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title: "The Provision of Social Value Project Support"
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# The Provision of Social Value Project Support

Buyer: Crown Commercial Service  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4a9efe4c-6a39-426c-8806-43d0243d8dc0

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## Summary

The Government Commercial Agency bought social value project support to provide resource support for delivery of the Social Value Tool. This is a specialist service requirement, classified as services, with delivery in London. The buyer is the Government Commercial Agency, with Crown Commercial Service acting on its behalf. The published scope identifies support for the tool but does not set out specific project tasks or outputs. The requirement is for service-provider expertise and capacity to help deliver the tool, rather than a purchase of goods or construction work.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Smartsourcing Limited. The award date was 3 September 2026, and the contract runs from 3 September to 31 December 2026. The awarded value is £54,180. The procurement used a selective process as a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 2 September 2026. The contracting data does not describe lot divisions, eligibility requirements or evaluation criteria, so the stated process details establish the route and outcome but do not indicate how bids were assessed. The award is recorded as active.

For suppliers that did not win, this award demonstrates that the Government Commercial Agency commissions specialist project support for delivery of its Social Value Tool, using a framework call-off route. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to show it can provide suitably skilled resource support to help deliver a defined social-value tool project, and demonstrate relevant experience supporting public-sector delivery work. The contract was awarded to an SME, indicating that a smaller supplier has delivered this type of requirement; the procurement itself marked the opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so this should not be read as a stated preference for either group. The documented scope is narrow: capability should relate directly to Social Value Tool delivery rather than general social value services.

## Notice

Resource Support to deliver the Social Value Tool

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b666ffc-dc98-4efa-8008-ddf387a2de10 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £54,180 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £54,180 |
| 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 | Crown Commercial Service |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode area | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 9PP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | City Centre North |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SMARTSOURCING PLC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98113000 - Services furnished by specialist organisations

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2026 at 16:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b666ffc-dc98-4efa-8008-ddf387a2de10

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b666ffc-dc98-4efa-8008-ddf387a2de10
  2nd October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7a987cf5-0a5c-432a-8622-8998cd856797

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/crown-commercial-service

## Provenance

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