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title: "Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03d6e9"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2023-09-22"
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# Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure

Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d6e9

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## Summary

The Essex County Council is seeking to procure a collaborative, transformational, and flexible Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) infrastructure offer. This opportunity aims to build capacity, resilience, and community action within Essex, with a contract value of £5,245,975.70. The procurement stage is active, with a tender period ending on 6th November 2023.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses interested in delivering health and social work services to engage with Essex County Council. Businesses capable of providing capacity building, system working support, and fostering community collaboration are well-suited for this opportunity. The procurement method is an open procedure, with a contract duration of 1800 days and potential for extensions up to seven years.

## Notice

The Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) is material to the social fabric of communities. Encouraging social inclusion and contributing to community cohesion and health outcomes for residents, by galvanising community action and developing resilience in communities. Engaged communities are our most powerful agents of change for the creation of a thriving Essex for the benefit of residents. Essex County Council (ECC) is committed to investment into the infrastructure that supports the VCS. This support aims to create the conditions for communities to thrive by building capacity and resilience within the VCS, supporting community volunteering, facilitating collaboration and partnership working, and advocating for the VCS within the wider system. ECC is seeking to procure a collaborative, transformational and flexible VCS infrastructure offer, that delivers capacity building and system working support, identified as important by the VCS and Statutory Partners. An offer that brings together the skills and expertise to deliver the organisation's ambitions for Essex communities, for the benefit of residents.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) is material to the social fabric of communities. Encouraging social inclusion and contributing to community cohesion and health outcomes for residents, by galvanising community action and developing resilience in communities. Engaged communities are our most powerful agents of change for the creation of a thriving Essex for the benefit of residents. Essex County Council (ECC) is committed to investment into the infrastructure that supports the VCS. This support aims to create the conditions for communities to thrive by building capacity and resilience within the VCS, supporting community volunteering, facilitating collaboration and partnership working, and advocating for the VCS within the wider system. ECC is seeking to procure a collaborative, transformational and flexible VCS infrastructure offer, that delivers capacity building and system working support, identified as important by the VCS and Statutory Partners. An offer that brings together the skills and expertise to deliver the organisation's ambitions for Essex communities, for the benefit of residents. Additional information: The value given in the contract notice for the five-year contract period must not exceed PS3,258,370. There is scope for potential additional investment from system partners of up to 15% which equates to PS488,755.50 which totals PS3,747,125.50. In addition for the two year contract extension (based on the assumption on the same level of funding subject to governance) this equates to PS1,303,348 over the two years there is also scope for additional investment from system partners of up 15% which equates to PS195,502.20 which totals PS1,498,850,20. Any requirements for variations would be dealt with as a contract variation under the terms of the contract. Therefore for absolute clarity the stated estimated contract value of PS5,245,975.70 reflects the maximum contractual value including the options to extend and the additional financial scope. For the avoidance of any further doubt, this contractual value is based on an annual value of up to PS651,674 for the five-year contract period.

Renewal: Bidders are advised that this service will be commissioned under an initial five (5) year term with the option to extend for a further two (2) years at the Council's discretion; thereby resulting in a maximum possible contract duration of seven (7) years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028024-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Nov 2023 |
| Future notice date | 14 Sep 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,245,975 |
| Lots value | £5,245,975 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2023 at 10:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028024-2023
- 16 Jun 2023 at 10:02 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017148-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/
- https://www.essex.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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