--- title: "THE PROVISION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO CONDUCT A FULL REVIEW OF WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL'S GRANTS PROGRAMMES" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ce5c2aa7-61d3-489b-b251-bf122a68c8cf" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ce5c2aa7-61d3-489b-b251-bf122a68c8cf" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ce5c2aa7-61d3-489b-b251-bf122a68c8cf.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ce5c2aa7-61d3-489b-b251-bf122a68c8cf.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2023-12-22" --- # THE PROVISION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO CONDUCT A FULL REVIEW OF WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL'S GRANTS PROGRAMMES Buyer: WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ce5c2aa7-61d3-489b-b251-bf122a68c8cf [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ce5c2aa7-61d3-489b-b251-bf122a68c8cf) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ce5c2aa7-61d3-489b-b251-bf122a68c8cf.json) ## Summary The Winchester City Council is seeking a professional consultancy to conduct a full review of its community grants programme. The review aims to evaluate the impact of current grant processes, account for financial assistance to Voluntary and Community Sector organisations, and provide options for future fund deployment. The contract, with a budget of up to £30,000, is scheduled to start in late February 2024 and end by late July 2024. The procurement process is in the open stage, with a tender period closing on 29th January 2024. This tender for consultancy services by Winchester City Council provides opportunities for businesses in research and development, financial consultancy, and administration services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are well-suited to compete, as the council aims for transformational changes in its grants programme. Businesses located in the United Kingdom, British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, or worldwide can participate, offering their expertise to help the council achieve its statutory obligations and address emerging pressures in the community grants sector. ## Notice Winchester City Council ("the council") is seeking to appoint a professional consultancy to conduct a full review of the community grants programme. The grants programme was last reviewed in 2018 and, since then, has been subject to small revisions, mainly to accommodate budget constraints. The underlying principles and processes for awarding grants has not changed, therefore this review needs to be comprehensive and expansive to cover all aspects of what the programme aims to achieve, who it supports and how, what the support is, where it is delivered and the outcomes achieved. Aim and Scope of Work The review has four primary aims: * to conduct an evaluation of the current community grants programme / other grants awarded for community benefit, to understand the full impact of these; * to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of current grant giving processes and procedures; * to understand how best to account for the value and benefit from other financial assistance provided by the council to Voluntary and Community Sector organisations; * to provide an options appraisal to understand the optimum deployment of funds in the future. The review is intended to ensure changes are transformational, well targeted, consider all potential options, ensure the council continues to meet its statutory obligations and takes account of all emerging pressures. The budget is up to PS30,000. The contract is to commence late February 2024 and expire end of July 2024 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dca46b11-1508-4487-b0b4-f2c7add9a148 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | 29 Jan 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 26 Feb 2024 - 31 Jul 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | COLEBROOK STREET, WINCHESTER | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO23 9LJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire | | Local authority | Winchester | | Electoral ward | St Michael | | Westminster constituency | Winchester | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 66171000 - Financial consultancy services - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 75100000 - Administration services ## Release History - 22 Dec 2023 at 14:38 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dca46b11-1508-4487-b0b4-f2c7add9a148 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dca46b11-1508-4487-b0b4-f2c7add9a148 22nd December 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=76528&B=WCC If you need any further assistance with registration or have any queries about using the portal, please contact: E-mail: uksupport@eu-supply.com Telephone: 0800 840 2050 during office hours ONLY (08.00 to 17.00). - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/86482 Please note the council offices will close at 4pm on Friday 22 December and reopen at 8.30am on Tuesday 2 January 2024. Clarification requests will be responded to as soon as possible thereafter. ## Notice URLs - https://www.winchester.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ce5c2aa7-61d3-489b-b251-bf122a68c8cf. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ce5c2aa7-61d3-489b-b251-bf122a68c8cf.json.