---
title: "PIN Notice for VCSE DPS - L&Q"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-041094"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "L&Q"
published: "2023-10-31"
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# PIN Notice for VCSE DPS - L&Q

Buyer: L&Q  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041094

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## Summary

The VCSE DPS PIN Notice titled "PIN Notice for VCSE DPS - L&Q" has been published by the buying organisation L&Q in London, United Kingdom. The procurement is in the planning stage with an expected invitation to tender date of 29th November 2023. L&Q and CPUK aim to engage the market for a third-party operator of Beam Park's Community Centre offering services such as a community café and a multi-functional studio space, with opportunities for providers to operate part of the community centre. Interested suppliers must be approved on the DPS for Lots 5, 6, or 15 to receive the Invitation to Tender for this five-year contract.

This procurement opportunity under the VCSE DPS provides a platform for businesses in the services sector, particularly those specializing in community, social, and personal services, to compete for the operation of Beam Park's Community Centre. Suitable providers offering education and training, wellbeing services, and food and drink are invited to register for the DPS to potentially secure the contract. The term of the contract is 5 years with extension options, offering businesses the chance to engage in delivering social value for the local community as part of the regeneration of the Beam Park area in Rainham.

## Notice

L&Q and CPUK are looking to engage the market for a third-party Operator of Beam Park's Community Centre who can provide the following services: * A community cafe with a kitchen and seating area. * A multi-functional studio space L&Q will be inviting suitably qualified providers to operate either 50/100% of the 800sqm Community Centre or a 'required space' independently or as part of a consortium at Beam Park Community Centre. The term of contract will be 5 years with options to extend. Orbit Group Ltd are supporting L&Q with this procurement exercise via Orbit's DPS for VCSE's under the following Lots: Lot 5 - Education and Training Lot 6 - Wellbeing services Lot 15 - Food and Drink For further information on this DPS please see Publication Reference 2021/S 000-004882. The Invitation to Tender will be published only to suppliers that have registered and been approved on the DPS for the above Lots only. If you are a VCSE and can deliver any of the services above, please register as a supplier for the following DPS: DPS for Voluntary, Charitable and Social Enterprises (VCSE's) for ad hoc and lower value Goods, Services and Works. https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=7472a9d2-d181-eb11-810b-005056b64545

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Invitation to Tender will be published only to suppliers that have registered and been approved on the DPS for the above Lots only. This DPS is intended to be a platform to lower the barriers of entry and encourage VCSE's (Voluntary, Charitable and Social Enterprises) and similar organisations such as Sheltered Workshops (organisations employing disadvantaged workers) to tender for smaller and lower value goods, services and works in and outside of the wider public sector, where specific requirements and non-core work is required. L&Q, one of the largest housing associations in England, and Countryside Properties UK ("CPUK"), a leading developer specializing in building communities, are working in close partnership to turn a former factory site into a new and vibrant destination, delivering much-needed new homes for Londoners. L&Q and CPUK have formed a 50/50 joint venture to bring forward the regeneration of Beam Park (Located in Rainham). You can find more information about the Beam Park regeneration scheme by visiting https://www.beamparklondon.co.uk/. L&Q and CPUK are looking to engage the market for a third-party Operator of Beam Park's Community Centre who can provide the following services: * A community cafe with a kitchen and seating area. * A multi-functional studio space The space also has the potential to offer meeting rooms (for hire), workspaces/desks with IT facilities (for hire) and/ora kitchen facility (separate from the community cafe) to support catering and meal preparation for events. Integral to the successful delivery of Beam Park Community Centre will be that the events, activities and classes delivered from the site offer social value for the benefit of the local population. L&Q will be inviting suitably qualified providers to operate either 50/100% of the 800sqm Community Centre or a 'required space' independently or as part of a consortium at Beam Park Community Centre.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032159-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 29 Nov 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | L&Q |
| Additional buyers | COUNTRYSIDE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E15 4PH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2023 at 14:39 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032159-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.lggroup.org.uk
- http://www.procontract.due-north.com
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=7472a9d2-d181-eb11-810b-005056b64545
- https://www.beamparklondon.co.uk/
- https://www.countrysidepartnerships.com/

## Provenance

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