---
title: "Together for Families - Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Small Grants Scheme"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-fee01b07-b8c8-4382-9cd2-f2ec7255725c"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fee01b07-b8c8-4382-9cd2-f2ec7255725c"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fee01b07-b8c8-4382-9cd2-f2ec7255725c.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fee01b07-b8c8-4382-9cd2-f2ec7255725c.json"
source: "Contracts Finder"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CORNWALL COUNCIL"
published: "2017-05-17"
---

# Together for Families - Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Small Grants Scheme

Buyer: CORNWALL COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fee01b07-b8c8-4382-9cd2-f2ec7255725c

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fee01b07-b8c8-4382-9cd2-f2ec7255725c)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fee01b07-b8c8-4382-9cd2-f2ec7255725c.json)

## Summary

The Cornwall Council is seeking to award a contract for the "Together for Families - Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Small Grants Scheme," aimed at supporting services for complex family needs within the South West. This tender falls under the health and social work services category, with a total value of £300,000. The procurement has been conducted through an open procedure, and the tendering process was active until 23 December 2016, with a subsequent contract period from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2020. Interested parties were provided access to the procurement documents via the South West Supplier Portal.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and VCSE organisations looking to contribute to community welfare in Cornwall. Successful bidders will manage and allocate small grants, ranging from £500 to £7,000, to other VCSE organisations delivering valuable services. Businesses with experience in grant administration, programme delivery, and community engagement would be well-placed to compete for this contract, potentially enabling them to expand their networks and services within the region.

## Notice

The tender advert for this opportunity is contained on the South West Supplier Portal where the procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ The Council wishes to commission the management and delivery of a VCSE grants programme, as part of its Together for Families programme. The purpose of this is to target resources at VCSE organisations that are already delivering services in the community to the hardest to reach families. This is to be delivered through the commissioning of an Umbrella Organisation to manage the Together for Families VCSE grants programme and allocate the financial resources to the VCSE. The Troubled Families Programme (named Together for Families in Cornwall) is a cross-government agenda which is led by the Department of Communities and Local Government. The aim of the Service is to assist the Council in delivering the Together for Families programme to improve outcomes for families with complex needs in Cornwall, through achieving the following core objectives; * Get adults into work or progress onto a work programme * Increase school attendance and reduce exclusion rates * Reduce crime and anti-social behaviour * Improve health and wellbeing * Reduce costs to the public purse over time The Service Provider will assist in achieving these aims through the following service objectives: * Lead, manage and administer a small grants scheme consisting of an annual value of 100K per year which includes the administration and management of the fund by the Service Provider as set out at Schedule 4 of this Invitation to Tender. * Award and allocation of grants between PS500 and PS7,000 to VCSE organisations to contribute to the aims and objectives of this specification to include, but not limited to: * Design and delivery of a robust small grants programme * Design of relevant application and monitoring paperwork for submission by grant recipients * Design of a swift, transparent and robust application and decision making process which includes an evaluation panel * Promotion of the programme to ensure take up and delivery of the small grants * Monitoring of the small grant projects on at least a quarterly basis Maintenance Notification - 18:30 26th December 2016 - 18:30 29th December 2016 Please be aware that from 6:30pm 26th December 2016 - 6:30pm 29th December 2016 the Due North system will be undergoing essential maintenance. During this period a maintenance page will be in place. Once these essential works have been completed the maintenance page and this message will be removed, at which point you can continue using the Due North system. Additional information: The tender advert for this opportunity is contained on the South West Supplier Portal where the procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1b99306-3289-4f51-a400-eda93cf3f3b0 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 May 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Dec 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Feb 2017 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £300,000 |
| 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 | CORNWALL COUNCIL |
| Locality | TRURO |
| Post town | Truro |
| Postcode | TR1 3AY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Electoral ward | Truro Boscawen & Redannick |
| Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CORNWALL RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 17 May 2017 at 13:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1b99306-3289-4f51-a400-eda93cf3f3b0
- 21 Nov 2016 at 15:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3caefa76-ba62-4288-92ec-58a31689c2c2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1b99306-3289-4f51-a400-eda93cf3f3b0
  17th May 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3caefa76-ba62-4288-92ec-58a31689c2c2
  21st November 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.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-fee01b07-b8c8-4382-9cd2-f2ec7255725c. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fee01b07-b8c8-4382-9cd2-f2ec7255725c.json.