---
title: "SE1110 - Swimming Pool Support Fund - Grant Administration"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f044e990-1bfe-471f-8cd9-0ea42419d497"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f044e990-1bfe-471f-8cd9-0ea42419d497"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f044e990-1bfe-471f-8cd9-0ea42419d497.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f044e990-1bfe-471f-8cd9-0ea42419d497.json"
source: "Contracts Finder"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SPORT ENGLAND"
published: "2024-01-07"
---

# SE1110 - Swimming Pool Support Fund - Grant Administration

Buyer: SPORT ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f044e990-1bfe-471f-8cd9-0ea42419d497

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f044e990-1bfe-471f-8cd9-0ea42419d497)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f044e990-1bfe-471f-8cd9-0ea42419d497.json)

## Summary

Sport England has awarded the contract for the "SE1110 - Swimming Pool Support Fund - Grant Administration" tender to Grant Thornton UK LLP. The tender, classified under the "General public services" category, involved the procurement of professional services to manage grant applications for the Swimming Pool Support Fund. The procurement method used was selective, involving a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The contract period spans from June 30, 2023, to March 31, 2025, with a contract value of £693,325. The tender was awarded on June 14, 2023, and the deadline for the tender period was May 26, 2023, with the tender being in the "award" stage.

This awarded tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing professional service support and grant administration capabilities to enter into contracts with public organizations such as Sport England. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete for this type of service-oriented contract. Businesses looking to grow through public procurement should consider participating in tenders under the "services" category that involve managing fund administration processes.

## Notice

Sport England requires professional service support and capability to manage the design, administration, assessment and processing of grant applications to the Swimming Pool Support Fund to provide the additional resource and capacity to be able to quickly, but robustly, ensure that the much-needed financial support can be provided. This will include establishing the necessary documentation, governance protocols and processes for assessment, monitoring and reconciliation. This exercise was run through the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Fund Administration & Disbursement Services (FAADS); RM6322 and awarded to the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT). There was a delay to the publication of this notice due to an administrative error.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac58abb6-c75f-4113-9840-cc4861f7e82c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 26 May 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | 29 Jun 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £693,325 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £693,325 |
| 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 | SPORT ENGLAND |
| Locality | LOUGHBOROUGH |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE11 3QF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Charnwood |
| Electoral ward | Loughborough Ashby |
| Westminster constituency | Loughborough |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GRANT THORNTON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75110000 - General public services

## Release History

- 7 Jan 2024 at 17:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac58abb6-c75f-4113-9840-cc4861f7e82c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac58abb6-c75f-4113-9840-cc4861f7e82c
  7th January 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## 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-f044e990-1bfe-471f-8cd9-0ea42419d497. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f044e990-1bfe-471f-8cd9-0ea42419d497.json.