Notice Information
Notice Title
Infrastructure Support Service for Charity, Community and Faith Organisations
Notice Description
The London Borough of Sutton is seeking to award a contract for the provision of infrastructure support to local charity, community and faith organisations. The value of this contract is PS275k per year. The contract will be awarded for three years initially with two opportunities to extend for a further two years at years 3 and 5 based on performance (3 + 2 + 2). The Council expects to award the contract by Autumn/Winter 2025 with the new contract starting in April 2026. A full specification is provided in the tender documents.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: There are two extensions available each for a period of two years (2 x 2 years). The extensions will be dependent on performance and mutual agreement between the London Borough of Sutton and the future supplier.
Planning Information
Sutton Council is committed to supporting the development of Charity, Community and Faith (CCF) Organisations across the borough. This recognises the vital role that such organisations play in supporting vulnerable residents, bringing communities together to deliver positive change, and ultimately making Sutton a place where people from all backgrounds feel included and get on well together. The London Borough of Sutton is seeking market engagement with organisations prior to procurement. The value of this contract is estimated at £275k per year. The contract will be awarded for three years initially with two opportunities to extend for a further two years at years 3 and 5 based on performance (3 + 2 + 2). The Council will look to award the contract by Autumn/Winter 2025 with the new contract starting in April 2026. Market Engagement Suppliers are asked to note that this market engagement is not an Invitation to Tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. Responses from interested parties will be used to support market research and help inform the final specification only. This contract is funded by the Council and provides Charity, Community and Faith (CCF) Organisations in Sutton with a wide range of support. If you would like to be included in this Market Engagement please choose a date time from those listed on this google form - https://forms.gle/XLZQktjsL6bKMehr9 A meeting invite will then be sent to you for w/c 30/6/25. More information is can be found in the documents available via the London Tender Portal https://www.londontenders.org/
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0523e2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050319-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,925,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,925,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Aug 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercial.procurement@sutton.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SUTTON
- Postcode
- SM1 1EA
- Post Town
- Sutton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI6 Outer London - South
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
- Delivery Location
- TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
-
- Local Authority
- Sutton
- Electoral Ward
- Sutton Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050319-2025
20th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034752-2025
24th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026761-2025
23rd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.londontenders.org/
The tender documents are available from the London Tender Portal that links to the Council e-procurement system. The procurement reference is DN77333 and the link to the portal is below: https://www.londontenders.org/https://www.londontenders.org/
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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