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Delivery of a Grant Fund for Local Resilience options

Cambridgeshire County Council

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22 Jul 2026 at 17:06

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cambridgeshire County Council commissioned administration of a grant fund for local resilience options supporting the public water supply. The requirement covers services to manage grant funding awarded to the council under central government water-resilience funding. The work combines grant-fund administration with related business and consulting services, including activity described by the classification for micro-credit granting services. Delivery is in Cambridgeshire, for the council’s local water-resilience programme. The selected supplier is Water Resources East Ltd, an SME and voluntary, community or social enterprise based in Norwich. This is therefore relevant to organisations with experience administering public or resilience-related funds, supporting water-sector programmes, and providing structured monitoring or advisory services for grant recipients.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 23 February 2026 to Water Resources East Ltd. Cambridgeshire County Council used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. The single lot was awarded for services, with a gross contract value of £50,000. The contract runs from 1 March 2026 to 30 June 2027, with a maximum extent to 30 June 2028. It is active and may be extended where central government funding agencies require continued reporting, monitoring and evaluation beyond the memorandum of understanding. The council may also purchase additional support if the contract is extended, subject to costs in line with the current contract and relevant cost changes. The award was made without a competitive tender process.

For a supplier assessing future work from this buyer, the procurement demonstrates demand for a specialist administrator able to run a grant fund linked to public water-supply resilience. A credible competitor would need practical capability in grant administration, fund governance, recipient support and accurate financial or programme records. Experience of monitoring delivery, evaluating funded activities and preparing reports for public authorities and central government funding bodies would be relevant. Water-sector knowledge, particularly an understanding of local resilience options and public water supply, would strengthen a future offer. The awarded supplier’s SME and voluntary, community or social enterprise status also shows that this type of requirement can suit a smaller specialist organisation or mission-led provider, rather than only a large outsourced-services business.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Delivery of a Grant Fund for Local Resilience options

Notice Description

The Authority was awarded grant funding as part of the Central Government on Water resilience. The Authority needs an administrator of the grant fund

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d145
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069366-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

66113100 - Micro-credit granting services

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£50,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Mar 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Cambridgeshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ALCONBURY WEALD, HUNTINGDON
Postcode
PE28 4YE
Postcode Area
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Huntingdonshire
Electoral Ward
The Stukeleys
Westminster Constituency
Huntingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Water Resources East

Further Information

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