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title: "Provision of Infrastructure Support to the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02a926"
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# Provision of Infrastructure Support to the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS)

Buyer: DORSET COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a926

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## Summary

Dorset Council is undertaking a procurement process titled "Provision of Infrastructure Support to the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS)" within the social and community services industry category. The procurement approach is an open tender, with key services aimed at enhancing the capabilities of community groups and voluntary organisations. This procurement is located in Dorchester, UK, and involves two distinct lots for which contracts, worth a total of £700,000, will be awarded. The contract period is for up to five years, with a submission deadline that has since passed on 11 June 2021, following an award period that began the same day.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses focused on providing support and services to the voluntary and community sectors. Companies specialising in organisational support, training, and partnership facilitation will find a fitting match for their services within this procurement process. Furthermore, businesses capable of forming consortiums may leverage their strengths by submitting joint bids, thereby increasing their chances of securing contracts across the two distinct lots defined in this tender.

## Notice

Dorset Council is supporting the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) by procuring a range of services via the Infrastructure Support project. The main aim of the infrastructure services is to enable community groups and voluntary organisations to develop, build greater reliance, self-sustaining capacity and capabilities to deliver activities and services that benefit the users of their services and communities. They are also commissioned to provide strategic representation, liaison and partnership working across sectors. The Council is conducting an open tender procedure for the following lots: Lot 1 - Organisational Infrastructure Support (Voluntary, Community and Social Sector) - organisational support, development and capacity building Lot 2 - Volunteer Infrastructure Support - general volunteer support, development and capacity building Contracts will be awarded for a period of up to five years (initial period of 3 years plus an optional extension period of a further 2 years). Each lot will be awarded to one Provider. Providers may be awarded multiple lots. Consortium bids are welcome via a lead provider. Tenderers should note that the Council is running a concurrent open tender procedure for provision of Information, Advice and Guidance Services (project ref. DN538409).

### Lot Information

Organisational Infrastructure Support (Voluntary, Community and Social Sector)

Lot 1 - Organisational Infrastructure Support (Voluntary, Community and Social Sector) - organisational support, development and capacity building In summary: o VCS professional organisational support to increase capacity and brokerage o Training and development o Facilitating networking and partnerships o Sector representation for the Council's service development programmes

Renewal: Contracts will be awarded for a period of up to five years (initial period of 3 years plus an optional extension period of a further 2 years)

Volunteer Infrastructure Support

Lot 2 - Volunteer Infrastructure Support - general volunteer support, development and capacity building In summary: o Organisational support to volunteer activity o Training and development o Facilitating networking and partnerships o Sector representation for the Council's service development programmes

Renewal: Contracts will be awarded for a period of up to five years (initial period of 3 years plus an optional extension period of a further 2 years)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021297-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Jun 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Aug 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £700,000 |
| Lots value | £700,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £250,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DORSET COUNCIL |
| Locality | DORCHESTER |
| Post town | Dorchester |
| Postcode | DT1 1UZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK64 Dorset |
| Local authority | Dorset |
| Electoral ward | Dorchester West |
| Westminster constituency | West Dorset |
| Delivery location | TLK2 Dorset and Somerset |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VOLUNTEER CENTRE DORSET |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 27 Aug 2021 at 12:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021297-2021
- 22 Apr 2021 at 14:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008629-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.volunteeringdorset.org.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=544d2358-efa1-eb11-810c-005056b64545
- https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
- https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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