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title: "Grant Management Services"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ACCESS - THE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL INVESTMENT"
published: "2026-01-30"
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# Grant Management Services

Buyer: ACCESS - THE FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL INVESTMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-451eebea-008b-4287-a764-3384e40505cb

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## Summary

Access - The Foundation for Social Investment has successfully awarded a contract for Grant Management Services under an open procedure valued at £9,000,000. The contract, awarded to Social Investment Business, will commence from 1st April 2026 until 31st March 2030. The procurement relates specifically to administration services in support of Access's pre and post-investment activities within England, United Kingdom. The award stage was completed as of 30th January 2026 following a tender process that concluded on 2nd December 2025.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses experienced in grant management, particularly those capable of providing administration services. Companies with expertise in blended finance and market development could leverage this opportunity for growth, as Access's funding themes align with such capabilities. Enterprises that are SMEs or VCSEs may find themselves particularly well-suited to engage with the work required in managing pre-existing programmes like the Reach Fund, with potential scope or duration extensions dependent on future requirements.

## Notice

Access - the Foundation for Social Investment (Access) is seeking a partner to deliver grant management services for its pre and post investment support activity. Access has four main funding themes of blended finance, pre and post investment support, enterprise grants and market development. For clarity, this ITT relates specifically to grants management services required to deliver the pre and post investment support strand of Access's work. At this point Access only requires grants management services for one pre-existing programme which sits within that strand of work, the Reach Fund, for the period April 2026 to March 2030. This will be the focus throughout this ITT. However, when appointing a prospective service provider we will reserve the right to extend the scope and/or the duration of pre and post investment support activity and associated grant management services required, if a mutual agreement can be reached between Access and the service provider. To respond to this ITT, please provide a proposal of how you would deliver the required specification for grants management services as outlined in the tender notice attachment. Within the proposal, please ensure: - it is no more than 20 pages (with a minimum font size 11, page limit excludes any CVs or similar relevant appendices) - each element of the specification is addressed, using the corresponding A - F section references. - A price for services based on the overall working budget for the programme detailed in Section 4.1, with a supporting breakdown of costs, highlighting those which are fixed and variable. The breakdown of costs should include a list of staff to be involved, with extent of involvement and indicative day rate to be provided for each. Responses should be submitted to info@access-si.org.uk , with a subject header of 'ITT Response: Grants management services', by 1pm on Tuesday 2nd December 2025.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3697eeaf-c4b8-47a4-933e-4764844c3fc4 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £9,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £9,000,000 |
| 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 | EC1Y 8RN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Bunhill |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75100000 - Administration services

## Release History

- 30 Jan 2026 at 07:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3697eeaf-c4b8-47a4-933e-4764844c3fc4
- 27 Nov 2025 at 12:54 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b5747bb-8143-4611-81f8-b27e3f24124f
- 28 Oct 2025 at 12:49 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b5747bb-8143-4611-81f8-b27e3f24124f
- 28 Oct 2025 at 12:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b5747bb-8143-4611-81f8-b27e3f24124f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3697eeaf-c4b8-47a4-933e-4764844c3fc4
  30th January 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b5747bb-8143-4611-81f8-b27e3f24124f
  27th November 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/29cbce34-e97d-4731-bf15-66d717b78d7c
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5530a308-0af4-4025-a52b-9f42f7be6a1b

## Notice URLs

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

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