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title: "Westminster City Council commissioned a VCS Core Infrastructure Support and Volunteer Development"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-030296"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL"
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# Westminster City Council commissioned a VCS Core Infrastructure Support and Volunteer Development

Buyer: WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-030296

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## Summary

The Westminster City Council has recently awarded a contract for VCS Core Infrastructure Support and Volunteer Development services. The procurement process was completed on 2nd November 2022. The services fall under the 'Other community, social and personal services' category. The contract value for VCS Core Infrastructure Support Services is £949,440, and for VCS Volunteer Outreach Development is £847,000. The buying organisation, Westminster City Council, located in London, initiated this tender through an open procedure.

This procurement presents opportunities for businesses interested in providing community support and volunteering services. Businesses specialising in VCS support and volunteer development would be well-suited to compete in this tender process. The procurement stage has reached the award phase, with contract values specified for both services. Interested businesses should note the significant emphasis on quality criteria, with 80% weighted towards quality and 20% towards price in the award decision process.

## Notice

Westminster City Council have re-procured their VCS Core Infrastructure and Support Services and the Volunteer Outreach Development Programme

### Lot Information

Lot 2

This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) issued by Westminster City Council (WCC) who is a public local authority and a Contracting Authority for the purposed of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The PIN has been issued for operators to be aware of WCC's planned intention to procure the provision of a provider to deliver (i) a local Core Infrastructure Support Service and (ii) a Volunteer Outreach and Development (VOD) Services ("the Services"). The Contracting Authority will be recommissioning the Services for Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations to commence from July 2022. The proposed contract period for both will be for a term of three (3) years with the option for the Contracting Authority to extend for a further two (2) years for a contract period of up to five (5) years. The estimated contract value for service is estimated to be PS360,000 per annum across both service Lots. It is the intention of WCC to publish the Invitation to Tender in January 2022, for contract commencement July 2022. In August 2021 the council published a Prior Information Notice which can be accessed via PIN Notice Number: 2021/S 000-017572 https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017572-2021

VCS Core Infrastructure and Support

The service aims to deliver strong leadership and support across Voluntary, Community Sector (VCS) organisations in the borough of Westminster. Core infrastructure helps builds capacity and systemic change, collaboration, facilitates and delivers learning prospects and creates opportunities to share ideas and resources to promote innovation and good practice. Our local networks and forums work towards fostering community connections in a positive consortium space.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030932-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 10 Jan 2022 |
| Award date | 30 Jun 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,800,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,796,440 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1E 6QP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ONE WESTMINSTER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- 98100000 - Membership organisation services
- 98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services
- 98300000 - Miscellaneous services

## Release History

- 2 Nov 2022 at 11:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030932-2022
- 16 Dec 2021 at 22:45 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031519-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.capitalesourcing.com
- http://www.westminster.gov.uk
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017572-2021

## Provenance

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