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title: "Strategic Partner - Grant Management Services"
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buyer: "ACCESS - THE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL INVESTMENT"
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# Strategic Partner - Grant Management Services

Buyer: ACCESS - THE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL INVESTMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-11966b06-efca-42b6-802e-afc2628f9553

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Access - The Foundation for Social Investment, seeking a strategic partner to provide grant management services for the Enterprise Development Programme (EDP). This opportunity falls under the administration services sector and is located in England. The procurement method is an open procedure above threshold, with the tender period having closed on 9th August 2019. The total contract value is set at £22,800,000, with a minimum expected value of £10,250,000, covering a contract duration from 1st September 2019 to 31st August 2023.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on grant management, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. Firms that can effectively design grant products, manage applications, and ensure compliance with grant terms would be particularly well-suited to compete. Additionally, businesses with experience in facilitating programmes for charities and social enterprises can capitalise on this opportunity to grow and expand their reach within the sector.

## Notice

Access is seeking a strategic partner to support the foundation's work with essential grant management services. This role will predominately be to deliver grant management services for the Enterprise Development Programme (EDP) over the next four years. However as our programmes evolve we expect our strategic partner to play a flexible role in working with Access to deliver other programmes and support as may be developed. We anticipate that the minimum value of grants to be managed through this contract to be PS10,250,000 but may be greater than that. The EDP provides a broad range of support to help charities and social enterprises make a transition to new enterprise models, or grow existing ones, with a focus on the models which are best enabled by access to finance, and on enabling organisations to utilise the tool social investment as part of that transition. The strategic partner is expected to undertake the following roles: Working strategically with Access and EDP Partners: * Work with Access and the sector partners involved in the programme to design relevant grant products * Play a central role in the EDP partnership, contributing ideas to the further development of the programme both in relation to grant products and also in relation to other aspects of the programme as appropriate * Support the EDP partnership in how best to facilitate easy navigation for charities and social enterprises Promoting the programme and managing applications: * Design and deliver appropriate marketing strategies in partnership with sector specialist networks * Advise on the best approach to managing demand and attracting high quality applications * Manage the end to end customer journey for applicants and grantees, setting clear expectations about timescales for decisions and feedback and the work involved. * Design and provide a simple and proportionate online application process for each grant product with support from Access's learning partner Decision making: * Develop and operate a proportionate and robust decision making process for each grant product * For unsuccessful applicants, provide feedback on how their application can be improved and /or signpost to other relevant sources of support. Awarding and managing grants: * Undertake appropriate due diligence checks to ensure appropriate use of public money, and provide relevant grant documentation for the charity to sign, establishing necessary milestones and with clear reporting requirements. * Manage payment processes of grants in trances as appropriate to grantees. * Gather monitoring information and data from grantees to ensure compliance with grant terms and conditions * Make data and information about the performance of the grant programme available to be published. * Ensure adherence to all relevant laws, regulations (including State Aid), requirements upon Access and best practice for grant making. * Ensure high levels of customer service Additional information: Please note the services are to be delivered within England only

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e62f7a7-4e64-4439-8f6f-2be60c73e5c7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Feb 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Aug 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Feb 2020 |
| Contract period | 11 Feb 2020 - 30 Sep 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £22,800,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £11,619,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ACCESS - THE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL INVESTMENT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC4A 1AZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Electoral ward | Castle Baynard |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE SOCIAL INVESTMENT BUSINESS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75100000 - Administration services

## Release History

- 14 Feb 2020 at 17:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e62f7a7-4e64-4439-8f6f-2be60c73e5c7
- 1 Jul 2019 at 07:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ebf94e9-dace-45e6-8ee9-739edde62973

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e62f7a7-4e64-4439-8f6f-2be60c73e5c7
  14th February 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1ebf94e9-dace-45e6-8ee9-739edde62973
  1st July 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://access-socialinvestment.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Strategic-Grant-Management-Partner-ITT-June-2019.pdf
  Invitation to tender

## Notice URLs

- https://access-socialinvestment.org.uk/

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