--- title: "Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9b7b8a95-fd57-45d6-84d7-b8e3f552af66" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9b7b8a95-fd57-45d6-84d7-b8e3f552af66" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9b7b8a95-fd57-45d6-84d7-b8e3f552af66.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9b7b8a95-fd57-45d6-84d7-b8e3f552af66.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2023-09-22" --- # Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9b7b8a95-fd57-45d6-84d7-b8e3f552af66 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9b7b8a95-fd57-45d6-84d7-b8e3f552af66) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9b7b8a95-fd57-45d6-84d7-b8e3f552af66.json) ## Summary Essex County Council is seeking to procure a collaborative, transformational, and flexible Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure offer, with a contract value of up to £5,245,975.70. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender deadline of 6th November 2023. This opportunity falls under the Health and social work services category, located in England. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the Voluntary and Community Sector to engage with Essex County Council in capacity building, system working support, and community resilience initiatives. Small and medium-sized enterprises and organisations in the VCSE sector are well-suited to compete in this open procedure procurement process. The contract period is intended to start on 1st April 2024 and continue until 1st April 2029. ## Notice The Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) is material to the social fabric of communities. Encouraging social inclusion and contributing to community cohesion and health outcomes for residents, by galvanising community action and developing resilience in communities. Engaged communities are our most powerful agents of change for the creation of a thriving Essex for the benefit of residents. Essex County Council (ECC) is committed to investment into the infrastructure that supports the VCS. This support aims to create the conditions for communities to thrive by building capacity and resilience within the VCS, supporting community volunteering, facilitating collaboration and partnership working, and advocating for the VCS within the wider system. ECC is seeking to procure a collaborative, transformational and flexible VCS infrastructure offer, that delivers capacity building and system working support, identified as important by the VCS and Statutory Partners. An offer that brings together the skills and expertise to deliver the organisation's ambitions for Essex communities, for the benefit of residents. Additional information: The value given in the contract notice for the five-year contract period must not exceed PS3,258,370. There is scope for potential additional investment from system partners of up to 15% which equates to PS488,755.50 which totals PS3,747,125.50. In addition for the two year contract extension (based on the assumption on the same level of funding subject to governance) this equates to PS1,303,348 over the two years there is also scope for additional investment from system partners of up 15% which equates to PS195,502.20 which totals PS1,498,850,20. Any requirements for variations would be dealt with as a contract variation under the terms of the contract. Therefore for absolute clarity the stated estimated contract value of PS5,245,975.70 reflects the maximum contractual value including the options to extend and the additional financial scope. For the avoidance of any further doubt, this contractual value is based on an annual value of up to PS651,674 for the five-year contract period. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe802454-58c0-4b8c-a99d-81f2e96f6901 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | 6 Nov 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 1 Apr 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £5,245,975 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHELMSFORD | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM1 1QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Chelmsford | | Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central | | Westminster constituency | Chelmsford | | 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) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 22 Sep 2023 at 10:55 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe802454-58c0-4b8c-a99d-81f2e96f6901 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe802454-58c0-4b8c-a99d-81f2e96f6901 22nd September 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.essex.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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