85322000 - Community action programme
85323000 - Community health services
98113000 - Services furnished by specialist organisations
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £310,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £310,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Aug 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 17 Aug 2025 - 17 Aug 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- 2027-01-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Cancelled
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Commercial Services
- Contact Email
- commercialservicesteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- Postcode
- NE15 8NY
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Electoral Ward
- Lemington
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052525-2025
29th August 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029086-2025
2nd June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029085-2025
2nd June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020200-2025
9th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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